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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Gold Production. Australia's Position

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 November 1907 · page 4

THE output of gold for Australia for 1906 was £16,570,000, thus placing this country third on the list. The first place is occupied by the Transvaal, £24,579,000, and the second…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1907 · page 2

The Warden on Friday dealt with a case in which John Stanbury applied for five months' suspension of labor conditions in respect to his prospecting…

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Coal Crisis at Newcastle

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1907 · page 2

The Government has taken action in the coal crisis at Newcastle. The Premier is hopeful that his suggestions will lead to an amicable settlement of…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 2

Mount Boppy Copper Mining Company, No Liability.—Mr. D. A. Sutherland of the Great North Cobar, has been granted an extension of his…

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The C.s.a. Mines. Ltd

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 12 November 1907 · page 2

Report for week ending the 6th inst.:— Main Shaft.—Shaft has been sunk a further 10ft., making total depth 571 feet; giving 114ft below present…

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The Coal Dispute. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 2

Mr. Wade, speaking at the Balmin regatta luncheon yesterday, said the Government intended to carry out the programme initiated by Mr. Carruthers. With…

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Latest Re the Coal Crisis

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 3

The coal crisis assumed a more serious aspect this morning. Only five collieries in the Newcaslte district resumed work with a more handful of men. All shipping of coal is…

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The Coal Difficulty. A Strike Ordered

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 November 1907 · page 3

THE following important resolutions were passed by the committee of management of the Newcastle and Maitland Colliery Employers' Federation, and forwarded to the secretary of…

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Creat Coal Strike

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 November 1907 · page 4

All efforts to settle the dispute between the colliery proprietors and' miners of Newcastle having failed, a big strike is now in progress. The…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 5

The Little Boppy Copper Mining Company, Ltd—The mine Manager reports under date 11th inst:-During the fortnight ending the 9th inst,…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 6

Report of Bonnie Dundee mine for fortnight ending 9th inst.:—No. 2 shaft sunk a further 6ft 6in, making a total of 306ft 6in. At this depth a…

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The Great Colliery Strike Commences. 14.000 Men Concerned. Premier Still Mediating. Dismay in the North. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 November 1907 · page 5

Owing to the refusal of the colliery proprietors to agree to the proposed guarantee of payment for the three days armistice, all the men were…

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The Coal Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 5

The minors' delegates are now in conference with the Premier and chairman of the Colliery Proprietors' Association. It is stated on the best authority that in the…

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Colliery Strike. The Proprietors Refuse Premier's Terms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 5

OWING to the refusal of the colliery proprietors to agree to the proposed guarantee of payment for the three days armistice, all the men were called out on Tuesday…

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The Coal Strike at Newcastle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 4

FOR the first time for upwards of ten years the industrial peace of the Newcastle-Maitland district--the great coal-raising area of the Southern Hemisphere--has been broken…

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Great Coal Strike. Government May Tuke Action

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 4

Practically the whole of the miners in the Newcastle and South Maitland districts are out on strike. Only one small colliery, Lambton, which is worked on tribute, was…

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The Coal Strike. The Premier says the Parties will be Made to Confer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 November 1907 · page 4

SPEAKING in the Assembly on Wednesday, the Premier said the Government recognised this was a matter affecting all the community. It the result of the overtures that day being made…

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The Coal Strike

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 November 1907 · page 2

THE great coal strike at Newcastle may now be fairly spoken of as having set in in earnest, all the collieries in the district being thrown idle and some…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 19 November 1907 · page 2

Cobar Peak Silver Mining Co., No Liability.—The assay returns of 10 tons Silver Lead Ore despatched to The Sulphide Corporation, Cockle…

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THE C.S.A. MINES. Ltd

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 19 November 1907 · page 2

The manager of the C.S.A. Mines, Ltd., reports for week ending 13th:—Main Shaft—Shaft has been sank a farther 9ft. 6in., making total depth…

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