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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 23 of 24

Coal Industry. Dwindling Towards Extinction. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 December 1927 · page 35

Mr C. M. McDonald. Chairman of the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, says Unit never in the history of the N.S.W. coal…

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British Coal Industry. Macdonald's Allegations. LONDON, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 December 1927 · page 1

The leader of the parliamentary Labor Party (Mr. Ramsay McDonald), launched a motion of censure aganist the Government…

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The Coal Crisis

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 4

Additional collieries have closed down in N.S. Wales and more men have been added to the hundreds of miners now out of work, whilst in the…

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Mining Accident at Portland

Leader · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 8

At the Ivanhoe coal mine, on Tuesday, Malcolm Humble had a narrow escape from death. He was endeavouring to loosen a load of coal that…

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Coal Trouble Censure Motion in Commons Government's Easy Win London

National Advocate · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 5

Mr. Ramsay McDonald, leader of the Opposition launched his censure motion against the Government in the House of Commons to-night in which…

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New Britannia Gold Mining Syndicate (Forbes. N.s.w.)

National Advocate · Monday 12 December 1927 · page 2

Eastern fall of the country has been definitely located about Soft. S.E. from the old Britannia workings. Presence of schist, with copper…

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Gold From Ophir

Leader · Monday 12 December 1927 · page 2

That there is any amount of gold yet to be won in the [?] of the old Ophir [?] has been demonstrated from time to time in recent…

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Mining Reports

Leader · Monday 12 December 1927 · page 1

New Britannia Syndicate, Forbes. Eastern fall of the country has been definitely [?] about [?] S. E. [? ]…

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The First Gold Discovery. Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 December 1927 · page 1

Mrs. M. L. Brown, 89 years of age, who has just died at Rose Bay, was the widow of Mr. Thomas Brown who was associated with Hargraves and the…

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Gold Chassis on Show Paris Motor Salon. Unique Erskine Exhibit

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 December 1927 · page 2

For the first time in the illustrious history of the Paris Motor Salon, a "cut-out" chassis, plated in 24 carat gold and valued at…

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Gold Chassis on Show. Unique Erskine Exhibit at Paris Motor Salon

Leader · Monday 12 December 1927 · page 6

For the first time in the illustrations history of the Paris Motor Salon a “cut-out” chasais, plated In 24 carat gold, and valued at £4,000, bas been…

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A Generous Gift. To Mt. Werong Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1927 · page 5

By a recent mail the editor of "The Blue Peter," the trave bi-monthly mag azine of the P. and O. and allied Shipping Companies, sent to the general…

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Gold and Silver. Rich Condobolin Find

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1927 · page 8

Messrs, W. Pollock, W H. Davenport, and B. Roberts, three prospectors, who for the past five or six months have been working in the Condobolin…

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Miners' Ballot in North. Has Been Declared Void. NEWCASTLE

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1927 · page 2

At a specially convened meeting of the Northern Miners' Delegate Board, held this afternoon, it, was decided to declare null and void the recently-taken…

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Coal Miners' Christmas. Four Hundred Men Dismissed. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 December 1927 · page 8

Approximately 400 men employed at Stanford Merthyr colliery in the northern district received notice of dismissal yesterday owing to the…

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Old Greta Colliery. Re-opening After 27 Years. GRETA

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 December 1927 · page 2

After being closed nearly thirty years, the old Greta Colliery will shortly re-open. The unwatering has been completed,…

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Rich Gold Discovery. 40oz. To The Ton. BOMBALA

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 December 1927 · page 2

A crushing of 35 cwt. of are taken from a recently discovered lode near Nethercote, in the Bombala district, is said to have yielded 40ozs. of gold to…

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Our Mining Output. an Aggregate of £20,000,000

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 December 1927 · page 4

The Department of Mines estimates that the total value of N.S. Wales mineral producing for the year ending December 31 next will be between…

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Western Miners' Ballot. Ald. Campbell Roy Is President

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 December 1927 · page 4

Counting, in connection with the ballots for the appointment of president of the western miners and central council representatives--the positions…

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