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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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The Coal Strike. [?] It Collapsing? Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

The Acting-Premier (Mr. C. A. Lee) stated yesterday afternoon that the Government would hold its hands and not order any further consignment of…

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The Latest. Southern Industrial Board. Men Must Resume Work. Unloading Government Coal. Tuesday Afternoon

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

The Industrial Board in connection with the dispute at the southern mines sat at Helensburg yesterday. The chairman announced that resumption of work must take place before the…

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Nymagee Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

Says the 'S.M. Herald' of 20th January:—"A vivid sidelight upon the relation of railways to development is furnished by the fate of the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 6

Cobar Gladstone Mining Company, report for two weeks ending January 2lst, 1910:—South drive at 210ft level extended 17½ft., total…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

Mr. Fellman, we understand, has pegged out a gold-mining lease, about twelve miles from Nymagee on the Canbelego road, and a joining M…

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The Coal Strike. Mr. Hughes's Advice. Bowling's Explanation. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 3

Mr Hughes says that the strike is now ripe for settlement, Much misery and suffering, he says, exist in the North and South, and…

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Tha Coal Supply

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

The town clock has been lit until 11 o'clock the last few evenings. Perhaps a few people have not noticed it, and if they had they may have…

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Gold From Sea Water: New Process

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 7

Vast quantities of gold-bearing sand are said to exist in Southern California, New Mexico, and Arizona, as well as in Sea-beachcs and sea-water, but…

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The Coal Strike. Bowling Gets Twelve Months. Three Others Eight Months Each. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

The strike prosecutions reached final stages yesterday. The defendants were Peter Bowling, Daniel Hutton, James Butler, and…

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The Great Coal Strike Wages Board Winning Favour. Non-unionists at Work. Delegate at Townsville. Sydney Labor Council

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

The unloading of the steamer Quite, with Calcutta coal for the Government, commenced yesterday morning with free labor. Before the Arbitration Court on Thursday…

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More Trouble at the Copper Mine

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 3

It was arranged that the mine should have started this (Tuesday) morning, but owing to some trouble over the price offered for contract…

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The Coal Strike. Miners' Request for Conference. Proprietors Stand Firm. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 2

The Colliery Proprietors received the Miners' Federation request for a conference, but stated they could do nothing about it until they met next week,…

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Coal

The Cobar Herald · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 2

The coal shipments during the first nine months of the year exhibited a falling off of 1,100,2O7 tons, and £516,635 in value, when compared…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 5

Budgery south-east crosscut at the 400ft level has been extended 31½ft. from the shaft. Some very hard bars have been passed through, but the…

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Nymagee Gold Rush. From the "Peer."

The Cobar Herald · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 5

During the past, few days four claims have been pegged out adjoining Mr. Jacobson's lease, which is located about twelve miles from Nymagee on…

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Coal

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 2

The coal shipments during the first nine months of the year exhibited a falling till of 1,100,207 tons, and £516,635 in value, when compared…

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Mexican Mine Explosion

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

A miner smoking a cigarette caused an explosion in a Mexican mine, and 68 miners were killed and 50 injured…

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Accident to a Coal Train

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

A HEAVILY laden coal train bound to Sydney ran off the rails near Katoomba station yesterday. It travelled over sixty yards before stopping, and the engine at last became…

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Gold From Sea Water: New Process

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 1

Vast quantities of gold-bearing sand are said to exist in Southern California, Mexico, and Arizona, as well as in sea-beaches and sea-water, but no…

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The Coal Strike. Newcastle Wages Board. An Astigator Arrested. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

When the Newcastle Wages Board resumed on Wednesday,there were no representatives of the miners in Court. Mr. Kelynack, who appeared for the…

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