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

Mining & the mines, 1892

483 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 25

Broken Hill Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 1 July 1892 · page 2

The Melbourne shareholders of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company bare decided to purchase the smilting plant and rights of the British Proprietary Company…

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The Great Coal Strike

National Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 2

400,000: miners on strike, and that means industries cripped, homes starved, and commercial properity thrown back it may be said years. Everything connected with the manufacturing…

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The Broken Hill Mines. the Labor Difficulty. Great Excitement

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 3

Considerable excitement exists at Broken Hill. A monster meeting was held last night and the men unanimously declared their opposition to contract work, every speaker…

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Mining near Bathurst. the Old Napoleon and Fontana. Re-opening Old Reefs

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 2

The travailing correspondent of the S.M. Herald contributes the following interesting paper respecting present mining operations near Bathurst and Sofala :—…

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The Broken Hill Panic. Great Consternation Felt. the Proprietary Mine. Our Strand Timbers. a Palling Boulder. Sydney, Friday Night

National Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 3

ln Broken Hill the alarm felt with reference to the stability of the timbering in the Proprietary Mine has in no way been allayed, and in fact increases as…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. The Broken Hill Mines. the Miners Decide to Strike

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 July 1892 · page 2

A meeting of 5000 workmen at Broken Hill was held yesterday, and it was unammously decided that the miners should strike in preference to accepting the contract…

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Mining at Scrubby Rush

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 July 1892 · page 3

Mr. J. R. Everett brought into Carcoar on Thursday a nice little cake of gold, the result of a crashing of 12 tons of stuff from Scrubby Rush. The result of the crushing…

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Mining. Hill End

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 July 1892 · page 3

The Warden's Court opened yesterday afternoon, when a complaint against the Premier Company was heard for permitting an influx of water. Several witnesses were…

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A Great Mine. Successfully Floated. Sydney, Saturday Night

National Advocate · Monday 4 July 1892 · page 2

A cablegram has been received announcing the successful floating of the Aladdin's Lamp gold mine, of Lucknow, on the London market, with a capital of…

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The Broken Hill Miners. a Strike Impending. Broken Hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 July 1892 · page 3

It is admitted on all sides that the minors intend to come out on strike within the next few days unless the associated mines agree to refer in dispute to arbitration…

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Mining at Georgetown

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 3

Further sensational discoveries have occurred in connection with the Georgetown mines, Queensland, the total output of one claim in two months valued at…

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First Edition the Broken Hill Strike. Call Out of 5000 Men. Collapse of the Mines

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 2

FIVE THOUSAND union men have struck at Broken Hill, and as soon as the furnaces can run down the city will be thrown into a state of absolute idleness…

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Tremendous Excitement. Speeches and Telegrams. Sleath's Advice to the Men. a Cordon Round the Mines

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 3

At Broken Hill nothing fresh has happened. Intense excitement is felt, and it is believed that the struggle will be a very bitter one. Thousands of men…

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The Broken Hill Mines. a Gigantic Strike. the Place in a Ferment. Broken Hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 3

A meeting attended by 5000 men was held on Sunday afternoon on the Central Reserve, when it was decided to call all underground men out at once and all…

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Mount Pleasant Colliery

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 July 1892 · page 3

A sample of ore from Mount Pleasant colliery, Wollongong, yielded 51 percent, of metallic iron…

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Sydney Sheep Sales. High Prices and Gold Sales. Sydney, Tuesday Night

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1892 · page 2

The sale of Tasmanian merino sheep was continued. to-day. by Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe. The remaining seven rams on account of Mr. T. Gibson…

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Inspecting Mines

National Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1892 · page 2

Mr. W. H. J. Slee, the chief inspector of mines, is on a visit to the country districts for the purpose of making inquires in reference to the prospecting vote. Mr. Slee is now at…

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A Mining Programme

National Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1892 · page 2

The following is the programme made out by one of a party of young fellows who are leaving Wallerawang on a prospecting trip in the Mudgee district:—First day,…

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Mining. CARCOAR

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 July 1892 · page 3

Lambert's prospering ground at the Dry diggings crushed two tons of stone for a yield of 2oz. 1dwt. of gold per ton. The stone was taken from the top of the reef, which at…

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The Broken Hill Strike. the Mines Strictly Blockaded. Meeting of the Mineowners. Appeals for Government. Protection. Suggested Basis of Settlement. Broken Hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 July 1892 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon mote strict instructions wore issued to the pickets, and since then everybody seems to have recognised the impossibility of getting to the minues without…

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