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

Mining & the mines, 1889

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Mining Accident at Sandhurst, Victoria. Sydney

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1889 · page 3

A serious explosion took place in a mine at Sandhurst yesterday, when a man named Mattcott was killed and another named Hobson injured…

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Carcoar. the Grabine Goldfield

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 15 January 1889 · page 2

A correspondent has kindly supplied us with the following information relating to rush at Grabine, near Mount McDonald :— For the benefit of some of your readers I will…

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Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 2

The Cornelian company resumed work on Monday…

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Discovery of Coal. Sydney, Wednesday Evening

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 17 January 1889 · page 2

Coal has been discovered on the Armidale road, near Grafton…

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Mining Managers' Reports

The Carcoar Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 2

The following reports of local mining managers have appeared in the daily papers during the week:—Cordillera Extended S.M. Co.—The manager…

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Mining in the West

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 2

Frequently of late reports each us of the existence of payable reefs in the district, and in many cases the discovery has been in that part of the country from which, years ago, fortunes…

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Mining Intelligence. Hale Yearly Meeting of Delaney's Dyke G. M. COMPANY

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1889 · page 2

THE second half-yearly general meeting of the Delaney's-Dyke Gold-mining Company, Limited, was held on Wednesday, Mr. Maurice Aron, J.P. presiding. The report states that "some…

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District Intelligence. Mudgee. Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 12 March 1889 · page 3

MINING AT BIRAGANBIL.—There is some activity in gold mining at Biraganbil. According to our Gulgong contemporary: The five different parties at present at work are Hewitt and party…

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Mining Intelligence Starting the Golden Gully Machinery

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 2

A VERY interesting ceremony, and one which should be fraught with great benefit to the surrounding districts, took place on, Monday afternoon, at the Golden Gully Mine, Ironbarks…

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Another Fatal Colliery Explosion

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 19 March 1889 · page 4

On the morning of January 28 a terrible disaster occurred at Dean-lane Colliery. Bedminster Bristol, resulting in very severe injuries to four men, three of whom have since…

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Mining Intelligence. Managers' Reports

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1889 · page 3

Golden Golly North Gold-mining Syndicate, Ironbarks.—The secretary, Mr. W. Burrell, reports to 16th inst.:—"Crosscut extended lft. 6in., total 27ft. 6in. Reef showing more…

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Mining Legislation. Sydney

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 3

The Mining on Church and School Lands Bill was read a first time…

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Mining Intelligence. Crushing Commenced at Delaney's Dyke

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 3

THANKS to the plentiful supply of rain which fell last week, the batteries have started this week at the Dyke, and no doubt the manager thinks that the noise is sweet music. Well…

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VARIETIES. The Scottish Gold Fields

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 April 1889 · page 5

The Scotch counties in which gold is known to exist even now, are Lanatkshire and Sutherlandshire; but there are also records at different times of gold-working in…

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Mining Intelligence. Result of Crushing at Delaney's Dyke

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 3

THE following report, dated 27th April, has been placed at our disposal:—"Cleared up to-day, after running five head of stamps about five days, fur over 60oz. of amalgam. Have…

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Mining Intelligence. CRUSHINGS

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1889 · page 2

CANOWINDRA, Saturday.—A crushing representing a fortnight's work from the Blue Jacket Reef of 53 tons from the 270ft. level yielded 106oz. The mine is looking better than…

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Modern Magic as Applied to Coal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 May 1889 · page 5

Pit-coal has been known for some hundreds of years. The discovery of its numberless products is confined to the present century. Illuminating gas was unknown 100 years ago…

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Disastrous Colliery Explosion

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 May 1889 · page 1

A disastrous explosion of gas occurred at Brynnally Colliery, about two miles from Wrexham, on March 13. It took place at half-past two o'clock, about an hour before…

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Political. a New Mining Bill

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 3

THE Minister for Mines, Mr. Sydney Smith, informed the Assembly that the Government intended to introduce a new Mining Bill and to issue regulations which will remedy many…

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The Traveller. Extraordinary Discovery of a Goldfield. a Strange Story From the Transvaal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 5

Queer things happen in Africa, no doubt; but a large amount of faith is necessary to the acceptance as exact history of an account given in the Transtaut Advertiser of the…

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