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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 17 of 25

Terrible Mining Disaster

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 August 1892 · page 2

A terrible colliery explosion has occurred at Glamorganshire, by which 140 miners have been entombed…

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Colliery Explosion. 140 Men Entombed. a South Wales Mine Wrecked. London

National Advocate · Monday 29 August 1892 · page 3

A terrible colliery disaster has occurred at Bridgend, Glamorganshire, South Wales. While the miners wore at work an explosion took place, and 140 men…

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A Colliery on Fire. a Fearful Catastrophe

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 29 August 1892 · page 3

One hundred and forty miners were entombed in a burning colliery at Bridgend, Wales; 40 men were rescued, the women shrieking to the rescuers to encourage them…

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The World the Wales Colliery Catastrophe. London

National Advocate · Monday 29 August 1892 · page 2

It is believed that there is no likelihood of securing the men entombed in the colliery at Bridgend, Wales…

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The Colliery Disaster

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 30 August 1892 · page 3

The heroic work of attempting to rescue the remainder of the entombed minors at the Bridgend Colliery, Glamorganshire, is still being continued, but up to the present…

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Mining

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1892 · page 2

The Tuena correspondent of the Sydney Daily Telegraph says :—-"Some few weeks ago Messrs. Donelly and Davison crushed five tons from their mine, which is about three…

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Bathurst Free Press. "Magna est veritas at proevalebit." Tuesday, August 30, 1892. Miners and Protection

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 30 August 1892 · page 2

DURNS, the recent by-election for East Macquarie, the prominent supporters of the Protectionist candidate, who were chiefly to be found in League centres…

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A Profitable Mine. at Dark Corner, 266 Oz. Crushing. Ten Years at Work

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1892 · page 3

MESSRS. Charles Cook, Grabham and Poyett have just finished their crushing, the result of four, months work at Dark Corner. There were 400 tons of quartz…

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The Parliament of New South Wales. Opening of the Second Session. the Usual Ceremonies. Speech From "The Throne." a Tremendous Programme. "One Man One Vote." Redistribution of Seats. the Federation of Australia. Local Government. an Amending Land Bill. Water Conservation. Regulating Coal Mining, and Land and Building Societies. Crushing Out Larrikinism. Workshops and Factories. Tariff Anomalies. Consolidation of Debt. Immense Expansion of Agriculture. Under the New Tariff. Parliament House, Sydney, Tuesday, 3 p.m

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1892 · page 2

THE second session of the 15th Parliament of New South Wales was opened by his Excellency in person to-day, with the usual ceremonies. Messrs. Tonkin…

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The Fatal Colliery Accident. Recovery of Bodies

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 September 1892 · page 3

Thirty-one bodies have been recovered from the Bridgend colliery; the corpses presented a ghastly spectacle and were only recognisable by their clothes…

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The Life of a Coal Miner

National Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1892 · page 3

SEVERAL of the miners who were rescued from tho Slip Park colliery at Bridgend, in Glamerganshire, South Wales, have succumbed to the effects of the poisonous…

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Mining Exhibits for the World's Fair

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 September 1892 · page 3

The preparation of mining exhibits for the Chicago Exhibition is proceeding, and the department has now over 1200 packages ready for despatch, while a number have yet…

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Mining at Wattle Plat. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1892 · page 2

THE continuous wet weather, while helping the sluices, is somewhat hindering reefing operations. Several parties, working with aid from the Prospecting…

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Colliery Explosion. Sydney, Friday Night

National Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1892 · page 2

An explosion of fire damp in a colliery at Belgium, resulted in 10 being killed and 20 entombed…

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Miners strike in West Australia

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

Four of the principal mining companies at Southern Cross (W.A.) have secured men to replace the strikers…

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Victorian Coal. Its Manufacture Into Briquettes. London

National Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1892 · page 2

Mr. Samuel Holmes, a leading contractor, proposes to send to Victoria, machinery of his own invention designed for the manufacture of briquettes out of…

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Mining. Solitary Goldmining Co

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 September 1892 · page 3

We have received the prospectus of the Solitary Goldmining Company at Wattle Fat. It is proposed to issue 60,000 shares of 5s each, and the objects of the promoters is…

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Pith of Parliament. the Address-in-reply. Bathurst Burrs and Chinese Thistles. Russian Jews and Australia. a Stock Tax. Mining on Private Property. the Vote of Censure. Mr. Reid Keeps His Word. Mr. Barton's Opinion. How the Government Will Treat It. Like So Much Waste Paper. Parliament House, Tuesday Night

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1892 · page 2

The Assembly this afternoon met at 8 o'clock, and proceeded to Government House to i present the Address-in-Reply to the Governor's speech…

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Latest Cablegrams London, Wednesday. Strike in the Salt-mines

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 8 September 1892 · page 3

The difficulty been the unionists and nonunionists in the Cheshire salt-mines has been settled Satisfactorily.. ;…

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Reserve from Sale for Mining Purposes

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 9 September 1892 · page 3

The land specified hereunder shall be reserved from sale for mining purposes, and is hereby reserved accordingly. LAND DISTRICT OF LITHGOW…

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