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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 18 of 36

Gold Case. Two Men on Trial. Brooking’s Charges. Against Detective-Sergea[?]l SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 24 June 1936 · page 2

Gold worth £1,000 was exhibited at the Quarter Sessions to-day d[?]fag the hearing of a charge againist…

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Black Lead Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 18

IMPORTANT development in connection with the Black Lead deep lead gold mine (known as Steen's shaft) which has been idle…

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Mt. Stewart Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 7

Mr Peter Smith, of the Mt. Stewart Syndicate, visited Leadville last week, and states that he has great hopes of the early rc-opening of the…

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Mining Note

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 4

A NUMBER of Newcastle men who are interested in the Federal mine at Wuuluman were in Wellington during the week for the…

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Going Up Gold Prices

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 2

THE downward trend in the price of gold, which has been evident during recent weeks, was checked last week, when prices fixed by the…

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Gold Yield Decline in Queensland

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 12

A DECLINE of 1501 fine ounces was shown in Queensland's gold yield for the first five months of the current year, compared with…

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Commonwealth Colliery Resumption Is Likely After Long Period of Idleness

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 2

It was stated at the miners' office this morning that, at a conference at Lidsdale yesterday afternoon, the proprietor of the Commonwealth…

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Gold and the Shooting of Blacks

National Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 2

Gold finds are a mott necessary part of the development of Australia. No one would be to foolish as to deny that, but the discovery of gold should not any longer be permitted to Involve adverse treatment of such of the aboriginal population as is left in our…

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Lucknow Robbery Jury to Inspect Mine SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1936 · page 5

When the cases in which Richard Richard Brocking 49, a miner, and Ernest Smith 32; a painter are charged at the Quarter Sessions with…

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Railway Coal Concessions Motion In Legislative Council Northern Collieries Mentioned

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 4

In the Legislative Council, Mr. J. F. Higgins moved for the appointment of a select committee to investigate and report on the "circumstances…

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Invincible Colliery Resumption On

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 2

As a result of an agreement being reached between toe parties concerned at a conference at Cullen. Bullen yesterday afternoon, the Invincible…

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Concessions to Collieries Select Committee Proposed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 3

In the Legislative Council to-night Mr. J. F. Higgins (Labor) moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to investigate the circumstances…

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Jurymen's Hardship Tramp Through Snow Long Journey to See Mine Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 4

The jury in a ease in the Quarter Sessions in Sydney, in which two men are charged with having stolen 498oz. of gold from the Bismarck Range…

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Lucknow Gold Counsel's Addresses Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1936 · page 2

Special compensation to cover the damage caused to boots and clothing in miles of tramping through snow and slush of the Lucknow district…

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Cullen Buelen Invincible Resumes--slack Colliery Periods

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 5

The dispute at the Invincible colliery has now reached a settlement and work was to be resumed this (Tuesday), following the conference…

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The Tour Ends "Bill" Gregory Coming Home Some Descriptions of Russia and Coal Mining Activities

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1936 · page 5

In a letter, typed on board the "Felix Dzerjinsky" on June 3, Mr. W. Gregory, the Western Miners' Federation delegate to Russia, writes as…

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Colliery Concessions Mr. Higgins Persists SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 3

Mr. J. Higgins, who last week moves unsuccessfully for the appointment of a Select Committee to consider certain privileges allege[?]…

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Ballarat’s First Gold Discovery

Leader · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 2

Where was gold first found in Ballarat This question engaged a board of inquiry of the Ballarat His [?]al se[?]ry by a special [?]ting…

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Refusal to Work Miners Opposed To Machine CESSNOCK

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 4

At a special meeting to-day the Aberdare Central miners decided not to return to work while the new electric coal-cutting machine, which…

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Found Guilty Lucknow Gold Thefts Accused Bound Over SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1936 · page 2

Summing up to the Jury in the Luck now Gold case, Judge Thomson, at the Quarter Seesions, said the jurymen had to be satisfied that the gold…

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