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

Mining & the mines, 1927

463 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 24

Oil From Coal

Leader · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 4

Emphasising [?] intense importance to Australia the chairman of the Development of Migration Commission (Mr. H. Gopp), has submitted to…

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Mining

Leader · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 6

South Lucknow.—General meeting of shareholders was held at the company's office, Orange, on Wednesday, December 22, Mr. S. S. Austin…

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Carried Away by Avalanche. Twenty-Seven Miners Killed. LONDON

Leader · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 8

A Moscow message states that 22 employees of the Kl[?]kalaky gold mines lost their lives, when the barracks racks in which they were sleeping…

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Dispute at State Mine. the Recent Dismissals. Application to Cease Work

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

There has been a good deal of friction at the State coalmine over the recent dismissals. A large number of men received…

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Coal Mines Regulations Position of Deputies

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

New regulates under the [?] is made for additional…

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Building a Garage. How the Government Does It. Miners' Rescue Incident

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 3

Most people, when they build a shed, take particular care to see that it is high enough to accommodate the car which it is proposed to garage there…

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Gold From New Guinea Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 3

The steamer Melusia which arrived in Sydney to-day from New Guinea brought 10,000 ounces of gold from the new gold fields at that country,…

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Mines Minister's Jaunt. Allegations of Coal Extravagance

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 2

The Premier yesterday defended the Government's decision that Mr. Baddeley should investigate the latest mining developments overseas. "The…

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State Mine Dismissals. Deputation to Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 2

At a largely attended meeting of the State Mine Lodge the recent dismissals were discussed and members generally expressed themselves as surprised…

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State Mine Dismissals. Yesterday's Deputation. Work to Be Temporarily Shared

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

The dismissed of about 120 men, including members of the Miners' Federation, at the State mine was the subject of a deputation to the Premier at…

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MR. A. J. COOK Repudiated by Government Miners Loyal LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 2

The news of the Government's refusal of the nomination of Mr A. J. Cook, the miners' secretary as the Miners' Federation representative on…

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Underground Gold. (Published by Arrangement)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 19

"Since the underground liquor traffic grew to its present gigantic size it has paid for protection with an ever-swelling flow of gold,…

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A Wonderful Gold Strike at Lucknow

Leader · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 2

would not be worth to you what the Ladies’ Shoe Parlour is with the latest shoes at 16/9…

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Gruesome Gully Discovery. Man Found Hanged Above State Mine. Dead for a Fortnight

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 1

A horseman riding in Mort's Gully, Lithgow, about 1½ miles above the State coalmine this morning, came upon a gruesome sight--the body of a fully…

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News by Wire. Sydney, 2 p.m. Man Killed at Loch Sloy Mine

Orange Star · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police received a message from Emmaville this morning to the effect that one man had been killed…

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The Miners. Much Unrest--state Mine Dismissales

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 2

It is reliably reported that the Lithgow miners are indignant at their inability to secure a hearing of the claims for increased wages and…

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Mine Disaster One Killed—another Injured. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 5

A telegram received at police head-quarters this morning convoyed the information that one man had been killed and another seriously injured at…

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At the State Mine. Mr. Kelly Asks for Conference. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

In the Assembly this morning Mr. C. A. Kelly asked the Minister for Mines if he was aware that, owing to the continued dispute at the State coal…

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Mining Fatality at Emma-ville, One Man Killed. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

Mr. Bra[?]don. Actlng-Commissioner, of Police, received a toler[?] from Emmaville to-day, [?] that in in accident at a Lockaley mine, one…

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The a W. U. and State Mine Power House. Protest by Local Organiser

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 1

In conversation with a "Mercury" reported Mr. L. W. Ryan, M.L.C., district organiser of the A.W.U., stated that a deputation, headed by himself,…

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