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

Mining & the mines, 1921

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Gold for Notes Alleged Swindle on Cricketers Arrest on the Mountains Katoomba

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 3 March 1921 · page 2

An arrest has been made here in connection with the loss of about Alt+0163300 by Dolphin, the English wicketkeeper, and Oldfield, of the Australian team…

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Gold Exports From Russia

Leader · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 2

It would seem that Sweden is now re-selling to Great Britain gold previously purchased from her, and is replenishing the Swedish holdings by…

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Decline of Mining. Lithgow Smelters Advocated. "Microbes of Pitt-street."

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 6

The Parliamentary committee, comprising Messrs., M. A. Davidson (chairman), C. Johnston, P. Brookfield and W. Davies, sat at the Bathurst courthouse on Tuesday and…

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Lucknow Goldfields

The Bathurst Times · Friday 4 March 1921 · page 4

Considerable activity is being dis­played in connection with the Lucknow Pups Syndicate, which is operat­ing, on the Lucknow cold field, four…

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Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 1

Who would have thought that with tho great coal crisis Great Britain settled as it was there would be another in practically a few weeks? It has come, and…

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Kandos Mine. Accident at the Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 1

Whilst working in the coal mine on Tuesday, Mr. Hilton Clifford was struck with some falling coal. He was somewhat badly cut and…

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The Decline in Mining

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 2

An the present limo there is a Select Commi[?] of Parliamentarians travelling through the mining centres of the State for the avowed purpose…

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Gold Prospecting. Woman Miner's Opinion. Bathurst

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 15

Among the witnesses before the Parliamentary Select Committee inquiring into the mining Industry in Bathurst wag Mrs. Jane Louis, of…

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Correspondence Decline of Mining (To the Editor.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 2

Si[?],—My attention has been drawn to a paragraph in your issue of Wednesday, March 2nd, in which you comment on the work being done by…

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The Mining Inquiry. Proposed Treatment Works. Lithgow Considered Suitable

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 March 1921 · page 2

Interesting evidence was taken by the Parliamentary select committee (Messrs. M. A. Davidson, chairman, C. A. Davies, C. Johnston and P. Brookfield) at Sunny…

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Trouble Ahead British Miners' Pay London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 2

The coalowners [?]of Durham and Northumberland have given notice to the miners of the termination of their contracts a fortnight hence. Other…

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Coal Crisis Grave Position in Britain Government Getting Out of the Ring Owners and Miners to Fight It Out London, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 9 March 1921 · page 2

With the second reading of the De-Control Bill, the coal problem has reached a crisis. The executive of the Minors'…

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Hill End Mine

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

At the Mining Wardon's Court at Hill End on application for partial suspension by the Deep Levels Mine was heard, after evidence by the…

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The Mining Inquiry. (To the Editor.)

National Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 1

Sir,—The recent inquiry into decline in activity of meta[?]ferous mines in this and other districts will, if it is brought to a successful…

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Disaster! Big Mining Accident Twenty Men Believed to Be Dead

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

One of the worst—if not actually the worst—mining disasters in the history of the western districts occur­red at lunch time to-day at Hoskins's…

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Landowner's Rights Legal Interest in Mining Machinery Injunction Against Mammoth Molybdenite, N.l. Interesting Argument in Court

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

In the Bathurst Mining Warden's Court to-day, before Mr. A. B. C. Burke, William Lawrence Garrard sought an order of injunction to…

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The State Coal Mine. Operations Delayed by Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 4

The recent rain has considerably hindered the unwatering of the up shaft at the State coal mine, Mort's Gully, and since Saturday operations have been confined to…

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American Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 7

It appears that the British Secretary for Mines, speaking in tho Commons, has said that the United States coal exports have risen from 476,000 tons in the year 1912-13…

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Standardised Coal-cutters

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 8

A notable example of the lengths to which standardisation has been carried in British engineering production is afforded by the range of coal-cutters manufactured by one…

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Terrible Mining Catastrophe at Cadia. Nine Miners Killed. Hundreds of Tons of Ore Come Away

Leader · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 6

Orange was shrouded in gloom yes terday afternoon when the news was telephoned from Cadia that an appalling accident, attended by the loss…

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