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

Mining & the mines, 1875

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Dreadful Mining Accident Through Explosion. (From the Western Enemies.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Wednesday 13 October 1875 · page 2

A MINING accident occurred yesterday afternoon in the winze of the Golden Point mine, at Luckuow, the particulors of which are simply horrible to relate. The victim of the…

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Mining

Hill End and Tambaroora Times and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 2

THE new mining bill is calling forth Sunday animadversions, not as a rule, however, on its merits, but seemingly because it is a mining bill. Quol ho[?]es, tot sententice probably…

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The New Mining Bill

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 2

As the majority of our readers will probably not take the trouble to wade through the numerous clauses of the new Act. we purpose devoting some of our space to an…

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The Mining Board. to the Editor of the Hill End Times

Hill End and Tambaroora Times and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 2

SIR,—Some Hill End friend has kindly sent me a copy of your issue of the 16th October, with the following sentence in your Mining Report, underlined:—“Another point well…

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Division Ii. Mining Leases

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 2

This division of the Bill is most important, as the question of leasing is one vitally effecting the progress, if not the very existence of gold-mining. Many arguments may…

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The New Mining Bill. (Continued.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 2

SECTION 12. With this clause—which is also in the present Act—we should imagine that a proclamation of a commonage was quite unnecessary; but, as the common now…

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Mines and Mineral Statistics

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Wednesday 10 November 1875 · page 3

WE beg to acknowledge the receipt from the Minister for Mines of a copy of “Mines and Mineral Statistics of New South Wales,” complied by direction of that gentleman for…

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The New Mining Bill

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Wednesday 10 November 1875 · page 2

“MINER’S RIGHT” indites the following letter to the Herald, on the above subject :— The Mining Bill of Mr. Lucas is, I venture to say, the clumsiest attempt at legislating…

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The New Mining Bill. (Continued.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Wednesday 10 November 1875 · page 2

HAVING stated our objections to the principle of leasing, we must now consider the clauses of the bill, under this head : and, as it is vain to hope that leasing will be done away with,…

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Contemporary Opinion. Goldfield Reserves Parkes Gazette

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Wednesday 10 November 1875 · page 3

THE agitation for doing a - ay with the goldfield reserves, at Gulgong, appears to be much more briskly carried on by the Progress Committee there than it is here, although…

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The New Mining Bill. (Continued.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 13 November 1875 · page 2

SECTION 59 permits the holder of a mineral lease to convert it into a mineral conditional purchase, under the Crown Lands Act of 1861…

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Mining Education. (Atheua[?]m.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Wednesday 17 November 1875 · page 2

THE institution of a department of mines, with its ministerial and departmental heads and all its ramifications of Mining Boards, Wardens, and Mining Courts, shews that the…

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The New Mining Bill. (Continued.) Part Ii.—administration of Justice. Division Iv. Wardens’ Courts—Jurisdiction and Powers—Assessrs

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Wednesday 17 November 1875 · page 2

THIS division of the bill is of the utmost importance, as it introduces several new features in mining legislation in New South Wales. We must confess some diffidence in dealing…

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The New Mining Bill. (Continued.)

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 27 November 1875 · page 2

SECTION 101 gives the Warden’s Court, or Warden, power to order an injunction. We think this power should be vested in the warden only. This clause only applies to…

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The New Mining Bill. (Concluded.) Division Vii, Miscellaneous provisions

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Wednesday 1 December 1875 · page 2

SECTION 137 allows the minister or judge of the Court of Mines to appoint an inquirer to take evidence (presumably, where or when the pressure of his own duties prevents his…

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The Nil Desperandum Mining Case. Ex parts Gard and Others

The Gulgong Evening Argus and Home Rule Mining Record · Saturday 18 December 1875 · page 2

IN the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, before the Chief Justice and Justices Hargraves and Fancett. this case was heard:— This was a [?] to make absolute a…

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