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

Mining & the mines, 1862

124 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 7

To the Editor of the Bathurst free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 June 1862 · page 2

SIR.—It will be to the interest of Suitors in the District Court of the West, if you put on record in some way, the great necessity that exists for the strict observance of punctuality—a habit…

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Courts of Appeal. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 June 1862 · page 2

SIR,—I was much pleased on reading the leading Article of the 3rd No. of the Lachlan Observer, (May 17) headed, Court of Appeal, and as the subject equally affects other Districts,…

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Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents. Our Western Coaches. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Tress and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 June 1862 · page 2

SIR,—It is strange that notwithstanding the accidents which daily occur, and which from the influx of our digging population are still more likely to occur, that nothing is said upon the…

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To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 June 1862 · page 2

SIR,—Despite of all the opposition sometime back foolishly raised against it, the incorporation of the town of Bathurst, will be shortly "un fait accompli." The former opposition to it,…

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Court of Appeal for the Western Gold-fields

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1862 · page 2

THIS court was opened yesterday at 11 o'clock, a.m. H. McLean, Esq., C.G.C. in tho chair. Assessors Messrs. Campbell and Mongan…

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We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of oar Correspondents. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal. Bathurst Corporation

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1862 · page 2

SIR.—In your issue of Saturday last appears a letter, or rather a rigmarole, signed *** I apprehend the three stars (astorisks) signifies the writer to be a star of the third magnitude in our…

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Western Gold-fields Appeal Court

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 June 1862 · page 2

THE first case tried before this Court was that of Cooper, Kissel, and 10 Chinamen v. Yung Sang and Co,—This was a case of appeal against…

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Local and Domestic. the Late Gold Escort Robbery

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 June 1862 · page 2

VERY few particulars beyond those given in our last issue have been ascertained respecting the late robbery of the Lachlan Escort. The ruffians, said in the first instance to number…

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To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 June 1862 · page 3

SIR.—I regret that "Citizen" has taken up the matter of my letter about the Corporation in the rude way he has. I pledge to you that I made no personal allusion in anything I said. I…

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Traces of the Escort Robbers, and Recovery of 1500 Ounces of the Stolen Gold!

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 June 1862 · page 2

WE have the satisfaction of stating on accredited information, that the exertions of the police and others, now in pursuit of the escort robbers have to a considerable extent been successful. In…

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Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 July 1862 · page 2

SIR,—Occasions sometime happen in which the demands of duty are opposed to our inclinations. It is a disagreeable task to utter censure on the Proceedings of others, especially when it is…

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The Lachlan. Mining Intelligence

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 July 1862 · page 2

MINEHAN and Co.'s engine, on the South Lead, is working night and day, and is draining tho surrounding claims, while pumping tho water out of Nos. 3, 4, 5,…

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To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 July 1862 · page 2

Sir,—Discussing to-day with a few friends about the latest news connected with the Lachlan escort robbery, it was suggested by one of the party, that the brands of the captured horses…

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A Gold Stealer Caught

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 July 1862 · page 3

For some time back the Catherine Reef United Company have had some reason to suspect that the comparative smallness of their yield was not entirely…

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Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 July 1862 · page 2

DEAR SIR.—The meeting advertised in your paper to be held at Rockley, on Tuesday last, in reference to the Rockley Pound, appears an eyesore to the settlers in and ockley;…

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Mining Intelligence

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1862 · page 2

The amount of gold sent down by the last Escort was 3647 ozs. 6 dwts.; 8296 ozs. 4 dwtp. 13 grs. were left behind in the Camp for want of boxes…

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Local and Domestic. Rescue of the Gold Robbers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1862 · page 2

ON Monday morning last the inhabitants of Bathurst were startled by the intelligence that the two men, Dacey and Hunter, who had been captured by Sir F. Pottingor, Mr. Mitchell, and…

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Original Correspondence. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 July 1862 · page 2

SIR,—A person, rejoicing in the pseudony me of "Cockatoo," has thought fit to deliver himself of an elegant effusion which found a place in your issue of last Saturday and in which my…

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To the Editor of the Bathurst free Press and Mining Journal. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 July 1862 · page 2

SIR.—Though a man may very properly refrain from taking any part in public meeting he still may hare a strong inclination to communicate his thoughts through…

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The Coromandel Gold Fields

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 July 1862 · page 4

The " southern . Cross" of the 6th instant says : We are now more enabled to give a more detailed account of the proceedings of the diggers at Caromandel…

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