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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 9 of 39

Jack Hore Gold Cup

Leader · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 6

Junee Club Is receiving challenges from all quarter tor the Jack Hore Cold Cup, and have already allottled seven date to play for It…

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Industrial Resumption Kandos Works and Mine to Employ 170

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 4

The major portion of Kandos cement works, embracing the crusher section, raw mills and kiln room, began operations on Thursday morning…

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Mining Activity Warden Hears 23 Applications

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 5

There has been much mining activity in Oberon, district during the past few months. A large number of man are…

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Many Minerals .. Oberon District's Treasure Mt. Werong Mining Difficulties

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 4

The hearing of applications at the Warden's Court at Oberon on Tuesday indicates that a revival of mining operations in that area is…

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Cargo Goldfields. (No. 2)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 15

Prior to 1875, the Cargo goldfield was generally conceded to have proved a prolific gold producer. The natural result of the…

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Gold Lure

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 8

Mr Jack McGrath, Aub. McNally and party, prospecting on Limestone, have not been favored by luck of late, but such persistency…

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Mr. Atory Wobb’s Gold[?] R[?]

Leader · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 2

Is the Moboas Show pavt[?] the besst[?]ul so[?] ram, and acc[?]oried mounted an obony al and preented to Mr. Anbray we[?] (of C[?]l) by…

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Mine on Fire Gas Envelopes Greta. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 2

Dones cloude of black, poin[?] amoke are poudes from the month of a [?]ha[?]d at Greta, and rasidenats of the aurrown[?]…

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Mining Activities Hill End Reefing and Dredging

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 8

Owing to flooding: the Macquarie River syndicate, which had made great preparations to coin menace active operation he had…

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Sunny Corner Mining in Big Hill Possibilities of Cyanide Treatment

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 April 1932 · page 4

In regard to the present activity on the Big Hill at Sunny Corner, it is interesting to recall some of the history of this hall, which was in the…

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Colliery Fire Anxiety Hourly Increasing Huge Volumes of Smoke Railway Line in Danger Cessnock

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 2

Fears which were aroused by the huge volumes of smoke which was being emitted from the pit of Anvil Creek Colliery, were increased to-day…

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(Second Edition, Yesterday) Explosion Feared Greta Mine Danger Fissures Appear Newcastle

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 3

WITH a smoke pall hanging over the town, Greta is in constant fear of an explosion from a fire in the underground workings of…

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Mine Fire Flames Spreading Trains Still Run CESSNOCK

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 1

FEARS that the fire raging in the disused workings of Anvil Creek Colliery at Greta would spread throughout the Central Greta Mine…

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Colliery Fires Few in the West Oakey Park and Lithgow Valley Fires Recalled

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 3

The fire in the old mine workings at Greta, on the northern coalfield, recalls the fact that the last serious blaze in this district occurred at…

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Greta Coal Pit Fire Train Services Threatened. machinery Destroyed SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 2

At [?] o’clock this morning so ner[?]ty were the flames shooting from the Central Gra[?]a pits that it was thought the train services would have to be…

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Golden Hope Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 12

Number 2 East. known as the Golden Hope mine. Lucky Hit Lead. reports Mr. H. Dawson of Gulgong struck the wash last week. A trial…

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After Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 9

A number of men are engaged in mining and fossicking for gold in this locality. There has been of no report of gold in payable…

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Hammering Gold Remarkable Feats

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 3

There is a trade that perhaps may be described as hammering par [?]cellence. To be able to reduce a piece of metal to one…

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Colliery Fire Still Raging Severe Damage Estimated Newcastle

National Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 1

No change has been reported from Grela Colliery to-day, but columns of smoke issuing from the return air way near the railway line indicate…

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Gold Hunt a Payable Yield

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 10

Six tons of stone from the mine at Black Angel Mountain, have just been crushed at Sunny Corner, the yield being 29oz. 8dwt…

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