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

Mining & the mines, 1926

784 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 28 of 40

Mine Wheelers Fined Disobeyed Lodge Cessnock

National Advocate · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 2

51 contract wheelers at the Abordare Extended colliery have been fined £5 each by their own lodge for walking out of the mine while…

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City Council Colliery. Will Lithgow Secure It ? Move by A.l.p. Executive

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 4

Says a Sydney report:-- A stir is ponding in the Labor movement in Sydney, following the expressed intention of the City Council…

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Compensation Act and Tin Mining. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 1

At public meetings held at Emmaville and Torrington, in the Glen Innes district, to protest against the new Workers' Compensation Act, is was…

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"The Best Ever." New Guinea's Gold Field. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 1

The steamer Mataram which arrived to-day, brought further word of the gold rush in New Guinea. Everyone who had money, it was stated, was…

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Cables. Another Abortive Mining Conference. Neither Side Will Give Way. London, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 1

Reuter.--The conference between the miners and coal owners has broken down. It was the first for two months. Industrial quarters beforehand were…

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The British Coal Strike. Another 10 Weeks' Struggle. LONDON

Leader · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 1

Reports are coming in to the effect that the [?] miners are trick[?]ing back to work all over the country. Four hundred miners resumed at sharwood…

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Miners Won't Budge Conference With Owners Abortive Appeal for Help. London

National Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1926 · page 2

The conference between the miners and the coal-owners has broken down. The Miners' Federation has issued a statement in which it appeals to the…

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Coal Strike Gloomy Prospects Miners Drifting Back LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 23 August 1926 · page 2

Labor and political circles are most gloomy regarding the prospects of a coal settlement. It is not certain whether there will be a general drift…

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Latest Cables. (Australian cable Association Messages) Coal Strike, London

Leader · Monday 23 August 1926 · page 2

The break away of the Notts and Derbyshire miners continues, and by noon a further ten thousand men will have signed on to start work on…

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British Miners' Strike. Cryptic Utterances by Leaders. Probable Settlement Forecasted. London, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 August 1926 · page 1

Reuter.--Mr. Cook, the minors' general secretary, addressed six meetings on the Nottinghamshire coalfields yesterday. He exhorted the miners not to…

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Truthful James Sir Joseph Cook's Sponsor From Coal-chopper to High Commissioner

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 August 1926 · page 25

An interesting personage who has retired from active journal[?] life is Mr. James Ryan, known as "Truthful James."—…

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Mining Lull Suspensions Granted

Orange Star · Tuesday 24 August 1926 · page 5

Will Lucknow—the place where they used to dig out a Ion of gold per month—ever rise again?…

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Miners Mass Meeting. Hermitage Miners Supported

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 2

A mass meeting of miners of the western district was held at the Oddfellows' Hall last night. Mr. Hamilton Knight (president) occupied the chair…

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Big Ben Mine

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 2

Regarding operations at the Big Ben gold mine, near Burruga, it is stated that although prospectors have been experiencing a strenuous time on…

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City Council Colliery. Is Lithgow Land Available?

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 4

It is stated at the Sydney Town Hall that "wirepullers" are busy in an attempt to influence aldermen to support the purchase by the City Council of…

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Wanted to Die Knife, Razor and Mine Shaft Cessnock

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 2

The police were informed that a man was acting strangely near the town at an early hour this morning and they arrived just in time to…

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Coal for Britain. Big Order From Poland. Warsaw, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 1

Reuter.--It is reported that 400,000 tons of coal have been ordered for delivery to Britain in September. The agents of the Communists are…

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Found Dead. Mine Manager in Gulgong

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 August 1926 · page 6

On Saturday morning last, at 6.20, Mr. E. Robertson Cock, a well-known mine manager, was found dead on the bed in the room which…

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Coal Strike Police Being Prepared. London

National Advocate · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

It is understood that the Home Office has drawn up plans for the movement of large bodies of police from London and other unaffected areas to…

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The British Miners. Settlement Negotiations Renewed. London, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 1

Reuter.--The negotiations for a settlement of the British coal strike have been resumed, but nothing has yet transpired. The men in conference…

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