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

Mining & the mines, 1889

141 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 8

Mining. PARKES

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 24 October 1889 · page 3

The following is from the correspondent of the Forbes Times:— Consequent upon the "booming" of the Peak Hill by a travelling reporter, who represents one of…

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Black Labor in Queensland Mines

National Advocate · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 3

In the Brisbane Assembly in reply to Mr. Sayers, Mr. Macrossan, Minister for Mines said that the Government was aware that Kanakas were employed to represent…

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Annandale Copper Mine

National Advocate · Monday 28 October 1889 · page 3

The reverberatory furnace, which has just been erected at the Annandale Copper Mine is working satisfactorily, and it is anticipated that operations will be in full swing in a week…

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The New Bathurst Mine

National Advocate · Monday 28 October 1889 · page 3

A telegram received from Trunkey to-day signed by the gold warden there, contains the pleasing intelligence that the new Bathurst Mine has crushed two hundred tons of quartz…

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No Gold

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1889 · page 3

The Monto Christo Gold Mining Company, of Queensland, is being wound up in London…

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Mining. the Peak Hill Diggings

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 29 October 1889 · page 3

The rush to this field continues. Each day three or four coachos, crowded with passengers, leave Dubbo, and a large number of men go on foot. Superintendent Saunderson visited the Peak on…

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Local Items. Mining at Sunny Corner

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1889 · page 2

Messrs. Cook and party report that they are sinking the shaft at Paddy Lockey's mine at Dark Corner. They have a good reef in the sink which is looking, exceedingly well…

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Trades Unionism Among Miners. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 3

The Amalgamated Miners' Association here have notified the mine managers that they have decided to compel all members who are in arrears to pay up before November 2,…

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Gold

National Advocate · Monday 4 November 1889 · page 2

He made our eyes tired, yesterday, when he brought into the Advocate office a box of specimens taken from the find in the New Confidence Mine, by Goodman and party,…

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Peak Hill Goldfield. Opinion of a Scientist

National Advocate · Monday 4 November 1889 · page 3

The Rev. J. Milne Curra, F.G.S., residing at Dubbo, reports relative to his visit to Peak Hill ns follows : "As I have been to Peak Hill, perhaps a few of my observation made…

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Mining at Cheshire Creek

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 2

Having received an invitation to visit these old-established mines, accompanied by Mr. S. Lindsay and two other shareholders, we were driven to the sport on Saturday last. After a very enjoyable drive…

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Mining and Conditional Purchases and Leases

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 3

The following regulations have been insued by the Minister for Mines under the Act recently passed:— 1. Any holder of a permit granted in pursuance of section 98 of the Crown Lands Act of 1181 may…

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SCHEDULE 1. Application for Authority to Scarch—Mining Act, 1880

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 November 1889 · page 3

To the Honorable the Minister for Mines. Sir, I, the undersigned, being the holder of a permit under section of the Crown Lands Act,…

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Strike of Miners at Broken Hill

National Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1889 · page 3

Broken Hill, Thursday. All unionists came out of the minus to-day in an immense body in accordance with a resolution to the union rule not to work…

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By Telegraph. The Broken Hill Miners. Broken Hill, Midnight

National Advocate · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 3

There is very little fresh to report regarding the strike. The committee of the Association met to-night and agreed not to flinch or give way in the slightest. In the efforts made to…

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The Dockers and the Miners

National Advocate · Monday 11 November 1889 · page 3

The London Dockers' Strike Conmiittee have cabled to the Broken Hill miners on strike commencing their action in refusing to work with blacklegs, forwarding £1000 and…

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By Telegraph. Opening the Bellambi Colliery. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 11 November 1889 · page 3

Sir Henry Parkes opened the Bellambi Colliery, in the southern district, on Saturday…

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The Peak Hill Gold Field

National Advocate · Monday 11 November 1889 · page 3

Some days ago a Dubbo correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald sent to that journal a report of Peak Hill made by our well-known fellow-townsman, the Rev. Father…

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Country Letters. Sunny Corner. Mining

National Advocate · Monday 11 November 1889 · page 3

Messrs. Cook and Party at Park Corner commenced crushing at their battery on Tuesday. They have five or six weeks crushing of very good stone. The mine is looking well…

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New Guinea Gold

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1889 · page 3

Encouraging reports are being received form the Sudest goldfield…

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