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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Invincible Colliery Dispute

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 2

The Invincible Colliery at Cullen Billen is still idle, but it is hoped that a local tribunal will deal with the question of the second shift difficulty, possibly to-morrow…

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Kalgoorlie Mines Reopening. Perth

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 10

A Kalgoorlic message says that following on the settlement of the State railway strike arrangements are being made to re-open the local…

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Invincible Colliery. Trouble Still Unsettled. Cullen Bullen

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 7

The trouble at the Invincible Colliery. Cullen Bullen, is still unsettled, although it seems that a tribunal is to deal with the…

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Gold Hoard. Found in a Stone Wall Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 7

Three girls, whilst playing, on a miner's homestead lease allotment at Gympie located u pickle bottle containing £184 in sovereigns and…

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Coal German Miners' Complaint London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 2

German delegates will attend the executive meeting of the miners' international in London next week. The Germans have represented to…

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The Coal Tribunal

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 2

The Coal Industries special tribunal met yesterday at the Commonwealth Bank building when when a umber of matters incidental to the claims of the Australian. Coal and Shale…

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Colliery Engine Drivers. First Sitting of Tribunal

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 2

A sitting of the Engine-drivers and Firemen's coal industry special tribunal appointed under the Commonwealth Industrial Peace Act was held in Sydney on Monday afternoon…

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Industrial Britain Workers Accept Less Wages Many Miners Workless London

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 3

The South Wales copper workers have agreed to a reduction of 5 per cont in their wages, as otherwise the works would have to the closed clown…

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Gasworks Coal Reserve

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 2

There is still ten Weeks supply of coal at the Bathurst Gasworks. The manager reported to the Municipal Council that no coal had been received…

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Hid End Mems. MINING

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 12

The Deep Levels Mine cleaned up the first crushing for the new year on Saturday last for a return of 420ts, of retorted gold from 55…

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Going Slow the Hill End Mines Hill End

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 2

The mines, which opened on the weak side for the new year, are still going slow and will continue to do so until the amalgamation is completed…

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A Coal Item

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 7

One of the sharpest lessons comes in the great coal strike in England. Granted that the men did not get enough, and it is very difficult to sec how less strenuous action…

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Not Strike and Arbitration. Collieries Idle in Queensland. Chairman's Comment

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

A compulsory conference under the Industrial Peace Act, summoned by the chairman, Mr. Charles Hibble, to consider, the log claims recently presented by the Federated…

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British Coal French Market Secured by America Long Term Credits London, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

The "Morning Post" states that the oversea buyers' revolt against the high price of English coal has been completely successful. Thanks to the…

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Sunny Corner Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 3

Mining operation have been resumed here after the usual holidays. The low price of metals however, is causing some anxiety, silver being lower now than it has been for…

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Colliery Engine Drivers. Dispute Referred to Tribunal

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 2

The chairman of the Coal Tribunal, Mr. Hibble, was notified on Friday that the Queensland miners had resumed work. A special tribunal was then set up for the hear…

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State Coal Mine the Lithgow Undertaking Commissioners to Be Speeded-up Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

Th State Cabinet to-day considered the report of the Minister for Mines on the State coal mine at Lithgow. The report considered that the delay…

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State Coal Mine. Cabinet Urges Expedition

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 2

Members of the Government do not appear to be satisfied with the progress being made by the Railways Commissioners in the development of the State coal mine at…

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Mining Applications

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 3

The following applications for authority to enter private lands for mining purposes were received last week at the Bathurst mining warden's office :--M. Matheson, of…

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Risks of Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 1

The report of the Mines Department of, N.S. Wales for 1920 shows there were 1878, men employed in the coal and shale mines ia 1919 and that 17 were jkilled and 300 injured. In the metalliferous minee…

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