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

Mining & the mines, 1931

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A Vegetable Bargain Is Secured Western Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

A real bargain was secured by the Miners' Federation on Friday. Late in the afternoon, Mr. W. Buckley, of Oberon, called at the office in…

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Steelworks Colliery Resumes After Week's Idleness Status of Two Boy Employees

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 1

An amicable agreement has been arrived at in regard to the dispute at the Steelworks Colliery, and the mine resumed operations this morning…

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Big Hoard of Gold Hidden Near Bathurst. an Intriguing Story

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

Says the Bathurst "Times':— An intriguing story is current concerning a big hoard of gold wealth that is said to be hidden…

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Broken Hill Trouble Conference Fails Miners Demands Rejected Broken Hill

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 2

That the Broken Hill companies were unable to agree that the basic wage of £4/2/6 plus 7/6 should be the irreducible minimum of pay in the mines…

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Invincible Colliery Idle Dispute Over Two Boys

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

Men employed at Invincible colliery, Cullen Bullen, who decided at a pittop meeting on Monday morning not to start, reaffirmed their decision…

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German Miners Cut in Wages COLOGNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

The Ministr for Labor declares that the 6 per cent, cut by the Ruhr coalowners on wages is compulsory. Further [?] by the…

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Wales Coal Strike Disquieting Reports LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

Disquieting reports are reaching South Wales that the United States, Poland and Germany are exploiting the present coal stoppage and there is…

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Gold in France a Minister's Views PARIS

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 3

"The Bank of France cannot refuse the gold brought into it," said M Ger main Martin, the Minister for Finance, stated when interviewed to-day…

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Flaw In Act PREVENTS N.S.W. Gold Bounty

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 6

Owing to a flaw in the Act, the benefits of the Gold Bounty Bill cannot be immediately extended to New South Wales. The Minister for Mines…

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Mines Strike Averted. Workers-Owners Co-operate Broken Hill Mass Meeting. Broken Hill, Tuesday night

Leader · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 3

A mass meeting of unionists [?] with the Industrial Council agreed to-day to accept the offer of [?] mining companies with regard [?]…

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America Hoards Gold Yet Has Unparalleled Poverty Washington

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 1

The National Red Cross headquarters issued a statement reporting on the investigation of conditions in the drought areas, in which it confirms…

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Lithgow Coal Recommended for the City Council How £200 Was Wasted

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 2

Tenders for three months' supply of coal for the Sydney City Council-- 54,000 tons in all--were recommended for acceptance by the electricity…

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Marriage Figures Increase in Mudgee Big Mining Business "Drunks" Less Frequent

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 27

Most towns throughout the State [?]port a considerable falling off in marriages last year, and of course, blame the depression. Mudgee folk…

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Miners Resume The Broken Hill Trouble. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

Work [?] resumed in the Broken Hill North. South and [?] Corporation mines this morning following the [?] of the Workers,…

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Searching for Gold on the Abercromble. City Party Sets Out

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 4

With hearts fun of hope and a car full of modern mining equipment, a party of Enmore men left Sydney yesterday to fossick in the gorges of…

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A Mining Bombshell Numerous Dismissals at Lithgow and Hermitage Activities of Mr. Garden the Cause

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 2

The New Year has opened anything but well for the miners of the Lithgow district, and there is every possibility that unless orders are received…

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Lithgow Miners Dismissed

Leader · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

The New Year has opened anything but well for the miners [?] district and there [?] every [?] that unless orders are received…

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Gold Cup Latest Billiard Scores LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 2

Latest billiard scores show:—Newman 30,663, including breaks of 274, 1010, 502, 317, defeated. Davis, 25,515, including 562, 290…

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SETTLED The South Wales Coal Strike. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 2

The South Wales Miners' Federation conference at Cardiff decided by 169 to 72 to accept the owners' terms and work will bo resumed on Monday…

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The Search for Gold Prospecting Activities. No Sunsational Finds

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 5

As a result of the wide spread un-employment there has been more prospecting carried on during the past few months than there has been…

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