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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 29 of 57

Our Mining Industry. at Trunkey

National Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1894 · page 2

The Mount Gray gold-mining leases were cancelled at 2.30 p.m. on the 5th instant, for non-fulfilment of the labour conditions. Exactly at the appointed…

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Mining on Private Lands. the New Regulations

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 June 1894 · page 2

The Act to legalise mining on private lands, recently passed by Parliament, has just been issued from the Government Printing Office, together with the…

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Mining. at Albury. Good Returns. Albury

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 June 1894 · page 3

Satisfactory crushing! have been reported from Mount Elliott. Six tons of stone from Peters and Company's claim yielded 25 ounces of good gold. Messrs…

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Mining at Red Hill. Opening of a New Battery. Red Hill

National Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1894 · page 2

About fifty of the local residents, with a fair sprinkling of the ladies, rolled up on Saturday to witness the christening of the new battery. Mrs…

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Wyalong Goldfields. Wyalong

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 June 1894 · page 3

On Saturday Neeld's selection was resumed, and a rush was at once made to secure residence and mining allotments. The ground is now pegged out for almost…

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Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 3

Mr. David Whitton (an old identity in gold mining) and other well-known resi-dents of Rockdale about three weeks ago (say the Star) went to Redbill, King's…

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Cowra Mining

National Advocate · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 2

It is reported that payable gold, yielding. 5gr. to the dish, with 92ft sinking, is being obtained at Binni Creek, near Cowra. About 60 men are…

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The Cremorne Coal Find. Sydney Harbour Coal Company Floated

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 6

LONDON, June 10.—Mr. James Inglis, M.L A., has succeeded in getting the capital of the Sydney Harbour Coal Company underwritten, and the…

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Gold, Mineral, and Annual Leases

National Advocate · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 2

The gold mining leases held by W. Francis, of 7 acres and 1 acres, repectively, country Georgiana, parish Kemp-field, have been cancelled…

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Mining on P.P. Bill Mr. Tonkin's Speech

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 2

The following is the speech delivered by Mr. J. E. Tonkin, M.P. for East Macquarie and President of the Mining on Private Property League, on the above…

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The Gold Fields. News From Wyalong. Cancellation of Neeld's Selection

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 3

OUR mining population here were thrown into a state of excitement about 12 30 to-day (June 9) by notices being posted on several parts of the field and signed…

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Garangula Goldfields

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 June 1894 · page 3

A telegram from Harden, dated Thurs-day, states that the rush to Garangula Goldfield still continues, and the prospects of the field are improving. Gold was…

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150 Miners Killed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 June 1894 · page 3

150 miners were killed in a mine at Kerwin, Austria, by the explosion of fire-damp…

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Gold at Lithgow

National Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1894 · page 2

The discovery of gold in small but payable quantities is reported from Cox's River, 19 miles from Lithgow…

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Where the Gold Goes

National Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1894 · page 2

Apart from gold (£100,000) last week's exports were at only £60,409. eek's exports were valued at only £60,409…

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The Gold at Helenburg. SYDNEY, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1894 · page 3

The Government Metallurgist reports there is only a trace of gold at Helenburg…

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Mining. the Mount Huxley Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 18 June 1894 · page 2

As already reported, the Sydney share-holders or subscribers of the Mount Huxley miner Tasmania, deputed four experts in whom they have thorough confidence to…

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The Western Collieries

National Advocate · Monday 18 June 1894 · page 1

There is little charge to record in the coal trade for the week. The average working time still remains about four shifts weekly…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. The Coal Trade. Stoppage of a Colliery

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 18 June 1894 · page 2

Notice has been posted at the North illawarra Colliery to the effect that work, will be discontinued in a fortnight. Because of this about sixty men will be…

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The Mining Standard's Advice

National Advocate · Monday 18 June 1894 · page 2

The Mining Standard, a freetrade paper, says: 'We commend the present Government to the kindly recognition of the voters at the approaching election…

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