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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 8 of 41

The World's Oldest Mine

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 April 1922 · page 4

On the outskirts of the town of Falun, in the north of Sweden, is the oldest mine in the world It began to product copper in 1225. In the…

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Hill End Gold Results Fifty Years Ago

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 20 April 1922 · page 1

The once famous Hill End diggings was at the zenith of its fame in 1872. Many a romantic story of these "get rich quickly" days have been told and…

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South Lucknow Mine—sensational Development

Leader · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 6

When the new sink of shaft reached about 60ft., an arsenical pyrites vein was cut. The width seems to be about [?] and the quality of the stone…

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Mining Warden's Court. Wednesday, April 19. (Before T. B. Clegg, Acting Mining Warden.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 6

Henry Stacey applied for authority to enter upon portions 30, 31, 32, and 26 in the parish of Marrangaroo. The application was refused…

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A Mining Revival Move by Copper Smelters. Charges Largely Reduced

Leader · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 1

A [?] attempt to [?] revival in the copper mining industry of this Slate is being made by The Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Company…

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Coal-mining Control of Industry. and Conference with Employers

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 1

A conference has been arranged for tomorrow between representatives of the miners and the colliery proprietors. This is in response to a request by the proprietors…

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South Lucknow Mine

Leader · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 2

The vein [?] in shaft at about 125 ft. is developing rich ore. Stone brought to the surface showed splendid arsenical pyrites, which may…

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May Day Miners to Celebrate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 5

May Day—that is, Monday, May 1—is to be observed by the miners throughout Australia as a general holiday…

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A Stimulus to Copper Mining. Reduction of Electrolytic Co's. Charges

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 2

The Electrolytic Co. of Port Kembla is making an effort to revive the copper mining industry of this State by introducing a new tariff for the treatment of copper…

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Hill End Mining. an Injunction Wanted

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 April 1922 · page 1

Before Mr. Justice Harvey on Friday the Hawkins Hill Central Gold, Mining Co. No Liability, and Deep Levels Hawkins Hill Gold Mining Co., No Liability, applied for…

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The Collieries. General Secretary's Advice

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 4

Mr. A. C. Willis, miners' general secretary, urges the men not to be stampeded into any precipitate action, and points out it is significant that with the return of a…

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Mining at Mt. Dudley

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 3

At Mount Dudley the eastern crosscut has been extended another five feet on No. 2 level, and is still in state country. The south drive has been extended 12 feet, and…

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Work in the Collieries. the Claims of the Owners. Wage Reductions and Alterations of Conditions

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 3

A conference between the colliery proprietors of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Tasmania and the council of the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia…

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Colliery Closed LITHGOW

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 15

The Ironworks Colliery is closed to-day owing to a dispute in regard to the engagement of two miners who recently arrived from…

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Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 1

The last crushing from the Deep Levels mine, before the Easter holidays was well up to expectations, the result for the two weeks[?]…

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Gold Stolen

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 1

During the holidays thieves got up into the stopes where P[?]ey and party are working on the Mica reef, sorted over the stone broke,…

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State Trawlers' Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 2

Sir Thomas Henley. Minister in charge of State enterprises, is having careful inquiries made into the object nature of the contract entered into for the supply of…

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Hill End Mining Mining Companies at Law

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 9

In the Equity Court, Sydney, last week, the plaintiff's in the suit of Hawkins Hill Central Gold Mining Co., No Liability, and Deep Levels…

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Visit of Mining Inspector

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 1

Chief Mining Inspector Jacques paid an official visit before the Easter holidays and inspected the mines. He also inspected a place…

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Coal and Shale Employees. Mass Meeting at Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 2

A mass meeting of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation was held at the Odd fellows' Hall this morning. According to the advert, of the meeting several…

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