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

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Crown Cold Mine Mining Engineer's Recommendations

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 8

Providing that the recommendations as embodied in his report are carried out, Mr. W. H. Cundy, the engineer recently appointed by…

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Hargraves History. Gold, Sheep, Blackberries and Lucerne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 5

Hargraves looks like a scar on the landscape. That is, if you dash through casually in a car. "The good days have gone," say…

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Big Slump in Wheat Prices. Britain's Meat and Coal. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

There have been sensational scenes on the Chicago wheat market caused by a collapse of prices. The fluctuations were very rapid, the market being without support…

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Invincible Colliery Idle. Dispute Over a Wheeler

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 3

The Invincible Colliery at Cullen Bullen is idle because of a dispute in regard to a day wage wheeler. The disagreement has arisen owing, to the man qualifying for…

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Gold From U.S. Shipment by Sierra. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

The American [?] to-day brought a sum of £15,000 in bar gold which is the first shipment of [?] into this country since [?]. The [?]…

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City Council Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 3

Alleging that there is a coal monopoly, the Labor section in the City Council has determined to take measures to secure sun plies of coal for the powerhouse at prices…

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Invincible Colliery Still Idle. Another Point in Dispute

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

It is understood that all matters which have laid the Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen, idle for 10 days have been settled, but a further point is now in dispute,…

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Northern Miners to Meet. Request for Conference Refused NEWCASTLE

Leader · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

A special conference of miners’ lodges has decided to call aggregate meetings throughout the district to deal with the question of the…

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Civic Coal Contracts. Lithgow Offer Was a Good One

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

Feeling in civic quarters is said to favor either cancellation of the council coal contracts or an inquiry. It is interesting to note that in a report…

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Earlier Cables. German Mining Disaster. British Labor's Political Levies. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 2

The Dortmund, mine disaster was caused by a spark from a machine igniting firedamp. Hope of rescuing the 143 entombed miners has been abandoned. There were…

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Railway Colliery Accident

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 2

Five employees of the railway coal mine had a rather unusual and terrifying experience about 4.30 yesterday morning. They were using steel rails to' support the…

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Carcoar Iron Mine to Start

Leader · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 4

After being closed down for a couple of years, there is every probability that the Carcoar Iron mine will be reopened next month. The…

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Local Boards and Colliery Disputes. Prime Minister's Reply

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1925 · page 1

Mr. A. G. Manning sends us the following for publication:--Melbourne, February 11, 1925. Dear Mr. Manning…

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Mining Matters

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 25

Messrs. Davis and Matthews, of the Magnet mines, report that at the [?]oft. level, the reef is 2ft. 9in. wide, showing nice coarse gold…

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Hill End News. Mining News

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 2

Chief Inspector J. B. Ja[?] and District Inspector J. R. [?]frey, B.A., of the Department Mines paid a visit to the [?]…

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Local and General Mining Matters at Tottenham

Leader · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 6

The copper mine at Tottenham is being kept going, under the management of Mr. W. Fuller, but the copper lode is poor. However, the mine…

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The Railway Colliery. "Branching Off" in Coal Area. a Big Daily Output

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

The progress which continues at the railway colliery is further illustration that the mine will eventually be one of the largest in the State, as it is now, of course…

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Griped by Current Men in Mine. Batten Saves Lives

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 12

Five timber men employed at the Lithgow State coal mine had a terrifying experience while engaged in "timbering" a roof with old steel…

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51 Killed Awful Canadian Mining Disaster Montreal

National Advocate · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

51 miners were killed in a mine gas explosion. 23 bodies have been recovered, and rescuers are fighting the flames to recover the remainder…

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Mining Industry. Company’s [?] Offer. Broken Hill

Leader · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

There is a feeling of relief at what seems to be a bright prospect of [?] the [?] now threatening the mining industry. The…

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