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

Mining & the mines, 1894

1,121 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 20 of 57

The Political Situation. Dibbs Annoyance. the New Mining on P.P. Bill. Slattery's Slanderers. the Government and the Fiscal Question. Rose Presses for a Revised Taridff. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

Sir George Dibbs is much annoyed at the Bathurst Protectionists arranging for him to deliver an address without his authority. He says he had no intention whatever of making a…

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The Coal Mines 8-Hour Bill of England. How It Will Affect Home Industries

National Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 2

The adoption of 8 hours among miners of Great Britain (through the second reading of that Bill in the Commons) would, were the conditions different, and…

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Gold Near Oberon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 3

The Mines Department yesterday received the following telegram from Warden Smith:— "Tulledge and party, holders of…

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The Miners' Eight-hour System

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday.—Sir J. W. Pearse, a coal and ironstone mine-owner, says the legalising of the eight-hour system will render useless £40,000,000 capital…

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King's Plains Mining

National Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 2

Since our last report the prospectors (Messrs. Morris, Whittaker and Tanner) have washed as much as 10oz to the dish, which has had the effect of causing…

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Gold-finding at the Clarence Heads

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 2

The Maitland Mercury publishes portions of a private letter received by Mr. Valentine Post from a relative. The writer describes the diggings at Clarence Heads…

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Good Gold at Sugarloaf. SYDNEY, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 3

The Mines Department to-day received the following telegram from Warden Smith at Oberon :- Tulledgo and party, holders of a prospecting area at Sugarloaf…

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The Mining on Private Prorerty Bill

National Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 2

The Assembly on Thursday night negatived an amendment in the new Mining on Private Lands Bill by Mr. Newman giving lessees a right to a…

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Mining. a New "Rush." Experiences of a Deluded Miner

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 2

A miner who had bean induced to spend his money on a worked-out goldfield called at The Daily Telegraph office on Thursday morning, and told the story of his…

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Gold Mining Leases

National Advocate · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 3

Ready for delivery: W. C. Marshall and another, 4a, county Wellington, parish Tambaroora; T. Trevithick, jun., 2a, county Roxburgh, parish Bruinban…

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Gold Mining Revival. Condoblin Excited

National Advocate · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 2

The reef on Back on Back Wardy is said to show good gold, and it is 4ft. A good deal of local excitement has been caused by the discovery, and there has…

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Gold Saving

National Advocate · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 3

At tho Dubbo Show one of Ball's Eclipse gold-saving machines was at work and several tests were made of a successful character. From the gravel…

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Lithgow's Coal Trade

National Advocate · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 2

Lithgow coal mining is dull. Few of the pits are working more than half time…

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The Rival Gold-Saving Machines

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 3

Learning that there was to be a public trial of the Jerger machine at Young on Thursday we (Forbes Times) wired to our contemporary, the Burrangong Argus, to…

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Mining. Latest From Wyalong. Barmedman

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 2

Latest news from Wyalong states that the Erin's Isle reef has been struck at Conway's No. 2 claim at a depth of 63ft. A drive was made is 15ft in a northerly…

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A Rich Gold Vein. 4744oz Per Ton. Melbourne

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 2

A phenomenal yield has been given by a parcel of stone, weighing 22olb, taken from Macks' Lucky Claim, Paddy's Gully. Rokewood Junction, near Ballarat…

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Mining. CARCOAR

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 3

At the Burnt Yards goldfield Henry Vaughan and party had crushed at the Gold Hill Mining Company's battery, Burnt Yards, 28 tons of mullock which…

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Here and There Exporting Our Gold

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 2

The Victoria sailed for London on Monday with £53,000…

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Gold at Bathampton

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 May 1894 · page 2

On Saturday a miner arrived in town who, with two mates, has been working for some time on Mr. J. N. Gilmour's land at Bathampton in search of the…

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Latest Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 May 1894 · page 2

The Government Geologist thinks that the Wyalong goldfield will prove permanent. Several fresh discoveries are reported…

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