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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 5 of 19

Fabulous Gold Fields. London, April 1

National Advocate · Friday 3 April 1891 · page 3

Official reports respecting goldfields discovered at Manicaland South Africa, state the richness is absolutely fabulous and rival the most famous goldfields in…

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Miners Congress

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 2

The International Miners' Congress, at Paris discussed the advisability of a general strike to enforce the concession of the eight-hour system…

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Colliery Disaster

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 6 April 1891 · page 2

A terrible colliery disaster has occurred j at the Apedale coal mines, Staffordshire. The calamity was due to an explosion of : gas in the mines, by which io of the…

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The German Coal Ring

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 6 April 1891 · page 2

German companies are buying enormous quantities of coal in England and America with the object of breaking the German coal ring…

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Midland Collieries

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 3

The various midland collieries in England have agreed to form a coal trust for the purpose of keeping up the price of the fuel…

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More Gold

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 3

An important gold discovery is reported from the west coast of Tasmania. It is believed to be a second Mount Morgan…

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Mining. Sunny Corner Silver-mining Company

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 2

The following letter appeared in yesterday's Daily Telegraph:— Sir,—In view of the criticism of the last half-yearly balance sheet of the above…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Thursday. the New African Goldfields

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 April 1891 · page 3

A body of British diggers, 250 strong, are proceeding to the Astoria Goldfields, South Africa, via Port Beira. Portugal complains that this is a case of lorciblc…

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Gold-mining Leases

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 April 1891 · page 2

Rents are now due on the undermen­tioned gold-mining leases :— Samuel S. Howes, parish Somers. Sunny Corner Silver-mining Company,…

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Rescued at Last. Miners Entombed 19 DAYS

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 April 1891 · page 4

Dalziel's correspondent at Hazleton, Pennsylvania, telegraphed recently:— Four miners who have been entombed since February 4, 19 days ago, in the…

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Mines Around Sunny Corner

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 April 1891 · page 3

The Sunny Corner Mine (says the E. News), though from its early success in having rich gossan, and thus being enabled to pay good dividends for a time,…

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Mining. Manager's Report. Peak Hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 April 1891 · page 2

The Times of Friday last gives the following:— The fine weather still continues, with no prospect of an immediate change, and the miners are almost at a stand still…

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Mining. PARKES

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 2

Mining matters are satisfactory. The Koh-i-noor Company's mine looks especially well. At the east end, in driving, a large body of excellent stone was opened…

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Mining. Rich Find at the Jackass Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 3

A very decided and attractive novelty at the Orange Show Ground, on Thursday, was the washing by Mr. H. W. Newman, in the sight of a crowd of eager…

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Rich Find at the Jackass Mine

National Advocate · Monday 20 April 1891 · page 3

A very decided and attractive novelty at the Orange Show Ground on Thursday, was (says the Advocate) the washing by Mr. H. W. Newman, in the…

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Mining. Alicktown. the Paddocks Opened

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 3

Some excitement was evinced in mining circles the other day (writes the Alicktown correspondent of the Star) when it became positively known that the Watts and…

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The Jackass Gold Mine. Anticipated Return of Lucknow's Golden Days

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 2

The recent discovery made in this mine being of such an extraordinary nature that its importance cannot be over estimated, and as the crude reports…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Friday. Gold in the Banks

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 2

Large withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England. for Lisbon and Russia, are likely to take place to the extend of a million and a half sterling…

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The Pennsylvania Miners. London, April 25

National Advocate · Monday 27 April 1891 · page 3

The miners who struck for the recognition of the Eight Hours system in the Pennsylvania mines have been evicted from their homes. Incensed at this…

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More Gold at Lucknow. Orange

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1891 · page 3

At the Jackass Company's Mine on Saturday the works were engaged in cleaning up, 75ozs. being the result; 175ozs. were banked. Water very…

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