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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 26 of 54

Coal Commission Resumes Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 1

The Coal Commission resumed its sittings in Sydney this morning, after a visit to Newcastle. It has been instructed to go into the affairs of ten…

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Miners' Mass Meetings Action of Combined Committee Endorsed

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 2

Four mass meetings of miners were held, throughout the western district yesterday, when the general president (Mr. D. Rees) and northern district…

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Coal Dispute Decision of Meetings SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 2

A Mars meeting of miners at Helensburgh and Woonona endorsed the decision of the Committee of Combined Unions to continue its…

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Coal Hold-up Denounced By Parson SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 2

The Reverend D. F. Brandt, in an address at the Lyceum Hall, in referring to the present coal hold-up, said that neither employers nor…

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Coal Lockout Commission Still in Camera Many Books Examined Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 2

In an official statement this afternoon, at the conclusion of to-day's sitting in camera of the coal industry Royal Commission, Mr. Justice…

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Zigzag Colliery Resumes After Week's Idleness

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 4

Zigzag colliery resumed work yesterday after an idleness of more than a week. A conference was held at the…

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Miners' Meeting Unions Committee Upheld

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 2

Mass meetings of the miners were held yesterday at Kandos and Portland, on Sunday, when the action of the Combined Unions Committee in…

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Local and General News. Tottenham Copper Mine

Leader · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 2

Mr. W. Fuller, manager of the Mt. Lyell copper mine, at Tottenham, for the Electrolytic Refining Co., of Port Kemble, dispatched his first two…

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Invincible Colliery Idle Trouble Over Wheeler No Settlement in Sight

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 2

Invincible Colliery, Cullen Bullen was rendered Idle yesterday following a pit-top meeting of the men. It appears that about a fortnight…

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Gold Find Solomon Islands SUVA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 2

It is rumored that there is a gold find in New Georgia, in the Solomon Islands. No particulars have yet come to hand…

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Old Yerranderie Mine Re-opening Preparations CAMDEN

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 6

The old Yerranderie silver mine, which has been idle for the past two years, is to be re-opened and bailed out to the lower level…

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The Coal Crisis Efforts to Secure Resumption

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 2

Efforts are being made by the Coal Commission to discover a basis for resumption or productive mining in the closed pits. Miners officials…

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Coal Dispute Control Committee's Decision SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 2

The Committee of Control of the Combined Mining Unions on the northern coalfields has decided to declare "black" any member of the…

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Coal Lockout Employees' Reresentatives Interview Commissioner SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1929 · page 4

Efforts are being made by the Coal Commission to discover a basis for the resumption ol productive mining in the closed northern nits…

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Miners Want Road Offer to Blaxland Shire

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 6

A commandable offer of self-help was made at Blaxland Dime Council's meeting on Tuesday, when Cr. Thomas said that a number of Portland…

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Possible Resumption Northern Owners and Miners to Meet

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 1

A conference has been arranged between representatives of northern colliery owners and the Miners' Federation, with a view to an early…

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Gold Find in the Solomons SUVA

National Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 4

It is rumored that there has been a gold find in New Georgie, in the Solomon Islands…

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Southern Cross Succeeds Lowers Hinkler's Solo Record a Gold Reception LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 1

The Southern Cross, which left Rome at 4.40 a.m., made a splendid landing at Croydon aerodrome at 2.20 p.m. To day, alter a perfect flight…

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Ray of Hope Parties to Confer Move by Coal Commission Momentous Meeting To-day. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1929 · page 3

Representatives of the mine owners and mine workers will confer in Sydney on Friday to see whether anything can be done to bring…

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Coal Trade Booming Smaller Collieries Secure . City Trade

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 July 1929 · page 4

Sydney is undergoing a coal famine, and coal is being retailed in the suburbs as high as £4 aton. With most of the large mines on the…

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