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

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Trouble at Kandos Dispute Retfeen Miners

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 22

The coal miners did not work yesterday and to-day at Kandos owing to a dispute in the ranks. It appears that two men declined to pay…

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Kandos. Miners' Domestic Dispute

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 3

The Kandos colliery is on strike today (Wednesday). The trouble originated over two of the miners disputing certain penalties inflicted on them by the miners'…

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Kan[?]ara Silver Lead Mines

Leader · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 6

The manager reports:—Main shaft: No. 1. level, [?] crosscut off north drive at [?] from shaft started Monday, James Shaft:…

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Opening the Holy Doors the Pope's Ceremony. After £5 Years. Hammers of Gold and Jewels. Rome. December 24

National Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 5

The ceremony of the opening of the Holy Door, which heralds the advent of the twenty third Jubliee or Holy Year recorded in history, was…

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Ben Bullen Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 10

The Ben Bullen coal company dismissed a number of hands last week, but all hope to see things soon booming again shortly…

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South Lucknow Mine

Leader · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 2

The manager reports: For fortnight ending 20th January, the south-east drive on contact Joint has been extended 13 ft., making total distance 64…

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Cable News. American Hoarded Gold. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 1

Further shipments of gold from the United States to Australia are announced; the value being nearly 6,000,000 dollars. The export of gold from America has reached…

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Our Wealth of Coal. But By-products Are Wasted

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 February 1925 · page 1

Mr. H. P. White, chief analyst and assayer to the Department of Mines, speaking at the Mining and Geological Museum said it had been estimated that the coal…

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To Save Coal

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 4

Mix sawdust, slack, day, and ashes or sand in the following proportions; one part each of the first four, and two parts of the last-named. Form into…

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Warriors' Chapel Gold Presentations

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

Several of the Parkes parishioners a few years ago, made offerings to Canon Wilton of pieces of gold for the cover of the honor roll which will be placed [?] warriors' Chapel of the new cathedral in Bathurst. The presents were brought to Bathurst by Canon Wilton who handed…

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Coal Miner Crushed to Death. Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

Jack Evans (40), a miner to-day was crushed to death by a fall of coal…

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Another Record Coal Production This Time Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 26

Coal production in N.S.W. [?] year established a record being 618,000 tons, valued at 589,000…

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Trapped in Mine Desperate Rescue Efforts Crawl to Safety London, December 10

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

Frantic efforts were made all day yesterday and well into the night to rescue the men entombed in the Kilian Pit, Danvant, near Swansea…

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Gold from U.S.A. We Get £1,430,000 for Reserve

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

Wall Street bankers have shipp £2,994,000 in gold to Austra and India. The consignments to Australia…

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The Gold Imports

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

The wise ones know, but the unwise ones' do not. "Buying gold" for the latter is without a meaning. Why does not some well-informed man, able enough to make…

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Restoration of Gold Currency

Leader · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

In well-informed circles, an early restoration of gold currency in Australia is not regarded as within the range of possibilities. It is pointed…

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Mines Without Smoke Preserving Forest Beauty

The Bathurst Times · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

Tu Sherwood Forest, Notts (Eng.) three new coal pits at Edwinstowe, Ollerton, and Blidworth are being sunk. These will provide work for between…

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Record Coal Output. Big Increase in West

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

Last year 11,618,2106 tons of coal were brought up to the pit mouths in New South Wales. Its value there was £9,589,547. It was a record, and bore out the Mines…

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Miner's Death Crushed by Fall of Coal. Newcastle

National Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

Jack Evans, a miner aged 40, was killed by a rail of coal In the Killing worth colliery today. Evans, with a mate, was. working…

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Hill End Gold Yield Improving. Hill End

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

Speculation is rife, as to the value of the latest discoveres in Matthews and Davis' gold claims. On Tuesday, the Chief Inspector, Mr…

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