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

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Mining in Stuart Town

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 2

Mining matters are improving at Stuart Town, a large number of shafts having been put down on the various leads. This is partly through the…

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Mining. the Burra Burra Rush

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 2

The Minister for Mines on Saturday received the following telegram from Mr. W. H. J. Slee, Chief Inspector of Mines, with reference to the Burra Burra gold…

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Bathurst Free Press. "Magan est Veritas et proevalebit." Tuesday, May 30, 1893. A Mining Revival

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 2

AT the present juncture, when the trading capital is locked up in reconstructing banks, when every industry is paralysed and commercial enterprise has been well…

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Gold-Mining Lease

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 2

Applications Refused:—The undermentioned applications for gold-mining leases have been refused:—W. H. Mackay and others, at Back Creek, Rockley, zoa.; W…

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Bockley. Mining. Revival at Back Creek

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 2

During the present month Back Creek has been coming to the front once more. Two mineral leases of twenty acres each have been applied for by McKay and party, and…

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Mining. Latest From Burra Burra. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 2

The latest reports from the Burra Burra field are to the effect that seven claims are now on payable wash dirt…

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Mining Leases

National Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 2

Applications for gold-mining leases refused:—W. H. Mackay and others, at Back Creek, Rockley, 20 acres ; W. Heagney and another, at Bullock Flat,…

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Gold Near Cooma

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 3

The Minister for Mines has received a report from the mining warden at Cooma with reference to the alluvial diggings in the Nimitybelle division of the Tumut and…

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Mining. Trunkey. Opening a Rich Reef

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 2

A party of miners—Weinhold, Wrench and Bock—have just succeeded in striking a promising reef at a low level. About eight months ago they began to sink…

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Mining on Private Property. Albury

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 2

Since the holding of the public meeting with reference to the necessity for legislation to enable .mining to be carried on on private, property a league has been formed in this…

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Mining at Wattle Flat. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 2

Mackie and Co, have crushed 29 tons of quartz from the Frenchman's Reef for 16 ozs of gold. This does not pay much but better things are expected next…

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The Burra Burra Goldfield

National Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 2

It is reported that at the Burra Bura goldfield seven claims are on wash-dirt. A great amount of prospecting is being done, and it is hoped a payable reef will…

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Withdrawing Melbourne's Gold

National Advocate · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 2

The Australian Banks in London are withdrawing gold from Melbourne, and are also stopping at Colombo a portion of the late shipment of gold to…

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Mudgee Mining

National Advocate · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 2

Mining matters at Home Rule are quiet. Wolfe, Millar, and party have 150 loads ready for the machine, which is expected to go 3dwt. to the load…

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Mining. Burra Burra Rush. Inspector Slee Further Reports

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 2 June 1893 · page 3

Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F.G.S., Chief Inspector of Mines on the Burra Burra gold and tin rushes, reports to the Undersecretary for Mines under date Parkes,…

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Pith of Parliament. Legislative Assembly. the Sydney-vancouver Mail Line. Economy in the Public Service. the Law Practitioners' Bill. Segenhoe Irrigation Bill. Vale of Clwydd Coal Bill. the Simpson's Railway Bill. Parliament House, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly this evening the Speaker took his chair at the usual hour. Sir George Dibbs, Colonial Secretary,…

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Mining. Reefing at Caloola

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 5 June 1893 · page 3

On Saturday some very fine specimens of gold-bearing quartz were exhibited in Bathurst from a reef recently opined by Messrs. Connors, Weir and Atkins. The…

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Labor Troubles. More Strikes Pending. Lithgow Miners Come Out on Thursday. the Railway Difficulty. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 5 June 1893 · page 2

Labor matters are very unsettled. The drivers and firemen on the railways are discussing the probability of strike. The maritime unions are much…

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Open Column. We to net indentify our selves with the opinions of new correspondents. Mining on Private Property. (To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 5 June 1893 · page 2

Sir,—The Progress Committee of Tumbarumha, at a late meeting passed the following resolution viz:—That they sympathy that the various mining centres…

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A Splendid Gold Yield

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 2

Tho crashing at Pilbarra, West Australia, of 210 tons of quartz yielded a thousand ounces of gold…

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