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

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Gigantic Meteorite May Be Profitable Mining Venture

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1938 · page 4

It is believed that the Canyon Diablo Arizona, contains the remains of the largest meteorite which has ever fallen on earth. The canyon is…

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Gold Dredge Three Shifts

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 8

The secretary of the Cullengoral Alluvial Gold Sluicing, N.N., reports under date April 22, as follows :—…

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Leadville Mine May Be Working Soon Warden's Court Application

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 16

THE Mount Stewart mine at Leadville may be working again soon after being cloned down for about 12 months if preliminary…

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Coal Into Oil

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 3

THE Production of oil from coal in commercial quantities will begin in Japan shortly, according to the president of the South…

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Price of Gold a Slight Advance

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 3

THE price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for cold, including Jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended April 22…

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Cullengoral Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 8

Says "Truth" :— Cullengorals recently moved upwards, to 9/6 and 10/-, on what appeared to be optimistic buying…

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Blue and Gold Ball

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 11

Hot sausage rolls and cocktail frankfurts ore only two of the items in the special supper being prepared for the Grand Blue and Gold…

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Another Rise In Price of Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 2

THE price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne M[?] for the week ended April 29…

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Frost Vagaries Miners Clothes Not Dry and Vale Employees Go Home

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 4

This morning's severe frost was responsible for a stoppage of work at the Vale of Clwydd colliery to-day. The steam had failed to completely…

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Australian Gold Mines Sold to U.S.A. Capitalists New York

National Advocate · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 2

The Australian Associated Press says on high authority that plans involving the outright sale to American capitalists of a group of Australian…

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Shod with Gold The Roaring Days

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 3

WE hear much about horses being shod with gold in the old digging days, but there appears to be only two authentic instances of…

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Stormwater Damage Filling in of Mine Subsidence

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 2

The Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Spooner) has agreed to grant Lithgow Council an amount of £290 for the repair of…

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26 Dead Explosion in Colliery 123 Men Entombed London

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 2

An explosion in the Mahano[?]liery at Dychmanon as a night [?] of 200 men were coming to the [?] face entrapped 123 men and [?]…

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Mine Explosion Death-roll of 79 Britain's Sorrow Rescue Parties Still Working London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 1

the death-roll as a result of an explosion in the Markham colliery, near Chesterfield, has now reached 79. About 40 other…

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Miners Incensed Police Answer Manager's Call Trouble on Goldfield Kalgoorlie

National Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 3

So incensed have miners become at what they allege to be pin-pricking [?]a[?]tics that extra police have been sent to the mining town of Beria for fear…

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79 Dead English Colliery Horror Worst Disaster Since 1934 LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 1

The death roll as a result of the explosion in the Markham Colliery, near Chesterville, is now 79. About 40 other miners are…

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The Colliery Disaster. London, May 12

Leader · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

The death roll In the Markman colliery disaster is now 80…

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80 DEAD English Colliery Disaster LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 3

The death-roll in the Markham Colliery disaster is now 80…

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[?] STORY. £15,000 Gold Theft Chances. MELBOURNE

Leader · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

When the hearing of the charge against Freak [?] stock and share [?] having [?] with others…

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Gelignite Among Coal On Railway Engine. One Stick Thrown Away

Leader · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

Three sticks of wrapped gelignite were found yesterday morning among coal from the tender of a goods train…

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