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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 8 of 25

Second Edition 3 a.m. the Kohinoor Mine. a Good Return. Parkes

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1892 · page 3

The Kohinoor mine, Parkes, cleaned up to-day for 375 ozs for the month crushing with 9 stamps. This makes 976 ozs from the mine by the escort…

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Mining at Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 2

Most of the parties here receiving aid from the Prospecting Vote have started work, and this has had the effect of enlivening mining matters considerably…

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The Durham Miners. Action of Proprietors. a Reduction in Wages. London

National Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 2

Many of the proprietors of the Durham collieries have expressed their determination not to re-open the mines unless the miners on strike submit to a…

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Mining. TUENA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 6 May 1892 · page 3

Mining at Tuena is looking up. There is now on view in Sydney an interesting display of rich gold specimens taken from the Lucky Hit mine. The country rock is slate…

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Bathurst Free Press. "Magna est varitas at proevalebit." Friday, May 6, 1892. The Mining Industry

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 6 May 1892 · page 2

THE Under-Secretary for Mines, upon whom is cast annually the duty of grouping the fingers supplied by the officials in the Department under him, and preparing a report thereupon…

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Latest Cablegrams London, Thursday. The Randi Gold Mines

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 2

Mr. B. C. Molloy, M.P. for Birr division of King's County, and who takes a great interest in mining, during the course of an interview with a representative of the Pall…

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Another Gold Rush

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 2

A gold rush has sot in on Errebendery Run, near Condobolin. Tho town is now almost deserted…

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Mining at Sunny Corner

National Advocate · Monday 9 May 1892 · page 2

The Sunny Corner Silver Mining Co. held their first meeting, called for the purpose of electing directors, and adopting regulations, on Friday. Mr…

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Mining

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 2

It is said that a company of local residents has been formed at Glanmire for the purpose of re-opening the old Napoleon Reef in that district. It is…

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More Gold

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 2

Further satisfactory news has been received from the Mureshison goldfields, West Australia…

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Later Particulars. Deeming Enters Into Details. Attempted Four Times to Kill His Wife. Seeling an Apple When Killed. Genies All Knowledge of the Burial. the Rainfall Murders. the Condemned Man Is Visited by Miss Rounsefell. Hidden Gold in South Africa. He Gives Miss Rounsefell a Sketch of the Hiding Place. Melbourne, Later

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 2

Contrary to expectation the Victorian Executive dealt with Deeming's case yesterday. The criminal was visited by Rev.—…

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Frightful Colliery Explosion

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 3

A colliery explosion has occurred at Oregon, America, in which 42 persons were killed outright, and 20 fatally iujured…

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Bathurst Gold Escort

National Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 2

The last gold escort from Bathurst took 2418oz., which 1500oz. was the three months' yield from Parkes, 250oz. one month from Sofala, 600oz. one…

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Broken Hill Mines. Fresh Discoveries

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 3

A valuable find of easy smelting carbonate ore has been made in the South Mine, Broken Hill. An enormous quantity of the ore lias been exposed…

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The Mining Industry

National Advocate · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 2

Among the industries that have stagnated most during the recent depression, mining has suffered the most serious fall in values, as, apart from the terrible…

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A Mining Disaster Forty Lives Lost. London

National Advocate · Friday 13 May 1892 · page 3

A terrible explosion in a coal mine bus occurred at Roslyn, Washington, U.S., and forty miners have been killed. In addition to this it is feared that it…

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Mining. Orange

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 2

At the Wentworth goldfields the Proprietary Company's 300ft. level towards the Phoenix mine is developing satisfactorily. Five tons of are put through the battery on…

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Mining. PARKES

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 2

Work was resumed at the Bushman's Fifield and party, ten in all, having taken the mine for three years to work it on tribute. There is now a little water, but it is not very…

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Mining at Burraga

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 2

In Burraga J. J. Heylen and party have their prospecting shaft down about 60ft. Some very good stone was unearthed last week, and a small parcel…

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Mining, Peak Hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 2

On Thursday last the winding machinery on this mine was net in motion, and ever-thing found to work smoothly and satisfac­torily. The smaller of the two boilers…

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