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

Mining & the mines, 1871

78 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 4

Gulgong Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 18 February 1871 · page 2

The prospects of the gold-field continues steadily to improve, despite the irritating delays caused by [?]gation consequent on the blundering of Mr. Commissioner Johnson and the absurd and…

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Appeal Court.—tuesday. Before the previous Bench. Mining Appeal Case

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 18 February 1871 · page 2

This was a case in which Mason and party had obtained a verdict against Trafford, and patty, both of Gulgong, before Geo. Warburton, Esq., P.M., and the present trial was brought to…

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Gulgong Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 25 February 1871 · page 2

There is nothing new in the way of fresh discoveries to report this week ; so we can only report the progress of existing leads, hoping like everybody else that next week we shall have the pleasure of…

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Mining Appeal Court Mudgee. Tuesday, 21St F[?] (Before G. Warburton, and V. D. Gxx Esq., J.P.) [?] and Co. V. [?] and Co

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 25 February 1871 · page 2

This was an appeal from a dictation of Hr. Commissioner Macarthur, at Gulgong, on the 6th February. Mr. Clarke (foe Mr. Brodibb) for [?]…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 2

Again we must repeat that we have no not entreated news of any new discoveries, though rumour with its busy [?] has reported several new[?] during the week. There is one report that has we…

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Gold Discovery Near Tenterfield

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 3

The following telegram received on Monday from G. W. F. Addison, Esq., P.M. Traterfield, by the Hon. the Minister for Lands, Sydney, has been kindly communicated to us for publication:…

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Mining Appeal Court, Mudgee. Tuesday, 28Th February. (Before G. Warburton, Esq., P.M., and Messrs. H. Tebbult, T. Cadell, J.P.’s.) Jumping a Quarts Claim

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 4 March 1871 · page 2

Stewart and others, appellants, v. Whiltaker and others, respondents. Mr. Brodribb for appellants; Mr. James foe respondents. This was an appeal from Windeyor. from a decision…

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The Anvil Creek Coal Mine on Fire

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 4

A most disastrous fire broke out on the morning of Monday, February 27th, in a Coal mine, at Anvil Creek, situate about twelve miles from Maitland, and from the Mercury…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 2

The past week has been a dull week, so far as the prospects of au extension of the golden ground affects the future. Of the many leads which are being shepherded none has as yet reported payable…

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Gold Fields’ Regulations— Who Shall Make Them?

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 11 March 1871 · page 2

THERE hat been an extract of a letter from Mr. H. A. Thompson (a member of the Royal Gold Fields’ Commission) to a Mr, C. D. Aplin, ex-Government Geologist in…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 18 March 1871 · page 2

The development of the gold-field, so far at the extension of existing leads or the discovery of new ones, is at a stand still, nothing new in either way having been found. On the Black Lead none…

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A Coal-pit on Fire

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 18 March 1871 · page 4

Many years ago a coal pit on the Dalqubarren Estate, near to Wallacetown, in the parish of Dailly, took fire, probably from an explosion of foul air bringing down a mass of…

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Extensive Issue of Counter Feit Gold Coins

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 18 March 1871 · page 4

The police authorities are desirous of calling public attention to the fact that there are now in circulation a large number of counterfeit coins representing sovereigns and…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 1 April 1871 · page 2

The mining prospects of the gold-field continue unchanged, there being no extension of any of the many named leads, though prospecting is being steadily carried on, and the various prospecting…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion Near Sheffield. Loss of Twenty-six Lives

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 1 April 1871 · page 4

About midnight on Tuesday a lamentably destructive explosion took place at the Renshaw Park Colliery belonging to Messrs. J. and G. Wells. For many years the…

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Gulgong Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 8 April 1871 · page 2

There is nothing new to report this week except it is the bottoming of No. 16 N Black Lead, without a payable prospect. The shaft ie about the “golden” depth, and the owners are…

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Mining

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 15 April 1871 · page 2

Though we have no new discoveries to report, we experience that pleasure so generally felt, in chronicling the magnificent yield from No 3 N Black Lead, of 732 ozs, 8 dwts, 12 grs. from 73 loads, or an average…

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Gulgong Police Court. Monday, 17Th April Before Messrs T. A Browne, P.M., and W. Johnson Esq., J.P., Gold Commissioner ASSAULT

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 22 April 1871 · page 2

Francis Bennon arrested by Constable Stapleton for [?] Henry Enter[?] in Queen street was discharged, the prosecutor not appearing. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY…

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Mining Cases. ([?]. W. Johnson, Esq.. Gold Commissioner, in charge of Western Gold-fields)

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 29 April 1871 · page 2

Trespass on a Mining Claim,—McLaughlin and party complainants v, Irwin and party descendants. Mr Brodribb appeared for complainants, Dr. Bellefonte, instructed by Mr. Davidson, for defendants…

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Mining

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 29 April 1871 · page 2

The long expected change for the better baa come last, and the confidence of those who despite exciting telegrams of new rushes, and depressing letters to Sydney papers—neither founded on fact—…

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