Hargraves and Ophir Trophies Gold Centenary Golf
A golf competition as a special feature of the Bathurst Gold Centenary and Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations programme has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1951
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Miners' Attitude
MARYBOROUGH, Thursday: The president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Williams) said today there had been, and always would continue to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Govt.'s Coal Scheme
SYDNEY, Thursday: New South Wales Cabinet today decided to operate an equalisation scheme for distributing coal among all users in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wharfies and Miners Protest Against Gaoling
SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- The gaoling of Edward Roach, assistant secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Watch, Chain Of Ophir Gold
A magnificent watch, solid chain and sovereign case, all made from Ophir gold, are the proud possessions of Mr. Harry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Lost Day On Monday For Miners
With the dispute at the Commonwealth open cut satisfactorily settled, only two western undertakings, Clandulla and Hartley Main, were reported idle to-day. Both, lost a day's production yesterday because of local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Excursions to Goldfields Celebration Programme
Visitors to Bathurst as well as residents will, during the period of the Bathurst Gold Centenary and Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cobar Mine Rumor
COBAR, Friday: The Cobar Chamber of Commerce is indignant regarding a rumor that the new Occidental gold mine at that town is to close…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Crisis Conference Today
SYDNEY, Friday: In an effort to end the deadlock in the coal crisis the Coal Indust[?] Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) today called a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Centenary Official Opening on King's Parade
Last night's meeting of the Bathurst Gold Centenary. Committee, well attended by all members of the executive, discussed the details of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.b.c. Film at Orange Gold Centenary
The Member for Calare, Mr. John Howse. has arranged for the Department of the Interior to film the reenactment of the discovery of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold of Ophir
Gold in the fragrant Autumn eve, Gold where the long shadows leave A crown tor the rugged hill,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gold Centenary Details Finalised
With the actual commencement of the Bathurst Gold Centenary and Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations only three weeks away,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Stoppages Continue Drastic Rationing Predicted
SYDNEY, Sunday: Cabinet will meet tomorrow to consider coal stocks and, said one Minister tonight, will almost certainly decide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Migrants for New Open Cut Mines
CANBERRA, This Afternoon.--New Australians and English migrants will be sought to work in 10 open cut mines to be opened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Crisis May Enforce More Power Restrictions
SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Severe gas and electricity restrictions are expected to be reimposed in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ophir Gold Centenary And Jubilee “Linked In Story Of Development”
"We link the discovery of payable gold in this country with the Jubilee of the Commonwealth, because it was gold that played such an important role in Australia’s early development.” That was stated by Cr. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Historic Celebrations at Ophir Attendance of more than 1000 saw re-enactment of first gold discovery
More than 1,000 people travelled to Ophir on Saturday to attend the celebrations of the centenary of the discovery there in 1851 by Hargraves, Tom and Lister, of the first payable gold in Australia…
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mines Stoppage
SYDNEY, Monday: Coal mines in Australia were idle again today in the fifth of the one-day stoppages against the attendance bonus pay…
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