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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 21 of 41

Lidsdale Miners Want State Miners Rationed Long Recommendation to Lodges

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 2

At a meeting of Lidsdale miners' lodge on Tuesday, the position created by the dismissal of 65 members was discussed, and the following…

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Rain Stops Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 15

The wet weather has temporarily suspended prospecting the holes have become fall of water, and the men have turned to more congenial…

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Gold Strike Sensation in Queensland. SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 1

II Is reported that a sensationally rich gold find has been struck near Taroon Queensland. Some sixty prospectors are on the field which…

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Hill End News Mining Activities Hill End

National Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 1

Developmental work is proceeding in most of the mines here at present, but nothing of a payable proposition is being worked so far…

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Gold at T[?]

Leader · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 6

What looks [?] payable gold [?] has [?] Colo [?] district, by [?] They have [?]…

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Coal Upheaval Again Threatens the North Miners Strike Big Collieries Idle Serious Position SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 1

A decision was reached at a meeting of the Aberdare and Aberdare Extended Miners' Lodges at Cessnock yesterday to cease work…

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Hill End Mining Prospectors Active Gold Rather Scarce

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 8

According to Hill End reports prospectors are putting in a lot of hard work for very little gold. Messrs. Parslow and Whittaker…

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Miners' Relief

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 6

The western branch of the Miners' Federation has decided to impose a levy of 1/- a fortnight on members receiving over £2/10/- a…

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Reported Gold Find

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 4

It is reported that a promising gold show has been struck in the Stuart Town district, but all rumors concerning such discoveries…

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Gold Prospecting Fatality

Leader · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 2

Tragedy overlook two men were prospecting in an old shaft at [?]grove on Friday, when s fall of earth resulted in the death of…

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Better Than Gold

National Advocate · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 3

Gold, not wool attracted attention of the world to the almost empty continent of Australia. Between 1851 and 1928 a period of 77 years, Australia's gold…

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1000 Men Idle Aberdare Collieries Idle Cessnock, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 1

Carrying out the decision reached at yesterday's meeting, employees of Aberdare Extended and Aberdare Central mines ceased work today…

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Australia's Gold Increased Yield Possible

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 7

In a leaflet on the importance of gold production in the present crisis in Australia, Mr. H.W. Gepp. consultant on development to the…

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Local and General News Nath[?] Gold

Leader · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 2

Mr. George Marks. of [?] Bathurst, broug[?] toi the “ National Advocate” a bar of gold weighing a [?] over at oun[?], all of which…

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Better Than Gold What Australia Needs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 2

Mr A. C. Davidson, manager of the Bank of New South Wales, told a gathering in Sydney last week that expansion of exports and an…

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Mining Fatality Old Shaft Collapses

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 5

Tragedy overtook two men who were pruspecting in an old shalt at Hazelgrove, [?] Bathurst. on Friday last, when a fall of earth…

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State Mine Reverse Result Lidsdale Go Down Bright Soccer

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 3

A fine day was responsible for a fairly large crowd attending the recreation reserve on Saturday to see State Mine avenge their first-round…

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1,000 Miners Out Trouble Over a Wheeler Alleged Wrongful Dismissal Cessnock

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1931 · page 2

In accordance with the decision of yesterday's aggregate meeting, three Aberdare Lodges in the Cessnock district two of them the largest collieries…

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Mining Executive Meets Tyldesley Resumption--state Mine Rationing

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 4

Members of the district executive of the Western Miners' Federation met at Lithgow on Monday and discussed several domestic matters. The…

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Rationing at State Mine Lidsdale Lodge Is Moving to Get Full Western Support

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 4

At the meeting of the unemployed of Friday night, a scheme was outlined by Mr. T. Arthur, secretary of the Lidsdale Miners Lodge, by which…

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