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

Mining & the mines, 1892

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Second Edition Still on the Borrow ! Advance Australia—coin. Apply to a Local " Uncle Mine." New South Wales Wants £500,000

National Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1892 · page 2

IN order to meet the exigencies of public expenditure for the present year, and to avoid any recourse whatever to the London money market during that period, the Colonial…

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Latest Cablegrams London, Monday. Colliery Explosion. Eight Lives Lost

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 26 July 1892 · page 3

A terrible colliery explosion is reported from Pottsville, (Pa.). A number of miners were in the pit at the time of the disaster, ami it has been ascertained that eight were…

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The Broken Hill Strike and Cornish Miners

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 26 July 1892 · page 2

The following letter appears in the Lithgoio Mercury of Saturday last :— Sir,—I would much like to say a few words that may, perhaps, be interesting to…

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Mining Notes

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 July 1892 · page 2

At the Golden Gully goldmine several leaders have been cut, one being about [?], showing gold. The south-eastern drive on the 270ft. level has been extended…

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A Diamond Mine—large Yields

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 July 1892 · page 2

A report has been received by the Minister for Mines from Warden Lawson, of Bingera, with reference to a visit to the Monte Christo diamond mine. He was…

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More Finds of Gold

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 July 1892 · page 3

A further discovery of auriferous country has been made between the Bromen Range, on the south-east coast of West Australia, and Yilgara…

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Serious Mining Disturbance

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 July 1892 · page 3

A serious disturbance occurred at Charters Towers on Tuesday night. Several hundred men took forcible possession of No. 3 shaft of the Day Dawn and Wyndham Companies,…

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The Barrier Mine. Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Sleath Plains. the Directors' Action Upheld, Freedom of Con Tract Insisted On. Help From the Shearers' Union. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 July 1892 · page 3

There was a large attendance of shareholders of the Broken Hill Proprietary yesterday. Mr. Sleath moved a resolution referring…

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The Charters Towers Miners

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 29 July 1892 · page 2

With regard to the trouble amongst, the minors at Charters Towers, some arrests have been made, and armed police have been dispatched from Townsville…

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Hill End Mining

National Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1892 · page 2

There was great excitement at Hargraves yesterday. The Hargraves Gold Mining Company who are working with Government aid struck a vein a couple of weeks ago, and…

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Mining. the Billagoe Rush

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 July 1892 · page 3

Writing on Thursday last a correspondent at Billagoe says:—Edmunds and party washed a load this morning, but the result was not good enough, and they are leaving…

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The Broken Hill Strike. Humors As to the Furure. Railway Contractors Offer. to Work the Mines by Contract

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 1 August 1892 · page 2

Mr. Bavister, M.L.A., left Sydney on Friday evening fur Lithgow, where bo was to meet Mr. Cook, M.L.A., to proceed to Sunny Corner for the purpose of holding…

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The Victorian Mines

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 2 August 1892 · page 3

During the three months ending June 30 the dividends declared by Victorian gold-mining companies amounted to £136,031…

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Bathurst Free Press "Magna est veritas et proevalebit." Wednesday, August 3, 1892. The Development of the Mining Industry

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 August 1892 · page 2

THE very valuable series of letters now being addressed to the leading Sydney daily paper by its special mining correspondent have made, it is believed, a marked…

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The Central Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 August 1892 · page 3

At a meeting of the Shareholders of the Central Broken Hill Company, a motion was carried in favor of the reconstruction of the company, to be registered in Melbourne…

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Miners of Sunny Corner and Sofala

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1892 · page 2

Miners of Sunny Corner and Sofala vote for Boyd who will certainly have the support of Cann, the A.M.A. member for Sturt (Broken Hill). Don't be led away by Tonkin's…

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Vote for Boyd. and Not for Tonkin. What Matter the Fiscal Policy to an Insolvent. All Policies Are Alike to Him Who Fails to Pay 20s. in the £. Farmers and Miners Vote for Boyd

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1892 · page 2

FARMERS of East Macquarie, beware of JAMES EBENEZER TONKIN, and on polling day scratch his name out and therewith the chance of your own immediate ruin…

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The Broken Hill Strike. a Fight in a Bank Manager's Office. Mr. Sleath Severely Injured. Distribution of Coupon to the Miners

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 August 1892 · page 2

The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph wires as follows concerning the fight in the bank mentioned in our yesterday's issue :— The most sensational event which has…

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Our Coal Output

National Advocate · Monday 8 August 1892 · page 2

The output of coal in New South Wales during 1891 amounted to 4,037,929 tons, being an advance over 1890 of 997,053 tons…

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Mining. CARCOAR

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 8 August 1892 · page 2

A correspondent of the Herald writes:—Crushing is in full awing at the Homeward Bound battery, Galley Swamp, on stone from Mullally's paddock, and a 200oz cake is…

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