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

Mining & the mines, 1891

363 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 19

Mining at Carcoar

National Advocate · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 2

The Carcoar Cobalt Company started operations on Tuesday, and have already four tons at grass. They purpose bagging and shipping to England for…

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Mining. "Hill End" Specimens

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 3

The following letter appeared in yesterday's Telegraph:—Sir,-A" Man on the Kerb" briefly asks a very pertinent question, to repeat the…

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A Big Coal Dividend. Sydney, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 3

The Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Company have declared a dividend for the half year at the rate of 12½ per annum…

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The Welsh Miners

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 2

The miners in South Wales declare that the defects, in the land laws drive agricul­tural and other unskilled laborers into the mines to the detriment of both employers…

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A Discoverer of Gold

National Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 2

A NAME which will go down Australian history with increasing interest, if not fame, is in the death list of yesterday. Edward Hammond Hargraves, the…

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Mining Intelligence. Managers Reports

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 2

Golden Gully Gold-mining Company, Limited.—"Another rich quartz leader has been met with in the south drive, 270ft level, size from 3in to 7in thick. One of the specimens picked…

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A Coal Company Bung. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 3

Judge Manning to-day ordered the winding up of the Monk Wearmouth Coal Company…

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The Discoverer of Gold in New South Wales. Death of E. H. Hargraves. a Name in Australian History. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 2

The death is announced of the discoverer of gold in Australia, Edward Hammend Hargraves, who died at Forest Lodge, in his 76th year, to-day. He was born…

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Mining. MUDGEE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 3 November 1891 · page 2

Mr. Clarkc, a director of the Mount Stewart pine, states that chlorides have today been struck in. the western drive at the 160ft level upon the eastern lode. This is…

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Mines in the Cobar District

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 November 1891 · page 3

Mr. VV. H. J. Slee, Chief Inspector of Mines, has recently visited the mines in the Cobar district and made an exhaustive report on the nature of the various mines. Mining…

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Mining Accident. Collapse of a Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 November 1891 · page 3

An accident occurred at the Anaconda Mine, United States. The shaft collapsed and 17 miners were killed…

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Mining. YOUNG

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 November 1891 · page 3

A" lew weeks ago a small syndicate of local men was formed for the purpose of test­ing a reef believed to exist on Quarts Reel Hill, close to the town. Sinking was started…

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Mining in Africa. the Cassel Gold Extracating Process

National Advocate · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 3

The following letter, signed " Candour," appeared in a recent issue of the Glasgow Evening News, and may prove interesting to those of our readers who…

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Mining Intelligence. Managers' Reports

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 2

Guidon Gully Gold-mining Company.—270ft level: Main south drive on clay vein expended 10ft; total from east cross[?]t, 42ft, Country between clay veins still intermixed with small…

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A Quartz Gold Discovery. Young, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 3

During the current week a valuable quartz reef has been discovered in the vicinity of Young. The reef now exposed measures a width of 19 inches,…

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Changes in the Mining Office. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 3

Warden Sharpe, of Forbes, has been appointed acting warden at Peak Hill in succession to Mr. Slee, who is removed to Sydney to again take the duties of…

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The Lode Hill Tin Mining Co. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 3

The application for winding up the Lode Hill Tin Mining Company was granted by Justice Manning, in the Equity Court, to-day. Mr. Lloyd,…

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Disastrous Colliery Explosion

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 2

A disastron explosion has occurred in a colliery at Nanticoke (?). Eighteen miners were instantly killed and many others seriously injured…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion. London, November 9

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 3

A colliery explosion at Nauticoke resulted in eighteen miners being killed and many injured…

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Rich Find of Gold In America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 November 1891 · page 2

An, exceptionally rich find of gold is reported from America. At a mine in Monte Christo, Washington Territory, a seam 4ft deep and 400ft. long has been struck, giving…

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