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

Mining & the mines, 1922

817 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 33 of 41

The Coal Crisis. Southern Conference Fails

Lithgow Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1922 · page 2

There is now no prospect of an immediate settlement of the southern coal mine trouble owing to the failure of yesterday's conference. The owners demand the with…

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Mining South Lucknow

Leader · Monday 9 October 1922 · page 1

In the drive on spur N.W. from shaft after length of first arsenical pyrites chute had been ascertained to be 30 to 36ft. next 30 ft of driving…

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South Coast Mining Trouble. Owners Stand Firm Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 October 1922 · page 6

The South Coast owners are now determined to close down the mines indefinitely unless, the darg is unconditionally withdrawn. Horses,…

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Mining Application

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 1

The following applications for authority to enter private lands for mining purposes were lodged at the office of the Bathurst Mining Warden…

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The Coal Crisis Statement by Mr. Willis Reasonable Request by Miners Responsibility Rests with Owners Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 2

Referring to the mining dispute on the South Coast, Mr. A. C. Willis this afternoon said that up to the present the Wednesday "stop work"…

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Fire on Steamer Coal Bunkers Ablaze Capetown, Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 2

The steamer Laugton Hall, bound from Buenos Ayres' to Sydney arrived at Durban after a four days' fight with fire in her coal bunkers. The fire…

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Railway Coal Mine Fatality. Verdict for Widow

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1922 · page 1

Judge Armstrong has given judgment in the case of Monroe v. Railway Commissioners of N.S.W., heard at the Lithgow District Court on the 11th ult. The claim was…

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The Coal Crisis Position Brighter Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1922 · page 2

At the Coal Tribunal meeting to-day the matter of the South Coast dispute was bought up by the miners representatives who objected to the…

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South Coast Miners. Chairman Orders Re-opening To-morrow

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1922 · page 2

After a brief discussion at the sitting of the coal tribunal yesterday the chairman (Mr. C. Hibble) said the position on the south Coast was an excrescence on the in…

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Coal Trouble Ended. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 October 1922 · page 14

As a result of yesterday's meeting the coal tribu[?] dispute on several fields has practically ended. and arrangements have been made…

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Ulclcu Back to work. Southern Miners to Resume

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 October 1922 · page 15

The Chairman of the Special O[?] Tribunal (Mr. C. Hibble) on Tuesday ordered the South Coast miners to resume work on the conditions…

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Coal Crisis Over Men Return to Work To-day Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1922 · page 2

Tho Coal Tribunal to-day discussed the proprietors' claim for a 33-1/3 per cent. reduction in wages owing to the decline in the cost of living…

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East Lucknow Mine

Leader · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 4

Since the formation of the Lucknow. East Co., there has been practicals nothing done at this promising pro position, the time daring the Interim…

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Gold Yield Decreases

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 6

For the first mac months of the current year the State gold yield was less than half that for the corresponding period of 1921. The figures, as supplied by the…

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Miners' Earnings £2 10s a Shift Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 4

The chairman of the Coal Tribunal has called a compulsory conference of mine owners and miners for October 20…

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Labor Costs Cause Mines to Close Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 2

At the general annual meeting of the North Broken Hill Company, Limited, Mr. W. M. Hyndman, chairman of the company, said that there were several…

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South Coast Mines Resume. Compulsory Full Conference on October 20

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 4

Work at the South Coast, mines was in full swing yesterday. Two mines were idle because of mechanical difficulties, and a third was not working for other reasons…

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Carter's Hill Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1922 · page 2

Mr. J. Carthew, who visited the Carter's Hill Gold Mine yesterday, reports that everything is proceeding smoothly. The machinery is now at…

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The Coal Situation. the Northern Disputes

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 October 1922 · page 2

At the sitting of the Coal Tribunal at Newcastle on Friday the chairman ordered the miners at the Aberdare collieries to resume. On the day they resumed, he said,…

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Lithgow Mining Court. Friday, October 13. (Before the Warden, G. James.) Suspension Granted

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 October 1922 · page 2

A. W. Cockerton and John Jones, being holders of mineral lease No. 492, portion [?] 30, in the parish of Cox, applied for a suspension of labor conditions in respect…

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