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

Mining & the mines, 1882

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Mining Intelligence. Mount Mcdonald

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 27 May 1882 · page 4

GRANT'S AMALGAMATED G.M. Co., limited, Mr T. G. Williams, manager reports: No. 1 shaft north drive extended 9ft total 23ft, the reef is from 1ft to 18in wide, much mixed…

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Latest Mining News

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 3

The Golden Spur Bowman (Copeland) finished crushing on Saturday 61 tons for a yield of 336 ozs. equal to 5 ozs. 6 dwts. to the ton. The depth of the shaft is 380 feet…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount Mcdonald

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 3 June 1882 · page 2

AUSTRALIAN MINING INVESTMENT ASSOCIATION.—No. I shaft has now reached a depth of 34 feet, and 18 tons of auriferous quartz of first quality have been raised, and…

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Latest Mining

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 4

A telegram received from Temora states that the dams are all replenished and the water is running freely over the flats. The vast heaps of washdirt are fast receding from…

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MOUNT McDONALD GOLDFIELD

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 10 June 1882 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Slee, mining inspector has reported on the Mount McDonald goldfield to the following effect, his report being addressed to the Minister for Mines.—…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount M'donald

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 24 June 1882 · page 4

BALMORAL G.M. Co., LIMITED.—Mr. Wm. Nicholas, managing director pro tem reports: No. 1 tunnel has been driven 2ft 6in during the week, making the total distance from the…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount M'donald

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 15 July 1882 · page 3

AUSTRALASIAN G.W. CO., LIMITED.—Mr J. P. Allen, manager, reports:—No. I shaft: south level from this shaft has been driven 8ft, aud grassed about 3 tons of first quality…

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Gold-mining in India

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 July 1882 · page 1

IN a recent issue the Ballarat Star (V.) states that "Mr. Mervyn Smith, a gentleman connected with an extensive gold mine in India on which Mr, Brough…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount M'donald

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 22 July 1882 · page 4

"WEST BALMORAL G.M. CO., LIMITED.—M. R. J. Champion, manager, reports:—Main tunnel: I have again resumed driving the main tunnel, with two shifts of men, and…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount M'donald

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1882 · page 2

QUEEN OF THE MOUNT G.M. Co.—Mr J. Williams reports:—The drives that lead from No. 2 shaft going north, and the one leading from the bottom of winze going south…

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The Ophir Goldfield

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 29 July 1882 · page 4

In giving a very interesting history of the famous Ophir goldfield, the "Western Advocate," says:—On the 16th July, 1851, the madness of the gold fever became…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount M'donald

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 5 August 1882 · page 2

WEST BALMORAL G.M. Co., LIMITED.—Mr. R. J. Champion, manager, reports:—I Main tunnel: During the past week the tunnel has been driven a further distance of…

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The Forest Gold Fields

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 12 August 1882 · page 4

The extreme inclemency of the weather having interfered with our projected visit to Ophir to complete our series of articles upon that goldfield, by a personal inspection, we…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount M'donald

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 12 August 1882 · page 3

BALMORAL G.M, Co., LIMITED.-Mr. G. Standish Hartrick, manager, reports:— No. 1 tunnel has been driven 3ft, making the total distance 60ft, the ground is slate, but…

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The Bathurst Free Press. 'Magna est beritas et prosvalebit." Wednesday, August 16, 1882. the Mining Industry

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 August 1882 · page 2

IN nothing is the proverbial slowness of departmental movements in this colony more clearly demonstrated than in the issue of the annual reports from the…

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Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 August 1882 · page 3

THE following reports are taken from the Annual Report of the Department of Mines for 1881, referred to in our last issue. Our readers will remember that they were written…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount M'donald

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1882 · page 3

WEST BALMORAL G.M. Co., LIMITED.—Mr R. J. Champion, manager, reports:—Winze: During the past week the winze has been sunk a further depth of 3ft, total from level…

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Copper Mining at Walgoola

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 9 September 1882 · page 2

Messrs Webb, Evans, and party have just finished smelting their first parcel of copper are, computed at 36 tons, at the Milburn Creek Smelting Works and have obtained…

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Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 September 1882 · page 2

A PRELIMINARY meeting was held at Tatter-sail's Hotel on Friday evening last for the purpose of taking steps to float the "Golden Bar" prospecting claim, near [?]. Mr. T…

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Mining Intelligence. Mount M'donald

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 23 September 1882 · page 2

GRANT'S AMALGAMATED G.M. Co.—Mr T. G. Williams reports:—No. 1 Tunnel :Extended 8ft total 191ft. Taking down the reef in driving. Reef 2ft wide, foot-wall half…

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