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

Mining & the mines, 1939

772 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 24 of 39

Miners' Award Re-hearing Is Commenced Thirty-hour Week Claimed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 5

When the Full Bench of the Arbitration Court commenced on Monday the hearing of claims for variations of the hours provisions in the…

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Hospital's Desperate Need Commission's Delay in Providing Facilities Induces Miners' Ultimatum to Cease Industrial Contributions

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 4

Because of the lack of facilities at Lithgow hospital for the treatment and examination of mine workers, the district…

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Cullengoral Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 13

The Cullengoral [?]uvial Gold Sluicing Co, report that for the two weeks ended August 17th [?]rations were greatly restricted by…

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Cullengoral Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 4

CULLENGORAL Alluvial Gold Slu[?]cing N.L, reports that during the two weeks ended August 17, operations were greatly restricted by…

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Highly Satisfactory Increased Gold Yield

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 12

GOLD produced in Australia during the year ended June 30 last amounted to 1,607,347 fine ounces, valued at…

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Coal Gas Does Away with Petrol New British Engine

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 2

British members of Parliament are shortly to be shown new types of motor car engines driven by high-compression coal gas which it is…

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Motoring on Coal Gas New Engine Which Away With Petrol

National Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 6

British Members of Parliament are shortly to be shown new types of motor car engines given by high-compression coal gas which, it is claimed…

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Shirley Is Valuable Worth 142 Times Weight In Gold LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 1

It is estimated that Shirley Temple is worth 142 times her weight in gold at current rates! On the basis that none of her…

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Coal Costs Lowest In Australia

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 3

In the full Arbitration Court yesterday, Mr. C. Nelson, president of the Miners' Federation, said because the average coal production of the…

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Motoring on Coal Gas New Engine Which Does Away With Petrol

National Advocate · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 3

British Members of Parliament an shortly to be te own new types [?] motor car engines diven by high-compression coal gas which it is claimed…

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Took Scrap Iron Thought Mine Was Abandoned

National Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 3

Bede Stanislaus Nugent (24). was yesterday bound over by Mr, Bromhead, S.M., to be of good behavior for twelve months…

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"Laracy's Pot of Gold" (All Rights Reserved)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1939 · page 19

Presently they returned, followed by two stalwart young men bearing a naked boy on a rough litter of bark fastened to poles with strips of hide…

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Slight Decline Price of Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 3

THE price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended August…

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Gold Reaches New Record London

National Advocate · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 3

Gold yesterday reached a new high record of £7/15/- an ounce, as a result of the International situation…

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Scrap-iron Theft Sunny Corner Mine Young Man Bound Over

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 August 1939 · page 2

A statement that lie had taken scrap iron from the Sunny Corner Mine at Sunny Corner in the belief that the property was abandoned,…

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Gold Reacts to War Scare London

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1939 · page 3

Gold was quoted at £8/1/- per ounce, fine…

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Western Coal And Bunnerong Powerhouse

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 3

It is officially announced that the No. 2 unit of Bunnerong power-house will be put into operation in about a fortnight's time…

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Australian Gold Rises Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 3

The Commonwealth Bank announced to-day that for gold lodged at the Melbourne and Perth Mints during the week ended last Friday…

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The Prie of Gold London

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 3

Gold was quoted at £7/15/- perine ounce…

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State Mine Gully Water & Electricity Proposals Details to Be Prepared

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 6

After hearing a report from the electrical engineer and receiving a petition signed by 19 residents, Lithgow Council decided on Monday night…

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