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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 18 of 24

Lithgow Coal Trade Position Acute Lithgow

National Advocate · Monday 12 September 1927 · page 2

The coal trade at Lithgow has been very slack for very many weeks and even had there not been strikes at four of the collieries the men…

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New Guinea Nugget Poor Quality Gold SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 September 1927 · page 15

A nugget weighing 377 ounces has been found at Edie Creek, New Guinea, by John Woods. It carries approximately 77 per cent. gold,…

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Huge Gold Nugget. Is Found at Edie Creek. Edie Creek

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 September 1927 · page 2

Last Wednesday Mr. John Wood, late of the staff of the Administration, found it nugget weighing 377 ounces. This is the largest found on the field,…

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State Coal Mine. Operations Extending. Twenty-six More Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 2

In contrast to the other colleries of the valley, where orders are below the average, the State coal mine in Mort's Gully was yesterday working at…

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State Mine Idle. Misunderstanding Over Coal Supplies. Hoskins' Co.'s Hoppers Cause Stoppage

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 2

The whole of the employees at the State mine are idle to-day as the result--according to the management--of a misuderstanding concerning the…

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White Cliffs Miners Grant of £200 Urged Broken Hill

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 2

At White Cliffs a deputation of local miners asked the Minister for Lands Mr. Horsington, for £200 to be allotted for prospecting in…

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Mr. Baddeley's Investigations. The Coal By-Products Problem. AUCKLAND

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 4

The N.S. Wales Minister of Mine (Mr. Baddeley), who has been visiting Britain, Europe, Canada, and the United States, is a through passenger on…

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Mr. Horsington at White Cliffs. Money for Opal Mining. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 5

A [?]pu[?]ation, which inter[?]wed Mr. Hoisington the Minister for Lands, at While C[?]s, asked for a prospecting grant to test new grounds,…

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Miners' Delegate Board

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 2

A meeting of the Western Miners' delegate board was held in the miners' room on Tuesday, Mr. Hamilton Knight presiding. The disputes at Invincible,…

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State Mine Enginedrivers. Get a New Award

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 2

A new scale of wages for engine drivers and firemen in the employ of the New South Wales Railway Commissioners at the State Coal Mine,…

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Guinea Gold. 15,000 [?] Arrive. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 7

Fifteen thousand ounces-of New [?] gold, valued a about £18,000 were brought to Sydney to-day by the [?] Montoro…

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Miners' Accident Allowances. Cabinet Decides on Increase

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 September 1927 · page 6

A recommendation has been made that the allowances under the Miners Accidents Relief Act should be increased. This decision was reached by a…

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Hill End News Mining Hill End Shows

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 September 1927 · page 5

The wheels of the mining industry at Hill End are silent and although this Held has been very much neglected during the last couple of…

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Miners' Change Houses. Baddeley Says He is Determined

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, Minster for Mines, said yesterday that it was his intention immediately to take steps to have the law observed with regard to…

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Mining Troubles. General Secretary in Lithgow Possibilities of Resumption

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 2

Mr. D. J. Davies, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, attended a meeting of the Tyldesley Miners' Lodge yesterday, and tendered certain advice…

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Petrol From Brown Coal. What H will mean for Australia. LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 2

The Imperial Fuel Research Board, which baa been Investigating the German reports of the successful production of synthetic petrol from brown…

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Days of Gold Rustie

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 33

The editor of the "Sydney Mining Herald (Mr C. B. Flether) has been on a visit to the wo[?] ful Coolah Valley has the…

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Broken Hill Mines Statement Refuted. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 6

The Minister for Mines, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., stated last night that he desired to refute the statement that has closing down of some…

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Broken Hill Mines. Weekly Wage Bill Reduced Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 6

It is estimated that the loss to Broken Hill in wages by the closing of some of the mines will be £8, 879 a week…

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State Coal Mine Costs. To the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 3

Sir, -- Re Mr. Lazzarini's speech, delivered at Bathurst on Friday, in which he stated that coal from the State coal mine was delivered 7 per ton cheaper…

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