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

Mining & the mines, 1924

591 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 20 of 30

Gold Bait Prizes for Prospectors Who Find Minerals

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 4

A description of the reward offered, in New South Wales for the discovery of general minerals and oil was given to the New States Commission by…

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Won From the Earth Coal Is the Greatest Mineral Asset in N.S.W.

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 4

The value of minerals produced in this State during 3023 was £16,291,416, which is a record. Mr. Fitzpatrick laid the annual…

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Fight in Coal Mine 19 Miners Wounded Paris

National Advocate · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 2

A man hunt in a coal mine at St. Etienne followed a fatal quarrel between two Spaniards. Miners hearing the cries rushed up to the spot…

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Pure Gold Trinkets and Medals for Gold Cover

The Bathurst Times · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 2

In All Saints' Cathedral last night Bishop of Bathurst (Dr. Long) announced that he had received many pieces of pure gold and several gold…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble. Newcastle

Leader · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 2

Owing to the [?] stoppages at several of the [?] the coal outlook is not too premising. The Miners Unions are see-sawing and…

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A Cover of [?] Gold

Leader · Wednesday 20 August 1924 · page 4

Mr. Long. Blahoy of Bathurst is appealing to his parishioners, the Went over for contributions of old gold jewellery for the purpose of…

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Mining Reports. South Lucknow Co

Leader · Wednesday 20 August 1924 · page 1

The directors report that for the week ended 16th August the winds has been sank a feet making total depth 75 feet, The country in…

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To-day's Telegrams. Important Mining Conference Opens Remarkable Divorce Case. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1924 · page 2

To-day's market quotations:--Cabbages 1s to 10s, cauliflowers 2s to 13s, butter 172s 8d, new laid eggs 1s 6d, case and rivers 1s 3d to 1s 6d, cheese 9d to 912d, honey 7d…

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Mining Dead

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 27

No mining of any sort is going on. It is a pity the Mines Department does not put a bore down in the centre country at about…

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Limestone Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 27

The limestone trade at Excelsior is fairly active, large consignments of stone going to Lithgow daily to be used at the blast furnaces…

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Goal Miners' Claims SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 2

An important conference of the coal miners and coal owners took place to-day at which the claims of the miners for a minimum weekly wage…

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Rumors of Mining Trouble

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 2

The conference which was being held in Sydney yesterday between representatives of the coalowners and of the coal miners failed to reach any decision regarding certain wages claims in de by the union, and keen observers regard the position as exceedingly serious…

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Unlikely Strike on Northern Coal Fields Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 2

It is now considered that a strike on the coalfields is very unlikely…

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Coal Miners' Claims. Are Refused by Owners

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 6

Representatives of the colliery proprietors and the miners' federation from all States of the Commonwealth with the exception of Western Australia, met in…

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Mining Accidents in America

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 3

Statistics made available by the Mining Bureau of the United States show that between 1910 and 1923 there were 18,243 deaths from accidents in collieries. Of that…

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Industrial. the Miners' Claims. Executive Still Conferring

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 4

The Council of the Coal and Shale Employee's Federation sat throughout yesterday considering the next move towards securing the claims which the proprietors of…

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strike Not wonted Mr. Willis on Miners and There Claims. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 4

"Coalminers do not desire, except as a last resource to revert to the brutal weapon of a general strike."…

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Appeal to Caesar. Coal Miners and Their Claims

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 August 1924 · page 2

The miners have decided to ask the coal tribunal to deal with their claims, the principal of which is a guaranteed minimum wage of £5 10s per week for adult workers,…

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Miners Sacked at Aberdare Newcastle

Leader · Monday 25 August 1924 · page 2

Over 300 men employed at the South Aberdare colliery have received notice to quit The management states that the coal coats too much to…

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Lithgow Warden's Court. Friday, August 22. (Before Mr. Warden James). a Lidsdale Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 August 1924 · page 2

Robert Sands and Marianne Cooke had an application for a suspension of labor conditions on leases 119-125, in the parish of Lidsdale…

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