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

Mining & the mines, 1932

766 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 23 of 39

Mining Notes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 16

During the week tributors put through two crushings at one of the local mills. Sanby and Phillip crushed 5 tons for 21ozs smelted…

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Bid for Trade Northern Collieries Drop Prices for Railway Orders

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 2

Tenders were opened yesterday for railway coal supplies as from October 1. These disclosed a drop ranging from 16 to 3- a ton for…

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Gold Lure Minister Leaves Pulpit

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 15

A Melbourne message states that gold fever has claimed Traralgon's Presbyterian Minister, Rev. W. G. Fitzgerald, who in his…

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Coal Tenders Decrease in Price Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 2

Tenders opened to-day for railway coal supplies disclosed a drop ranging from 1/6 to 3/- per ton for the Northern field and the maintenance of last…

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Hill End Mining Crushings Unsatisfactory

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 16

During the past week a trial crushing was put through at one of the local mills from Hargraves, but the results were far from…

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Not Finalised Tenders for Vale Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

It was learned at the Vale of Clwydd Company's head office today that the matter of tenders, for the purchase of No. 2 colliery…

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State Mine and Western Trade

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

The officials who have been negotiating in regard to the continuance of the State coal mine as a working industry have had a hard task during…

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Resumption at Kandos Works and Colliery to Operate

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

The names of employees who will be required when the works re- open, have been posted up. Practically all those who were working when the…

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Mining Results at Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 4

A crushing from McDonald and party's "show" on the Little Hill, at West Mitchell, is going through at the battery at the Silver King, and is…

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Slashers Still Slashing Pensioners to Pay 2/6 Per Week Reduction Maternity Bonds Limited Gold. Bounty Abolished Civil Servants' Salaries Reduced Mr. Lyons Delivers Budgets Canberra

National Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

The House of Representatives ws crowded to-day and there was a tense atmosphere when the Prime Minister rose to deliver his…

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The Cullen Bullen Tragedy Widespread Interest Excitement in Mining Centre the Missing Gun Found

National Advocate · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 2

Cullen Bullen, a small centre, some seven miles from Portland, and where trains to the slackness in the coal trade, there…

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Price of Gold

Leader · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 2

The manager of nthe orange branch of the ca[?]tonrealth Beuk Mr. R A Field [?] that the prloc of gold bedged at the afiant on [?]coconut , of…

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The Gold Craze

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 2

A man found wandering in the bush about 14 miles from Sofala was brought to Bathurst yesterday by Constable Hughes and later at the…

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Lucknow Mining. Requests to Wardea

Leader · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 4

A number of formal explications for authorities to eater land at Lucknow and Huntley were before Mr. C. A Amold. Mining Warden, at the Orange…

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State Mine Position. Departmental News Lacking Federation Discussing Details

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 2

In the absence of an official intimation from the Premier's Department, the Miner Federation is unable to make any information available…

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Died in the Desert. Miner’s Tragic End. CAIRO

Leader · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 1

Described as an Australian, a miner named Nuffield, who came to Egypt as . prospector, was found buried in the sand with a companion in a desert…

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Keeping It Dark Finding of Big Gold Nugget MUDGEE

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 4

Excitement has been caused among gold -seekers here by the discovery of a 4lb. nugget of almost pure gold in a claim somewhere near the town. The…

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Advance Bathurst League The Band Contest Mr. Retchford Explains Mining Battery Dropped

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 3

At the fortnightly meeting of the Advance Bathurst League, held at the Red, Base last, night, the President (Mr. H. Retchford) announced that…

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The Gold Fever

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 September 1932 · page 4

THE "Gardian" has received numereds inquires concerning the report published in Monday's assue. of the discovery of the four…

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Wudgee Warden's Court Several Applications Wollar Shale Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 September 1932 · page 3

At the W[?] Count on Monday, before Mr. W. F. [?] P.M. J. L. Martin's appireation for [?] to enter 25 acres at [?]…

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