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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 16 of 27

Dreadful Mining Fatality

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 14 July 1890 · page 1

The Sandhurst correspondent of the Melbourne Argus reports that a miner named William Williams, a Welshman, aged about 60 years, met with a terrible…

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More Silver Mines

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1890 · page 3

The Mines Department has received a wire stating that a discovery has been made of what appears to be a continuation of the Broken Hill lode at Gnalta,…

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More Gold

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 2

A small nugget of gold has been found in the sand at Umberumberka Creek, near Silverton…

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A Prosperous Miners' Association

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 3

The balance sheet of the Hunter River Miner's Association shows it is in a prosperous state. The balance to credit being £7,804, all invested in local…

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Mining. Interesting Details

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 2

Mr. T. W. E. Davis and Mr. G. A. Stonier, geological surveyors, have furnished a report to the Minister of Mines with regard to the Mandurama…

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Broken Hill Mines. Another Rich Development

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 2

A rich development at the 350 feet level in the South Broken Hill Mine was made yesterday. A rumour was also current that…

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Mining Matters. Manager's Report

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 3

New Lewis Ponds Gold and Silver Mining Company, Limited, July 8:—All work has boon suspended in the mine with the exception of sinking a…

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New Goldfield

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 2

A new gold-field is being opened up at Forest Range, near Adelaide (S.A.). The prospects are said to be good…

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Bathurst Free Press "Magna est veritas et prœvalebit." Thursday, July 17, 1809. Our Mining Industry

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 17 July 1890 · page 2

Quietly and unostentatiously the Mining Department of this colony is doing a work the importance of which cannot be over-estimated. That work is the inspection…

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A New Gold-field

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 2

A exciting rush occurred yesterday at Forest Glen, a goldfield in South Australia. Six hundred diggers appeared on the field, and 246 licenses have been…

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Mining at Peak Hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 2

A correspondent who has visited Peak Hill gives a graphic picture of the terrible state of the country roads. He states that there are about 1000 people on the…

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Mining. CARCOAR

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 2

A correspondent writes from Carcoar in sanguine terms as follows:—"Such a peculiar formation as that of the Big Dyke, recently discovered at Flyer's…

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Mining Intelligence. Managers' Reports

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 2

PEAK HILL PROPRIETARY GOLD-MINING COMPANY, NO LIABILITY, July 5 —"No. 1 main shaft is down 91 1/2ft. from surface; lode 5ft. thick. New shaft, 50ft, east of No. 1, is down…

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Discovery of Gold at a Great Depth

National Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1890 · page 3

Great excitement prevails at Sandhurst consequent on discoveries of gold at a great depth at the North Old Chum Claim. A rich reef has been struck at…

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Mining. Rich Find at the Golden Gully Mine, Ironbarks

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 21 July 1890 · page 2

Some very rich specimens of gold quartz obtained in the Golden Gully Gold-mining Company's mine at Ironbarks, in the Orange district, are now on view at the…

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The Mining Exhibition. Later Cables

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 21 July 1890 · page 3

The Mining Exhibition at Sydenham has been postponed until the 28th inst…

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Peak Hill Notes. Miners' Grievances— Warden's Courts Held in the Bush— Fun, Folly, Law and Fighting

National Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1890 · page 3

Considerable excitement, together with no little amount of amusement, was occasioned here on the 11th instant, in consequence of the Warden having to…

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Bathurst Free Press. "Magna est veritas et prosvalebit." Thursday, July 24, 1890. Gold-Saving Processes

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 24 July 1890 · page 2

To the reader whose interest in the practical work of mining has never been aroused by personal risk in the lottery, either as a shareholder in a "claim" or a…

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Mining Matters. Managers' Reports

National Advocate · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 3

New Lewis Ponds Gold and Silver Mining Company, July 15.—"A drive has been put in 18ft. on the western wall of formation in adit and a winze…

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Mining Exhibition. London

National Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1890 · page 3

It was decided to invite Lord Thurlow to open the Mining Exhibition, at the Costal Palace, Sydenham…

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