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

Mining & the mines, 1931

801 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 41

Given Up Hope Wife of Missing Mining Expert Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

Mrs. F. J. Hamre,wife of the mining expert who with Captain Pittendrigh has been missing in Central Australia since December 20, said…

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Steelworks Colliery Dispute Conference This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 1

The position at the steelworks colliery, which has been idle since Monday owing to a dispute concerning the employment of two boys, will be…

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Explosives Stolen From Main Range Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 6

Four packets of gelignite and 10 lengths of fuse were stolen from the magazine at the Main Range Colliery late on Friday night. Entrance to…

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Lucknow Mining. More Legal Actions

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 1

Further [?] involving [?] lands at Lucknow was [?] upon at the Orange [?] on Monday when a contest for certain…

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Miners--a.w.u. Unity Important Meeting To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 3

Messrs. D. J. Davies (Miners' general secretary), J. Bailey (A.W.U. Central president) and G. Buckland (A.W.U. Central secretary) met this…

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A Gold Rush Excitement Near Bourke Bourke

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 4

A FIELD of rich ore has been discovered near Bourke on THe Hungerford Road 65 miles from Bourke…

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Ulan Coal Mine Installing Machinery Catering for Local Requirements

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 20

Mr. T. Cunningham, prospector and part proprietor of the Ulan coal mine, returned from Sydney this week. It is intended to equip…

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No Settlement in Steelworks Colliery Dispute Meeting of the Lodge

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

A conference between representatives of the Western Miners' Federation and the management of the steelworks colliery was…

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South Wales Coal Dispute Hopes for Early Termination London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

Hopes of coal peace in South Wales are at present centred in the conversations between the owners and miners leaders, which began to-day in the…

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Big Hoard of Gold Hidden Near Bathurst. an Intriguing Story

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 22

An intriguing story is current concerting a big hoard, of gold wealth that is said to be hidden close to Bathurst. The tale is to…

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Mining at Gulgong Sinking Through the Basalt Exploring Old-time [?]

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 12

Messrs F. J Ludowici, merchant, of York street, Sydney, [?] A. E Brown, mining engineer, of Sydney, visited Gulgong on January 2…

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Wollar Oil Area Interesting Mining Case Application for Lease Warden Recommends Refusal

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 20

A case which took up most of the day at the Warden's Court, Mudgee, on Monday, was an application by Mrs. Pamela Manc[?]…

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River of Romance Where the Far-famed Turon Rises Two Forbiddingly Named Mountains Much-Harried Little Stream Cradle of Australian Gold Industry Future of Fabulously Rich Region

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 13

The Turon is not the longest of Australian rivers, nor yet the most important. No ports have sprung up on its banks, and no shipping plies along its reaches. It is but the tributary of a tributary; yet no river of them all has contributed…

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Lucknow Pupa Gold Mining Co

Leader · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

Following the Christmas and New Year holidays, work has been resumed at the mine. From the Old Pups shaft about 1000 ft. [?] water supply has…

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Mining News. South Lucknow Extended Gold Mining Co. N.L.

Leader · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 6

Following the holidays work has been resumed at the mine…

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The Gold Council an Important Proposal Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

Following the Federal Government's appointment of a Gold Council to investigate the possibilities of further developments in the gold mining industry,…

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Gold Industry An Important Conference MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 2

Ministers for Mines of all States and a representative of the goldmining industry in every State met in conference to-day at the request of…

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Fall of Coal Narrow Escape of Two Men NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 2

Robert Tweedie (25) and Peter McCusker (25) had narrow escapes when they were buried by a fall of about 10 tons of coal in the Pelaw Main…

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The Western Miners Position at Tvldesley

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 1

At a meeting of the executive of the Western Miners' Federation on Friday night it was decided to apply to the Minister for Mines with a…

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