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

Mining & the mines, 1889

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Women aiding the Broken Hill Miners. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1889 · page 3

The miners on strike at Broken Hill held two mass meetings yesterday, when numerous subscriptions from sympathisers were received. A meeting of women was held at Broken Hill…

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Mining. Smelting at Tom's Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 November 1889 · page 2

A number of the Sydney shareholders and some of the directors of Tom's Mine paid Lewis Ponds a visit, on Saturday, in order to inspect the mines and also to witness the commencement of the smelting…

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Who Discovered Gold?

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 November 1889 · page 2

Messrs, Tom and Lister, to whose version of the first discovery of gold at Ophir we have always leaned, believing it to be absolutely correct, have written the following letter to a Sydv…

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Crushed in a Colliery

National Advocate · Friday 15 November 1889 · page 3

James Shilling was buried for two hours on Tuesday last by a fall of coal at Greta colliery. When extricated he was found to be severely injured…

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Broken Hill Miners. Resolutions of Sympathy

National Advocate · Friday 15 November 1889 · page 3

The Trades and Labor Council have passed a motion of sympathy with the Broken Hill miners…

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By Telegraph. a Miners' Strike. Sydney, This Day

National Advocate · Friday 15 November 1889 · page 3

A strike is expected at the Greta Colliery, the topmen having given notice to cease work unless the hours of labor are reduced from nine to eight hours…

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District Intelligence. Gulgong. Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 19 November 1889 · page 3

Rouse's Woolshed Paddock.—The Thew brothers have returned from Newcastle, and it is understood that the speculation will be stated at once, and that satisfactory arrangements have been made for…

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The Newcastle Miners. They Get Rid of Curley, M.P.

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1889 · page 3

The voting of Newcastle miners in regard to the retention of the services of Curley, M.P., as miners' secretary at a nominal fee has resulted—for 1,645, against 1,805. Curley…

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The Eungella Rush. a Rich Goldfield Fifty Ounces to the ton. Brisbane

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1889 · page 1

A considerable number of men are arriving at Macay, inconsequence of the reports about the Eungella reefs. Up to the present, however, the limited amount only of work that…

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Another Gold Mining Company Foated

National Advocate · Thursday 21 November 1889 · page 3

The Malay Peninsula Syndicate has been formed into a registered company, with a capital of £1,000,000…

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By Telegraph. Fearful Colliery Accident. Newcastle

National Advocate · Friday 22 November 1889 · page 3

A frightful accident occurred at the South Bunwood Coal Co.'s sinking pit, situated near the Head Lagoon, ten miles from Newcastle. Three men were engaged in sinking operations,…

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The Colliery Calamity

National Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1889 · page 3

The inquest yesterday on the four men killed at the Smith Barwood colliery on Thursday last, resulted in a verdict of accidental death being returned, the jury suggesting the…

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Mining. Hill End

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 November 1889 · page 2

The manager of the New Era G. M. Company (Suttor's) reports under date, November 16, as follows:— “I have to inform you that 30½ tons stone from the New Era washed up in Saturday…

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Local Items. Mining Information

National Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1889 · page 3

Mineral leases refused:—R. C. Cottiers, 40 acres, parish of Tuena. Gold-mining leases refused :—J. H. W. Brown and another, two acres at Skid Hollow; H. Slater and others,…

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The Peak-hill Goldfield.—disap Pointing Returns

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 November 1889 · page 2

DURBO,WEDNESDAY:—Water is now very scarce at the Peak-hill diggings. The latest reports to hand state that every drop used has to be brought from the lagoons three miles away or from Burraba been…

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Mining Information

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 2

Mineral Lease application approved :—A. Hislop, 599 acres, 3 roods, parish Cullen Bullen. The lessees of the Back Ceeek Silver and Goldmining Company have surrended the mine…

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Gulgong. Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 3

The ton of quartz sent some time since to Melbourne, for treatment, by Wilson and party, old Gulgong reef, has yielded the handsome return of £10 3s 6d net, and when it is considered that the…

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Mining. PARKES

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 3

The recent rains filled up all the puddlers' dams on the creek at Alicktown, and washing up is going on there merrily. All the claims that have washed recently have given high returns of from…

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Miners Entombed

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1889 · page 3

The whole number of the miners employed in a Westphalian Colliery have been entombed, 250 were rescued, and food has been sent to others through air pipes…

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Sunny Corner Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 November 1889 · page 3

The general manager of the Sunny Corner Silver" mining Company, Limited, reports that during the week ended 21st November, 1889, three cupola furnaces have worked full time, and one…

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