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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 4 of 24

The Coal Miners Tang Work To-day. NEWCASTLE. Tues[?]

Leader · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

The Northern miners execute day instructed the men to re[?] work to-morrow morning…

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The Miners. Are Against General Strike

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 3

The aggregate meetings of the miners in the various centres apparently have decided against a general strike, although a few centres were in favor…

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South Coast Miners Resum[?] SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

A Wollongong message s[?]tes all the South Coast mines, with [?] caption of two, resumed work to-da[?]…

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Tallewang Mine Closed. Production Costs Too High

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 4

After having been in operation for 16 years, the Hoskins Co.'s iron ore mine at Tallewang has been closed down, and the plant dismantled. This…

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Return to Work Instructions to Northern Miners Newcastle

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

The northern miners executive decided to-day to instruct the miners to return to work to-morrow…

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Coal Crisis Mines Still Idle Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 25

All the Northern N.S.W. mines are still idle the reason being that the miner's officials have not vet notified the owners of…

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Gulgong District Promising Future the Coal Mine at Ulan Minister's Opinion

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 10

When in Gulgong on Saturday, February 5 the Minister for Mines and Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A.)…

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Closed Down. Tallwang Iron Mines. Valuable Industry Lost

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 5

After having been in active operation for sixteen and a half years, Hoskins iron mine at Tallawang 12 miles from Gulgong, has closed…

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The Northern Mines. Question of Resumption

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 4

A special meeting of the Northern Collieries' Association will be held to-day to consider when the mines shall resume work. Until a decision is…

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SETTLED The Miners' Trouble Back Again on Monday Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 2

A satisfactory settlement of the disputes between the Northern Colleries Association and the Miners' Federation has been arrived at…

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Missing Mining Prospectors. Anxiety for their Safety. [?]OBART

Leader · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 1

Anxiety is felt for the safety of [?] prospectors, M. [?] [?] who left [?] on February [?], to w[?]lk to [?]…

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Northern Collieries. to Reopen This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 3

The Northern Collieries' Association decided, on Friday to reopen the mines for work on Monday morning. Representatives of the Miners' Central…

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Mining Revival Expected

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 9

Mining at present is rather quiet in this locality. There are however indications that the industry will sec a revival in the near future…

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Lithgow Coal Leases. Three Months' Grace

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 2

At Lithgow Warden's Court on Friday, before Mr. G. James, Metropolitan Warden, an application for partial suspension of labor conditions was made…

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New Guinea Gold Field Only Scratched Adelaide

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 7

D. M. Forsavth, of Rabaul, stated in Adelaide, that New Gulrea's mineral resources have only been scratched by the…

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The Goldfields Tragedy. Ridiculous Fabrication

Leader · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 3

Mr. H. Webb, of H[?]ng S[?], Dubbo, has handed [?] (says the Dubbo “Liberal”) the following cu[?]ing from a West Australian newspaper:—…

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Colliery Mechanics' Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 3

At a meeting of the Western District Colliery Mechanics' Association, held in the Trades Hall on Monday night, Mr. W. Ferguson presided, and…

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Stoppage at Lidsdale. Mine Closed Down. Trouble Over Skip Distribution

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 2

A stoppage has occurred at the mine at Lidsdale, owned by the Wallerawang Collieries, Ltd., and as a result about 100 men are idle. The dispute…

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Gas in a Coal Mine. Miners’ Narrow Escapes. NEWCASTLE

Leader · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

It now transpires that the discovery of gas at Glen Ayr was attended by sensational circumstances. One man collapsed as the result of the gas,…

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State Mine Idle. Over the Dismissal of a Miner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 4

The State coal mine is idle to-day, owing to a dispute which has arisen in regard to the dismissal on Wednesday of a minor, allegedly for neglect…

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