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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 28 of 40

Highest Yet Record Price for Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 7

A LONDON message states that the prices of gold last week was £7/0/3 an ounce fine. The price quoted is the highest on…

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Gold in Lumps Over a Thousand Ounces

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 7

THE monthly clean-up at Bismarck mine at Lucknow has produced a magnificent cake of retorted gold equal in size to those realised in…

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Hill End Valentine Mine Working 5-Head Battery Operating

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 5

Since the Valentine mine has been unwantered a trial crushing of 13 tons, has been taken out from what is known as the 4oz. reef, and it…

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Prospects Brighter Mining at Hill End

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 3

SINCE unwatering the Valentine mine a trial crushing of 13 tons has been taken out, the result being 15½dwts. per ton. The…

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Tyldesley Colliery Re-opening on Co-operative Basis Is Denounced by Lodge and Federation

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 2

To deal with a proposal to reopen Tyldesley colliery, and work it under share-rate conditions, a meeting of Tyldesley miners was…

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“The Romance of Ophir." a Graphic Historical Story in Serial Form Who First Found Payable Gold ? [?] IX [?]

Leader · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 1

[?] rewarded by the N.S.W Government as the [?] [?] annuity of [?] appointed…

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Tyldesley Mine Proposed Re-opening

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 4

The miners' office reported yesterday that, so far, no information had been received from the Tyldesley. Colliery Co. in regard to the re-opening…

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Trucks Derailed on Lithgow Colliery Siding Smart Work by Breakdown Gang

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 2

Two S. trucks, each carrying about 15 tons of coal, became derailed in Lithgow Valley Company's siding during shunting operations late on…

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Stop Press Railway Coal Contract to Be Allotted

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 1

Quotations for the supply of coal to the Railway Department for 12 months beginning on October 1 closed recently, and it was…

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News in Brief Northern Miners and Back Saturday Britain's Unemployed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 2

A notice of motion from the Cessnock Miners' Lodge, which was approved yesterday afternoon by the northern miners' management…

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Gold Sluicing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 7

QUOTATION has been granted by the Sydney Stock Exchange of shares in Cullengoral Alluvial Gold Sluicing, N.L., which operates…

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Coal Contracts Announcement Late This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 1

The "Mercury's" Sydney representative made inquiries to-day regarding the allocation of coal contracts, but was informed no…

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Higher and Higher Gold Prices Advance

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 3

FOLLOWING the lead of the open market for gold in London, prices of the metal in Australia continue to soar…

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Machinery Areas Mines Department Attitude Minister Forecasts Legislation

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 5

Relative to the matter of the nonforfeiture of machinery areas that are not being used for their proper purpose, the following explanation has…

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More Millions Gratifying Gold Returns Boom Days Recalled

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 10

THE increased price of gold has set the miners going, all right, and the amount of precious metal rooted from the…

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Western Collieries And Rail Coal Contracts Lithgow Mines Benefit at Expense of Cullen and Lidsdale But Total Is 32,000 Tons More Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 4

The following western tenders have been accepted for a supply of large and small coal by the Railway Department for the year ending September…

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Theatre Molong "Gold Diggers of 1933"

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1934 · page 12

A new type of film drama! That is what has been created by Director Mervyn LeRoy in the Warner Bros. production of "Gold Diggers of 1933,"…

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Tyldesley Mine Proposals for Re-opening Strong Condemnation by Federation

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 September 1934 · page 3

Conditions for the proposed reopening of Tyldesley Colliery were placed before officers of the lodge by Mr. R. W. Gibbs, a representative of…

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Six Ounces to the Ton Gold Find Near Ilford

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 September 1934 · page 5

A SMALL parcel of wash forwarded by Mr Oliver, of Ilford, to Sydney for assay, returned 60zs. to the ton. All available ground has…

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Epsom Races. Sir Simper’s Gold Cup. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 10 September 1934 · page 4

Sir Simper, the New Zealander, do monstrated yesterday that be Is all that his connections claim him to be, when he easily landed the Centenary…

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