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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 14 of 24

Dissatisfied Miners a Lithgow Complaint Better Pay on Mudgee Line

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 July 1927 · page 21

A Lithgow message reads: There is continued unrest among the local miners in regard to their failure to secure an increase in the hewing…

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Gold-mining Doomed

Leader · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 1

From [?] been su[?] of [?] [?] and [?] written [?] by one who…

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Coal Trouble Spreads. Hermitage Colliery Now Idle. Compulsory Conference Fixed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 2

The trouble at the Lithgow and Oakey Park collieries to regard to the alleged non-cempliance by the management with certain provisions of the…

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Coal Mine Disappears. Swallowed op in Crater. LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 2

A Cologne message states that the whole of the pithead and the plant of the Auguste Victoria mine, in the Ruhr district, disappeared in a crater 220…

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Mine Overwhelmed Disaster Near Cologne 5 Miners Die LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 2

A London message states that the whole of the pithead and plant of the Augusts Victoria mine. In the Ruhr district,…

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The Colliery Disputes. Compulsory Conference on

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 2

The combined meeting of the Lithgow and Oakey Park lodges was held last night in the Oddfellows' Hall to receive from Mr. H. Knight, Central…

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Lorry Load of Coal

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 24

Mr T. Cunningham, manager of the coal mine at Ulan, hs generously offered a lorry load of coal to the Gulgong District Hospital…

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Wealth From Brown Coal. Melbourne

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 2

Under one of the outer suburbs or Melbourne, less than 12 miles from the G.P.O., is a vast deposit of brown coal that will yield proportions of…

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Cronulla Where Sands Are Gold Sydney's Premier Seaside Resort

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 19

In this issue, Mr Percy U. Alley Cronulla's Live Auctioneer and Estate Agent, is calling attention to the advantages and charms of that…

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South Lucknow Mine

Leader · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 6

Some splendid specimens of [?]tone from the South Lucknow m[?] were brought to this office yesterday, which are expected to go from [?] to 20 oz.,…

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Mining News. Manna Hill

Leader · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 6

The manager reports for July 88:— In the course of development work, cleaning up, some small into of ore yielded about [?]ozs, gold. Early…

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Molong’s £50 Gold Cup

Leader · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 4

Molong Jockey club baa deeded to hold a two days’ race meeting in October, and the prize money will [?] [?]500, in [?] to a 50 [?] gold…

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To Close Down Mt. Morgan Mine MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 2

The world famous Mount Morgan Gold and Copper Mine in Queensland is to be shut down permanently. All its asset are to be sold and the…

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A Volte Face. English Miners and Soviets. LONDON

Leader · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 2

Despite the fact that Russian money poured into England to help the recent coal [?]k[?], the MIn[?]rs’ Federation Conference has carried resolutions…

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All Miners to Resume. As Result of Conference and Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 1

At a meeting of the Lithgow and Oakey Park miners this morning it was agreed to accept the decision of the conference held in Sydney on Saturday…

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Call Boy Colt's Record Price His Weight in Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 9

The late Mr Frank Curzon's brother, Sir Harry Mallaby-Deeley, has bought the English Derby win-ner Call Boy for £60,000. He has…

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3 Gold Medals

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 2

The Whippet trio was the only "team" to finish with a full score in the R.A.C.A. reliability trial. Twelve degrees of frost—and some inches of…

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Gold [?] Not [?]Med

Leader · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 4

Without [?] to “Prospector’s” opinion, [?] being [?] [?] I ask [?] whom? Certainly it [?] be of [?] to the [?]ning…

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The Colliery Disputes. All But Lithgow Resume

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 2

In conformity with the decision on Monday, the miners at the Zigzag, Oakey Park and Hermitage collieries resumed work this morning, but…

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MR. H. Minchin Farewelled. Presentation By Tyldseley Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 5

Mr. Horace Minchin, who has been employed for a number of years at the Tyldesley colliery, as miners' checkweighman and secretary of the lodge…

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