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

Mining & the mines, 1936

702 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 36

Idle Collieries Oakey Park Resumes To-morrow Position at Invincible

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 3

After two days' idleness, following a lodge dispute, the Oakey Park colliery is to resume to-morrow. The men held another meeting at…

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No Change Gold Prices

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 May 1936 · page 2

FOR gold lodged at the Melbourne branch of the Mint last week the rates fixed by the Commonwealth Bank remained stationary…

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Invincible Colliery Deadlock In The Dispute Men Reaffirm Previous Decision

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 May 1936 · page 3

At a special meeting yesterday members of Invincible miners' lodge reaffirmed their previous decision not to push skips up to the face. The men…

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Mining Venture

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 4

MESSRS G. R. W. McDonald and J. L. Purves, B.E., directors of Queenslander Gold (Sofala. N.S.W.) Ltd. visited the mine at the…

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Gold in West Dripstone and Wuuluman

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 1

GOLD seems to be coming into prominence in the near West again. According to a Wuuluman…

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SOVEREIGNS Worth Their Weight In Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 7

LAST week Australian love-reigns were worth £2/0/5, about 3d lower than values quoted early in the month. The…

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Mining Company Big Wellington Venture

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 May 1936 · page 6

A MONO the new companies registered recently is the following:— Wellington Alluvials Ltd. (May…

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Colliery Disaster Seven Men Missing Water Floods South Wales Pit London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 1

It is feared that seven men have been drowned in a colliery disaster in South Wales to-day. Hope of saving them, should they…

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State Mine Idle No-work Whistle Blown Following Pit-top Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 2

The State mine is idle to-day, the dispute concerning a wheeler. The men held a pit-top meeting this morning and appointed a deputation to the…

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Gold Prospects Wattle Flat--Sofala District Geologist's Interesting Report

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1936 · page 1

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) has received a report from Mr. C. St. J. Mulholland, containing the results of a geological survey recently…

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State Mine This Morning's Misunderstanding Resumption Tomorrow

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 2

The State mine is again idle to-day, but it is stated that it will resume operations to-morrow. At a meeting of the lodge last night…

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A Mining Tale People's Hopes Killed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 13

NOT so long ago, when gold mining projects were popular, a company was born and killed within a few months. The…

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Gold Prospects Wattle, Flat--Sofala District Geologist's Interesting Report

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1936 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) has received a report from Mr. C. St. J. Mulholland, containing the results of a geological survey recently…

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Retires To-day Mines Under Secretary SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 5

Mr. F. S, Manse, who for many years. has been under secretary for Mines, will retire tomorrow, and will be succeeded by Mr, A. N. Graham,…

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INCREASE Gold Production

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 8

GOLD production in Australia during last April amounted to 91,-501 fine cz., valued at, in Australian currency, £795,179. In the…

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Colliery Veterans Two Lithgow Deaths Late Mr. Roberts

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 1

Mr. Richard Roberta, who died at his residence, 25 Read-avenue, on Saturday morning, had at the time of his retirement about 18 months ago…

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Mining Revival Wellington District

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 7

GOLD mining hat experienced a revival in the Wellington district, many concerns which were abandoned…

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Bad Old Pays Miners Whipped to Work

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 6

THE following is clipped from the South African Engineers' Union Journal":— "The use of whips in [?]…

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Cullen Bullen Conference Regarding Colliery Dispute Children's Picnic and Sports

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 5

The Invincible colliery dispute still remains at a deadlock. The men had a meeting on Friday nigh't and decided to wait on the district executive…

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Gold Prospects Wattle Flat-Sofala District

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 June 1936 · page 10

THE Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) has received a report from Mr. C. St. J. Mulhol[?]nd, containing the results…

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