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

Mining & the mines, 1930

1,112 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 38 of 56

History Repeats Itself Gold As Unemployment Cube Was Suggested in 1894

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 July 1930 · page 3

History seems to have a habit of repealing itself, sometime within a few decades. Australia's parlous financial and…

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152 Dead German Mine Disaster Berlin

National Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 7

The death roll as the result of yesterday morning's explosion at Hausdorf is now 152…

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Back to Work the Aberdare Miners Cessnock

National Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 5

The three large Aberdare mines were idle during the last two days over a dispute concerning the wheelers at Aberdare Central resumed this…

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One Killed 4 Others Injured Queensland Mine Fatality BRISBANE Friday

National Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1930 · page 2

When a bucket of mullock, fell from the surface down a shaft 480 feet, at Mt. Isa mine, one man was killed, two seriously injured…

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For Miners Apportioning £100,000

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 July 1930 · page 2

To ascertain in what areas and in what proportions the Federal Government's grant of £100,000. to assist miners who cannot be absorbed in the…

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Men Fight. Argument Over Gold

Leader · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 4

An argument concerning the sale of geld that had been obtained at Summerhill Creak developed into a fight between two man in…

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Football the Jack Hore Gold Cup

Leader · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 4

The Jack Hore Gold Cup is gradually going farther away from Canowindra. It now reposes in a shop window at Barmedman, by reason of that…

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Miners and Their Wages Portland Stands in Line

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 6

"That mass meetings of the affected districts be held, and this meeting of representatives recommend to the rank and file that…

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Prospecting Old Goldfields

Leader · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 1

It would not come as a surprise to hear of a rich strike of gold being reported in this State at some of the old fields as a result of the…

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40 Men Dismissed "Fault" in Coal Mine Cessnock

National Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 2

The discovery of a "fault" in a section of Millfield Greta colliery has made it necessary for the management to dismiss over 40 men. It is…

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Prospecting for Gold Scheme Well in Operation

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 6

More than 800 prospectors have taken advantage of the State's plan to encourage prospecting for minerals. Men so engaged are subsidised to the…

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Gold Mining. Lucknow Pups Report. Good Prospects Revealed

Leader · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 6

Reporting upon the Lucknow Pups Mine at Lucknow, Messrs R. I. Winters, F.G.S.. A.I.M.M., geologist, and Chas, Robert Thebon, mining engineer,…

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Gold at Forbes

Leader · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 8

Good gold has been found one mile from Forbes, opposite the Municipal saleyards, on the Parkes Road, by Mr…

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Latest Telegrams Barrier Miners Militants Defeated SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 2

A meeting of the Workers' Industrial Union at Broken Hill, turned down a proposal by militants that a stop work meeting of all miners…

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Shod with Gold Relic of Roaring Days Find at Harden

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 8

Memories of the roaring [?] of Redbridge when the lure of [?] held 5000 people there are recalled by the finding of a gold-s[?]…

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Coal Still Supreme Immense Motive Power Value to Australia Hold-up Can't Kill Industry

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 8

Despite the popular belief that coal is gradually being ousted by other forms of motive power it is still more than holding its own in the industrial world. True, the long coalfields dispute in the north has given the…

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Important Impressions Central Banks and Gold Standard Views of Financial Expert Adelaide

National Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 2

Some important impressions were given by Sir Otto Ne[?]meyer, the Bank of England representative, in a special interview on the East…

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Lucknow Pups Mine. Experts’ Report

Leader · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 4

Promising indications are reported upon in a comprehensive description and review of the Lucknow Pups mine by two experts, Messrs. R. J. Winters,…

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Search for Gold Location of Men. Prospects Promising

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 17

When the Minister for Mines and Forests launched a gold prospecting scheme recently, he did so with a view to providing immediate relief…

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Local and General News The Gold-Digging Revival

Leader · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 2

From all points of the compass comes word of, applications to enter private property, In order to search for gold, At Bathurst five…

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