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

Mining & the mines, 1934

796 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 24 of 40

Sunny Corner a Chatty Budget on Mining and Other Matters

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 4

Wet weather prevails, with light rain. It is cold, but not at all up to ordinary 'winter specifications, in fact, it seems to be typical easterly…

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From an Old Mudgee Paper Mudgee Gold Prospecting Association June 5, 1860

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 1

A MEETING of the committee wax held at Hughson's Hotel on Saturday, May 30, to hear some statement relative to the business…

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Trade Increasing More Men Engaged at Vale at Colliery and Brickworks

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 2

Owing to the brightening up of trade--it is stated that plenty of orders are on hand--the Vale of Clwydd colliery now employs in the vicinity of…

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Lure of Gold Activity in This District Departmental Review

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 4

"The total production of gold in the State to the end of 1933 is estimated at 15,078,032 oz. fine, valued for statistical…

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Railway Coal Contracts Can West Retain Quota ? South Coast Making Big Effort

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 2

Tenders are now being called for the 1934-35 railway coal contracts, Which, if the custom of previous years is carried out, will be allotted during…

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Happy Valley Water Found in 1871 Impetus to Gold Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 13

THE question of water supply for Gulgong in 1871 was evidently a more serious matter than what it was Just…

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Another Rise Gold Price Advances

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 8

ON the basis of a premium of 100 57 per cent on normal rate, the price of gold lodged at the Melbourne branch of the Royal…

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Railway Coal Tenders Received SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 3

Tenders were received by the railway department to-day for the supply of coal for the year commencing October 1. Compared with last…

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Railways' Coal Decrease in Tender Quotations

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 August 1934 · page 4

Tenders were received yesterday by the Railway Department from collieries for the supply of coal for the 12 months commencing on October 1…

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Mining Shares New Departure on 'Change Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 6

The chairman of the Sydney Stock Exchange (Mr. F. O. Steel) announced this afternoon that full facilities for forward business in mining shares…

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Strange Position Worker's Claim From Kandos Collieries

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 7

DO a man's rights to workers' compensation disappear with death or not? That was the question asked of…

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Coal Found Near Warren

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 7

A SPECIMEN of coal was struck at a depth at 250 feet during sub-artesian boring operations on Ellerslie Station, near Warren,…

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Mining at Forbes

Leader · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 1

The [?]gold[?] [?] which is [?] the old depo[?] at the south Load worked many year [?] now well…

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Precious Gold Hill End Production

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 8

ACCORDING to the annual report of the Mines Department about 657 ounces of gold is estimated as the year's production at Hill End,…

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MINERS'PRESIDENT Vote Counting Not Commenced SYDNEY, This afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 1

The counting of votes has not been commenced in connection with the election of a general president of the Miners' Federation…

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Our Coal Interesting Figures Disclosed in Department's Annual Review

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 2

The production of coal in N.S, Wales, during 1933 amounted lei 7,118,437 tons, valued at £4,306,799 at the pit's mouth; this brought the…

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Mining at Sunny Corner Development of Great Western

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 4

Work at the Great Western, the mine on Bob's Creek, is steadily proceeding, the underlay shaft being down about 27 feet, but it will he…

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Tale of the Road Gold Escorts and Chained Convicts An Old Landmark

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 August 1934 · page 2

AN article of particular interest to old-timers is told by A. M. Spence in an issue of "The Land." He writes: Many stories have…

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Petrol From Coal Extensive Preparations in Britain

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 4

The London "Daily Dispatch" recently' published an article, dealing with a programme, to supply Great Britain with petrol made from coal…

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Flight to Goldfields. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 2

On behalf of English interests, Sir Herbert Gepp will fly to Central Australia on Friday in the Southern Cross monoplane to make on inspection of…

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