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

Mining & the mines, 1950

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Gold Centenary Celebrations

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 2

The organisers of tin 1951 Gold Centenary Celebrations are hopeful of a good attendance at tonight public meeting at the Town Hall. The…

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Stewards’ Inquiry on Gold Fort

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 16

Stewards opened an inquiry into the running of Gold Fort in the Progressive Handicap at Orange…

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Flameproof Locomotives To Be Used in Mines

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday: Increased mechanisation in coal mining throughout, the world is opening up new export markets for the latest…

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Gold Bubble Experts' Warning MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

Geologists and mining experts are warning people against joining in the gold rush to Wedderburn, where scores of prospectors are digging up…

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Visiting Scientist And Local Pit-Top Meeting State Mine Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

Biggest producer on the western field the State Mine was idle to-day because of a protest stoppage…

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Vic Gold Rush Schoolboy Prospector

National Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A school by was among 30 persons who joined the Wedderburn gold rush yesterday and staked out claims in…

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Coal Production Is Down To-day

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 2

Due to internal disputes at two collieries and flood and storm damage at others, coal production on the western field was down to 11,000 gross tons to-day. In the Lithgow area, Vale of Clwydd employees returned…

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Connections of Gold Fort Get Six Months

Central Western Daily · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 16

Western District Racing Association stewards last night disqualified for six months the gelding Gold Fort, owner C. J. Davis, trainer C. M. Curtin and jockey Jack Locke…

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To Extend Over Month Bathurst Gold Centenary Proposal Joint Action by Bathurst and Orange

National Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 2

At a well-attended public meeting held in the Bathurst Town Hall last night and convened by the Mayor, (Aid Parnham), for the purpose of celebrating the centenary of the first gold discovery in the…

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Reek Fall Restricts State Mine Output

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 1

A substantial rock fall in the main haulage road of the State Mine yesterday afternoon restricted coal production to-day…

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Gold Discovery Centenary Month’s Celebration

Central Western Daily · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 2

A meeting will be held at the Orange Town Hall next Wednesday night to make arrangements to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of the first payable gold in Australia…

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Expert Report on Gold Discovery Wedderburn Rush

National Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday: After visiting the area where some rich suggest of gold have been found at Wedderburn, the Chief Government…

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Many Disappointed Victorian Gold Rush WEDDERBURN (Vic). Sum

National Advocate · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

About 20 newcomers to the Wedderburn district in Northern Victoria, have been working on shafts in roadways, but none of them have…

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Gold Centenary Plans

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

A conference will be held in Canberra shortly to arrange the jubilee celebration of Australian Federation. The main ceremony will take place…

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Mine Menace Qld. Coast Search

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

INNISFAIL, Monday: A fishing party to the Barrier Reef from Innisfail sighted a four-spiked mine and Thopmson Reef yesterday…

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Cyclone and Mine Threaten Queensland Coast

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

BRISBANE, This Afternoon.-- Shipping off the North Queensland coast has been warned of a floating mine and a cyclone which…

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Three Mines idle On Western Field

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

Disputes at two western collieries and a breakdown at a third restricted output to-day, but it is believed that pits involved will be back at work tomorrow…

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Mining Stoppages Over Introduction of Crimes Act

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Five mines on the southern field are idle to-day as a protest against the Commonwealth…

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Vast Coal Reserves Will Be Tapped By State Mine Expansion

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

Biggest single producer on the western field and one of the key units in the economy of the city of Lithgow, the State Mine is being expanded and mechanised to keep pace with the tremendous development of the district…

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Mines Stop Protest Over Crimes Act

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Work stopped at seven South Coast coal mines today as a protest against the Crimes Act being invoked in the Brisbane…

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