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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 3 of 40

Fifth Redhead Colliery Victim. Newcastle

Leader · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 6

Another of the Redhead Colliery exclusion victims, in Arthur [?] worth, aged 55, of New Lambton, died in the Westland, Hospital at 5.10 this…

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Those Gold Passes

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

The bill to secure free railway passes for life to members of the Legislative Council, in the event of the abolition of that Chamber, passed through the Legislative…

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Of Interest to Miners. Dan Rees Again President

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 6

The annual convention of the Miners Federation commenced its sittings in Sydney on Wednesday. Proceedings were in camera. At the conclusion of the sitting…

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By-products of Coal. Big List of World's Necessity

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

The Hoskins Iron and Steel Co. purposes to erect by-product coke ovens on the old showground. In view of this, it is interesting to note what can be secured from a…

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Mining for Silica. Newbold Co.'s Big Expenditure Milton

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 6

About £20,000 has been expended in developing the silica industry this district, and the Newbold Company has constructed a tramway, Costing £7000, to exploit a new…

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Explosions in Coal Mines. Vancouver

Leader · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

Reuter’s Boston (Illinois) correspondent stated that a fire in reported to be [?] in a coal mine at West Frankfort where an explosion occurred on…

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Coal Subsidy a Huge Cost London

National Advocate · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

The Mines Department states that up to January 30, £12,184,000 has bene paid in respect of the coal mining subsidy…

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Capertee News. Mining. a Big Proposition

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 3

A number of applications have been posted at the Capertee warden's office for mining leases for coal, shale and limestone and…

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Leader of Fashion MR. J. H. Thomas Attacked Class Conscious Miners' Leader. London

National Advocate · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

Mr. Cook replying to Mr. Thomas' letter, criticising him in the "Daily Herald," says he cannot claim to be an after dinner speaker like Mr…

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Exemption Mount Scott Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 14

Mr. W. T. Scott, applied for further suspension of labor conditions at the Mount Scott Mine on Friday. He apparently convinced the…

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Mining. Council Oppose Application

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 February 1926 · page 26

Mr. Warden James from the Mines Department Sydney paid a visit to Hill End on Wednesday January 27 to make inspection of…

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State Mine Conference. Miners State Grievances

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 4

A conference was held at the railway district superintendent's office, Lithgow, on Wednesday afternoon between the miners representatives and the staff of the state…

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Judge Edmunds Down a Coal Mine. Collapses on Reaching Surface. NEWCASTLE

Leader · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 6

Justice Edmunds, yesterday, spent ten hours below in the Aberdare colliery. in pursuance of his Investigations as chairman of the Coal Commission…

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Electric Power State Coal Mine Scheme Current for Mt. Districts

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 6

Within two months, it is expected the work of building an electric power house for the Railway Commissioners near the State mine…

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Miners and Petty Stoppages. Attempt at Control

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 2

A serious attempt to prevent the stoppages over-petty and trivial disputes so prevalent on the coalfields is being made by the Miners' Federation. The central council…

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Mining Revival. May Comr the Year

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 9

The warden's clerk has been having a busy time lately and [?] score to point to a mining [?] Capertee division [?]…

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Popular Foreman. Farewelled by State Mine Employees

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 1

A very enjoyable function took place in the Oddfellow's' Hall on Saturday afternoon, when T. Marstella, surface foreman at the State mine was fare welled by…

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Manna Hill Gold Min[?]

Leader · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 8

The M[?] Hill gold mine, at [?] Town, is attracting more than passing attention from the [?] public, who are purchasing shares in…

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Mining. Lucknow Pups Co

Leader · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 5

The manager reports — [?] has been extended [?] and has cut another [?] samples last…

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Naked Lights in Mines. an Expert's Condemnation

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 4

At the Royal Commission inquiry into the safe-working and lighting of coal mines, Mr. Stanley McKenzie, superintendent of the Hebburn Collieries, Limited, said that…

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