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

Mining & the mines, 1928

544 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 28

Oil From Coal. An Ambitious Scheme

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

The promotion of a £10,000,000 scheme in England for the extraction of smokeless fuel and oils from coal at the pithead is announced…

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Miners Pleased

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 8

A Lithgow message roads: Local miners are proud of the fact that they have secured an agreement with the Kandos-Coomber colliery…

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A Premier's Threat. to Import Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 4

During his recent visit to N.S. Wales, said Mr. Butler, Premier of South Australia, he had visited Newcastle to obtain first hand knowledge of the…

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Fall of Coal Two Men Injured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 5

While working off a seam of coal on Wednesday last A. Truswell, of Kandos, and Robert Stewart, had a very narrow escape. About three feet of…

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French Colliery Disaster. Death Roll of 53. PARIS, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 1

There were agonising scenes at the coal mine at St. Epienne when the bodies of the victims of Saturday's disaster were brought to the surface…

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Awful Disaster 53 Miners Dead Paris. Paris

National Advocate · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 3

A fire in a shaft at Rochelameliere coal mine at St. Etienne and caused in a violent explosion in a gallery filled with workers. Hundreds…

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Tyldesley Colliery. Falling Off of Profit

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 4

Net profit disclosed by Tyldeslay Colliery, Ltd., for the year ended April 30 last is £4559, and shows a falling of from the previous year's figures of…

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Big Coal Purchase NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 5

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company has purchased 30,000 tons of coal from the Federal Government, which has been stacked at Tighe's…

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Government Interference. "Curse of the Coal Industry"

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 4

Mr. C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries Association, declared yesterday that Government interference had been the curse of the…

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Leadville Mine Exemption to Be Opposed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 18

Constable Ingram will have a busy day on Tuesday, July 24, when a lengthy setting of the local court is assured. Chief among the cases…

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Football. Blues V. Black and Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 33

Binnaway seconds scored a win on Sunday when they again defeated Merrygoen. The match was most interesting throughout, and the…

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"Yellow" Gold A.W.U. Allegations Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 24

Some members of the Australian Workers Union, in a statement issued yesterday, allege that Communists having taken charge of the…

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Gold and Cash Stolen Robbery at Mookerawa. Two Arrests Made

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 32

On Thursday last Sergeant Sweeney, of Dubbo, was called to Stuart Town, to try and unravel the tangled skeins of a robbery…

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Labor on Coursing Ground. Miners' Lodge Protest

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

At a meeting of the Zigzag Miners' Lodge hist, night an emphatic protest was made against the employment of men who are in continuous work, at the…

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Carries Out Threat. S.a. Premier Orders English Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 8

The Premier of South Australia announced yesterday that 8000 tons of coal had been ordered from Great Britain. He added that if the local price…

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Mining Most Risky Job. Judging From Compensation Figures

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 8

Which are our most dangerous industries. It the statistics of the Workers' Compensation Commission are a guide. mining is the most risky occupation in…

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Carpet Of Gold. Sold For Fortune. Most Famous in History. London, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 1

The famous Emperor's. carpet was auctioned at Christie's yesterday for 22,000 guineas, the purchasers being the International Art Dealers…

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Coal From England Anti Australians in South Australia Adelaide

National Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 2

The announcement that South Australia intends to buy 8000 tons of coal from Great Britain at a chea[?] rate than could be obtained by…

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The Coal-mining Industry. Huge Overhead Charges

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 3

The question of the cost of mining coal has been brought very prominently before the public of New South Wales; in fact the whole of the Commonwealth…

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