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

Mining & the mines, 1929

1,073 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 54

Coal Crisis Reduction in Wages Demanded by Proprietors A Deadlock Probable SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 2

It is feared that a deadlock will be reached to-morrow in the negotiations for the re-opening of the idle coalmines, in the northern coal…

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Broke Down the Coal Conference Impossible Demands by Owners Rejected by Miners SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 2

The coal conference convened by the Prime Minister and Mr. Bavin, the State Premier, which has been sitting with a view to…

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Coal Conference Deadlock Unions Reject Proposals Round-table Conference ?

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 3

After deliberations extending over, several days, delegates to the coal conference, which had been convened by the Prime…

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The Coal Conference. Acceptance of New Proposals Unlikely. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 6

Industrial circles regard the acceptance by the proprietors of the offer submitted to the Coal Conference yesterday. as unlikely. It was pointed…

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Copper Hill Gold

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 10

A meeting was held at the Town Hall on Thursday night to form a mining syndicate to make a test on a complete scale of gold…

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Coal Crisis Owners Silent Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 7

Mr. C. M. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Co[?]erles Association, said that he had nothing to say today in relation to the position. It…

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Horse's Breath Does It Smell? 400 Miners Out As a Result Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 7

The Northern Collieries Association announced to-day that a strike had occurred at the Wollahra Colliery because two miners complained that a…

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Gold Mining at Molong

Leader · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 2

That there Is gold on Cartwright’s leases, in the Molong district. is the opinion of a number of residents of the town, and on Thursday night a…

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The Singing Gold

Leader · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 3

Dorothy Cottrell in at her “best in this great Australian story. If you looked back through the years of your life and set down your story on paper,…

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Coppee Company Coal by Products Big Plant at Newcastle

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 15

At a cost of more than £750,000 ovens to treat coal by products are being erected at Newcastle by the Coppee Company, Great Britain,…

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Coal Crisis a Gleam of Hope Trouble May Be Adjusted Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 2

Neither the Commonwealth nor the State Government has given up hope of bringing about an early resumption of work in the idle…

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The Coal Crisis Further Efforts to Be Made Position Is Not Hopeless

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 2

State Ministers feel confident that a basis of agreement between the coalowners and the miners, which will…

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Coal Crisis Offer by Government Likely to be Rejected by Owners SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 2

It is considerely likely that the State and Commonwealth Governments will agree to pay another one shilling per ton between…

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Still Conferring in the Coal Crisis

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 3

An important conference was held yesterday at the Treasury between the State Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) and representatives of the Miners'…

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The Coal Dilemma. Government’s Proposals to be Considered. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 2

Mr. D. J. Davies, general secretary of the Miners’ Federation, said this morning that be had not yet had any official Government intimation of the…

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Coal Crisis New Offer by Government Denied by State Treasurer SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 2

The Treasurer (Mr. Stevens) said to-day that there was no foundation forhte statement which appeared in the press this morning suggesting that…

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State Mine Gully Fire What Is the Brigade's Position ? at Fire Outside the Boundary

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 4

The Board of Fire Commissioners is to be asked by the Lithgow Council for a report concerning the brigade at the fire which destroyed Mr. James…

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Miners' Mass Meetings to Explain Federation's Policy

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 5

Mr. D. J. Davies, general secretary of the Miners' Federation, and representatives of other mining unions, as well as members of the western…

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Mining at Leadville Cause of Its Collapse Chances of a Revival Review of the Situation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 25

Thirty-seven years ago the little town of Leadville was for a limited period a hive of industry. The Mount Stewart mine employed…

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He Found a Gold Mine

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

A young man recently got married and took a cottage, determined to grow enough vegetables to keep the household going. He started to dig…

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