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

Mining & the mines, 1872

212 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 11

Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1872 · page 2

WE are now in the must of our [?] holidays when play not work is the most consequently we have nothing novel to report this week, although we are glad to say matters…

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Original Correspondence. We do not identity with the opinions of our Correspondent. Internal Communication. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1872 · page 2

SIR,—The following ia copied from the S. M. Herald of the 19th instant ;—" Pressed for revenue, and afraid to impose new taxes, the Government lat ly have looked to the public…

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Mining

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 3

The usual gold [?] left on Thursday last [?] this [?] contributions from this [?] previous fortnight. We [?] that this would ne the smallest [?]…

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Mining

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 2

The break in the regular work of the goldfield, caused by the holidays, has ended, and steady work is again the order of the day. Then it nothing new in the way of gold discoveries to report, though…

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Mining

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 3

The usual fortnightly escort lest on Thursday, conveying 4816[?] as the yield of the gold Held for that [?] We stated in our last mining report that this escort would be op to the average—and it…

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Gold Digging at Caloola Creek

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 2

FOR many years past it has been known that gold existed in the neighbourhood of caloola Creek, ans many Chiosmen and Europeans [?] in that neighbourhood have been…

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Mining Intelligence Tum'iarooni Tinn:*, iTiiniiarv 13

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 January 1872 · page 2

ON Thursday last Mr. J. Khroman showed us a [?] containing about 25th weight of the vein at present being worked in his celebrated claim. Last week we [?] an opinion that it was…

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Mining

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 27 January 1872 · page 2

The past week has been a quiet one ill many ways, for what between no new discoveries, the litigation, and the intense beat felt by everybody, the spirit of speculation is dormant. During the…

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Mining

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 3 February 1872 · page 2

The usual fortnightly escort left on Thursday last, conveying 6818 oxe, of gold as the produce of the field for that period. This very creditable amount of gold to wholly the result of the few hours heavy rain…

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Mining News

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1872 · page 3

THE Evening News says:—E. N. Emmett report that he has received two telegrams from Hill End, Tambaroorn, One stated Paxton brought down at one shot 3000 oz., gold out…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 10 February 1872 · page 2

THE past has been quiet week, though not, dull. There has been no discoveries of note, to record, but all hands are busy at their respective mining occupations. The rain that fell in the early…

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Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1872 · page 2

A GENTLEMAN who has just returned from a visit to Hill End informs as that he was favoured with a tight of some of the rich stone now getting out of Paxton and Co's claim. He…

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Gold Statistics for 1871

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 21 February 1872 · page 2

WHATEVER may be said about the increased yield of the gold-fields of New South Wales during 1871, as shown by the escort returns, it is a fact well known to many, that during the…

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Free Selectors Under the Present Land Act. Ii ford February 16,1872. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 February 1872 · page 3

Subject: New Land Act to Amend the Acts relating to the Occupation and Alienation of Crown Lands." O. H. M. S.—II ford January 13, 1872…

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Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

THE whole of the share in the Ruby Creek Tin Mining Comgony have been taken up, and are now selling at 2[?] 6d. premium. A telegram received yesterday from Mr…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

THE escort left on Thursday last with 4670 ozs. of gold as the produce of the goldfield for the past fortnight. The amount, though up to the average, is not as high as was generally…

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Nomination for Western Gold-fields. Sofala, Friday, 6 p.m

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 3

The nomination for the Western Goldfields took place to-day, in the presence of about fifty persons. The following were the candidates proposed:—Messrs. Flunkett,…

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Western Goldfields

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 March 1872 · page 2

THE Gulgong Advertiser of last Thursday says:—There are at the present time [?] of the Western [?]…

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Western Gold Fields’ Electorate

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Wednesday 6 March 1872 · page 4

GENTLEMAN.—In compliance with your request and that of many personal friends resident in other parts of this vast electorate. I beg to offer myself as a candidate for tine representation of…

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Mining Report

Gulgong Guardian and District Mining Record · Saturday 9 March 1872 · page 2

THERE has been an unusual quietness in mining matters during the week, which is attributable to several causes, not the least of which is the elections. One of the principal disturbing…

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