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

Mining & the mines, 1922

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British Way Best. California Gold Rush

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 8

The "Spectator" reviews a recent work, the "History of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1851," by Dr. Mary Floyd Williams, and says:--…

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"Don't Strike." Willis to Coal Miners. Pooling Profits of Mines. Lithgow

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 April 1922 · page 13

Speaking at a mass meeting at Lithgow miners on Tuesday night. Mr. A. C. Willie, secretary of the Miners' Federation, said the real…

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New Mining Warden

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 April 1922 · page 2

It should not be very long before the new Mining Warden for the Bathurst district is appointed, according to the "Bathurst Times." In all probability the late Mr…

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Coal Orders for Coomber. Mudgee

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 April 1922 · page 3

The Coomber Colliery at Kandos has received a big order from the Government for coal. MUDGEE, Friday. Bush fires are raging around Mudgee,…

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Mining Report. South Lucknow Company

Leader · Monday 3 April 1922 · page 1

Good progress bas been made in taking shift Employing two shifts daily, shaft has been sunk and timbi[?]. Water troublesome and…

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Cannibalism in Russia. Big Strike in U.S. Mines. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 April 1922 · page 2

The heaviest snowstorms known in England for many years are reported. The Southern Welsh railways are blocked. The Free State (Ireland) Bill has…

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Mining Applications

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 2

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

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Mining Upheaval Nationalisation Asked for New York, Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 2

A message from Washington states that appearing before the House Labor Committee, Mr. Lewis, president of the Mine Workers', urged…

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District Mining Applications

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 2

The following applications for authority to enter private lands for milling purposes were received at the office of the Bathurst mining warden last week:--William…

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The Rand Employment on Mines Capetown, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 2

Replying to a question in the Assembly, the Minister for Mines said that the number of Europeans employed in the Rand gold mines since…

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Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 22

Tho Deep Levels mine put through another two weeks' crushing which resulted in 133ozs. of retorted gold. This crushing panned…

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Railway Coal Mine Workers. Conference in Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 4

A conference was held at the district railway superintendent's office on Thursday, between representatives of the Railway Commissioners and the miners regarding certain…

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Mining at Mt. Dudley

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 3

The Mt. Dudley report for the week ended April 1 states:--No. 2 level: The south drive has been extended 6ft. for the week. The east crosscut is now in 13ft., and small…

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Oldest Mine in the World

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 1

The oldest mine in the world is to be found in North Sweden, which be gan to produce copper in 1235. In the seventeenth century this…

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Earlier Cables. America's Coal Strike. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 4

Sir William Joynson Hicks's motion against the Government is generally regarded in the light of a fiasco. Wel-informed quarters assert that the British…

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Gold Nuggets Famous Australian Finds

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 2

A telegram from Kalgoorlie announces the discovery, at Black Flag, about 20 miles north of Kalgooriie, of two gold nuggets,weighing in all…

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Land Mine Discovered London

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 2

Special constables discovered a land mine filled with amanol and provided with an extensive fuse buried in the road near Derrymoose…

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The Western Miners. Election of Officers

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 2

A ballot is now being taken by the various miners lodges in the west for officers for the ensuing year. Practically all the officers are opposed. The following nominations…

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World's Oldest Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 8

On the outskirts of the town of Falun, in the north of Sweden, is the oldest mine in the world. It began to produce copper in 1225. In the 17th century this mine…

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Gold Yi[?]eclines

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 9

The gold y[?] N.S.W. for March shows a [?] comparative decline…

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