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

Mining & the mines, 1890

533 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 27

Mining. Root Hog. Sofala

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 5 May 1890 · page 3

A Sydney syndicate, on Thursday, completed the purchase of Clyner's claim, Root Hogg, Hill End. Mr. W. B. Henderson has been engaged to lay out…

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Mining Intelligence

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1890 · page 3

The manager of the New Lewis Ponds Gold and Silver Mining Company reports under dated April 29.—The crosscut west at the 157 ft. level has been driven 10ft., total 413ft…

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The Great Gold Find

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1890 · page 3

Mr. T. W. Miller, who left Peak Hill on Thursday last, that there is no exageration in the accounts which have been circulated of the great find of gold in the…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster

National Advocate · Friday 9 May 1890 · page 3

A terrible colliery disaster is reported from Leigh, Lancashire. One of the pits in the neighbourhood caught fire, and cut off the egress of 350 miners; the miners in the…

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A Colliery Changes Hands

National Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 3

The Great Northern Colliery at Teralba has been sold for £20,000 to a syndicate residing Sydney and Melbourne. The company started operations in 1887, but, shortly before…

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The [?]son Town Field. the Mountain Wave Mine. Rich Gold Specimens

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 3

A lengthy report of the Mountain Wave Mine appeared in this journal of the 14th April, and as an evidence of the richness of this mine and of…

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Mining Scraps

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 13

In Barns[?] Creek mine, the reef is especially promising being both [?] rich…

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The " Mining Standard."

National Advocate · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 3

Again we have occasion to welcome to our editorial table the Australian Mining Standard which is almost a necessity to everyone who takes any interest in mining affairs, and who…

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Mining. PARKES

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 2

Some rich stone was grassed to-day at the Hasel-Hurst Proprietary Company's claim on the Buchanan. Some of the larger stones are thoroughly impregnated…

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Rumoured Collapse of a Mine. Sydney, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 3

It was rumoured on Saturday morning that the timber of the British Mine, Broken Hill, had collapsed, but the report wns greatly exaggerated. A. creep is noticeable in the ore…

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Bathurst Free Press "Magna est veritas et prosvalebit." Monday, May 12, 1890. Progress of Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 12 May 1890 · page 2

The report of the Department of Mines for the year 1889 has just been issued. It contains a fund of information which cannot fail to be interesting and instructive…

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Mining Intelligence

National Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1890 · page 3

The following wining manager's reports have been received:—Tom's Lewis Ponds Silver and Gold Mining Company, Limited, May 3.—No. 1 shaft, Main Lode—50ft, level: Have…

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Fatal Mining Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1890 · page 3

Two men named Holden and Pascoe were killed in the Broken Hill Extended to-day. They were employed carting up a shaft, which is 400ft deep. At the time of the accident…

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First Gold Discovery. Sunrise, Guyong, October 18th, 1887

The Bathurst Post · Thursday 15 May 1890 · page 8

THE following evidence touching the first gold discovery in Australia was prepared by us in 1876 and will read accordingly. It was prepared to be read to a committee of the New South Wales Parliament, but having tried by…

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Mining. Bathurst District—trunkey Division

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 4

The following report has been forwarded to the department by Mr. Warden Smith: I have the honor to forward my report for the past year…

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Hill End. Large Gold Finds. Recovery of a Lost Rich Vein

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 2

MINING.—We are getting slightly excited with the rich finds of gold in our midst, and yesterday I wired you that Riley Brothers, in Brown's old claim…

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Mining. PARKES

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 19 May 1890 · page 3

The party at work in the shaft of the Parkes Deep-sinking Prospecting Company, struck a vein in the course of sinking, on Tuesday evening, at a depth of…

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Irregularities in the Mines Department

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 19 May 1890 · page 3

Enquiries are proceeding into certain alleged irregularities in the Mines Department…

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Country Correspondence. Hill End. Encouraging Mining News

National Advocate · Monday 19 May 1890 · page 3

O'Riley Bros, took 186oz. of pure gold out of Brown's old claim from Tuesday morning till Thursday evening last; some of it is pure flakes of gold, and it Still gets better as they…

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Mining. Hill End

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 2

A correspondent of the News furnishes the following interesting information concerning the present condition of Hawkins' Hill Hill End:—…

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