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

Mining & the mines, 1937

723 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 37

Country Week Tourists Selected Mine Bathurst Players

National Advocate · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 3

After the final pre-selection match played on Saturday between West (Bathurst-Orange), and Far West (Wellington-Dubbo), reported…

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Kanangra Walls And Married Unemployed Western Miners Protest

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 4

At its meeting in Lithgow on Friday night the executive of the Western Miners' Federation decided to lodge a strong protest against…

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General News Coal for Bathurst Poor

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 2

The Invincible Colliery Ltd. is forwarding a truck of coal as a donation for distribution by the Bathurst Poor Relief Society. The hon…

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Damaged Hunter Caused by Mine Diver's Discovery Two Mutilated Bodies Found GIBRALTAR

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 3

Examination by a diver has revealed that the damage to the British destroyer Hunter, off Almerie. Spain. last Thursday, was due to the vessel…

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Miners' Parliament Every Lodge Makes Nomination

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 1

When nominations closed this morning for the posittions of Western district representatives to attend the State Conference of the Miners'…

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Gold Sluicing Cullengoral Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 15

CULLENGORAL Alluvial Gold Sluicing reports having treated 373 yards for 86oz. 11dwt. gold…

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Deep Lead Mine Cullengoral Alluvial Co

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 18

The Secretary, Cullengoral Alluvial Gold Sluicing, N.L., Sydney, forwards the following copy of the Company's deep…

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Blackheath Sewerage Tunnel Miners Are Scarce

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 5

A difficulty is likely to be experienced by Blackheath Council in the matter of driving a sewerage tunnel beneath the hill which separates the…

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N.Z. Mines Loss Auckland, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 1

The strike among coal-miners in the Huntly district has terminated and the men have resumed work, together with the trucker whose…

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Coal Fields Threatened Hold Up MAITLAND

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 1

SHOT firers at the South Maitland coal fields threaten to hold up the industry by aggregate meetings unless their claims for…

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Miners' Affairs Commonwealth Wide Conference

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

A conference of representatives of all mining districts in N.S. Wales will be held in Sydney on June 14 to discuss the new log to be served on the…

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Rothbury Mines Alleged Improper Practices Allegations by Union Secretary Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

Hugh Sutherland organised of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemens Association in evidence before the industrial Registrar who is hearing the…

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Cullengoral Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 4

CULLENGORAL Alluvial Gold Siuicing, N.L., has made a call of 6d per share on ordinary (new issue) shares numbered 125,001 to…

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Australianities the Old Gold-getters

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 4

The cradlers, the tubmen, puddlers, the boxers, the ground-sluicers, all after the glittering gold in the old! days, when gold was more procurable…

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Exploiting Old Mining Field

Leader · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 2

Not an Eldor[?] ( [?] Young Chronicle”) but [?] payable gold, providing [?] of material are [?] Is the [?]…

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Western Coal City Council Tenders For Trucks

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 1

Mr. Hamilton Knight, M.L.A., informs us that tho Sydney County Council, is calling tenders for trucks for the despatch of…

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Very Quiet Hill End Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 7

A REPORT from Hill End states that mining is very quiet there. Tributors only are breaking stone, but quite a few tip-rakers…

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Hit Mine the Destroyer Hunter London

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 2

It is officially announced from Gibraltar that the damage to the destroyer Hunter involving the loss of eight lives was due exclusively to…

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Sunny Corner Unique Mining Methods

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 5

Interesting work is being carried on at the lease at West Mitchell recently applied for by Messrs. Best, Seagrove, Stephenson and Anderson. The lease…

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OVER £100,000 Coal Trucks For County Council Are Authorised

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the Sydney County Council the general manager was instructed to invite tenders for the construction of 260 coal trucks…

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