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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 31 of 57

Mining Regulations

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 22 June 1894 · page 2

The regulations under the Mining on Private Lands Act will be printed in pamphlet form owing to the demand for the issue of the Gazette containing them…

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Waylong Mining

National Advocate · Friday 22 June 1894 · page 2

A lease, applied for by Grange and party, for a 20 acre lease south-east of the Princess Edith mine, Barmendman, on behalf of an influential Sydney…

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Mining on Private Property. a Large Estate Thrown Open. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 22 June 1894 · page 3

The whole of the Garangula Station of eighteen thousand acres has been thrown open by the prospectors on no rent till payable gold be found…

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Mount Huxley Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 2

Mr. Montgomery, the Tasmanian Government Geologist, suspects that the salting of Mount Huxley was planned by a master mind, and that the workmen…

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Carangera Mine. a Rich Patch

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 2

We have just received the report of an assay of some stone sent from this mine. This is as follows:—Department of Minos…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 3

A terrible explosion occurred at Glamorganshire. The drives are choked with dead bodies. Eighty six bodies have been recovered, but only 17 were rescued…

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The Salted Mine

National Advocate · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 2

Mr. Montgomery, the Government Geoligist, Tasmania, has supplied a reporting his Government respecting his second inspection of Mount Huxley. In…

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Selzure of a Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 2

Some sensation has been caused at Perth (W.A.) by the seizure of Cosgroves and Bayley's South mine for a private debt of £300…

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The Mount Huxley Mine. Hobart

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 3

Mr. Montgomery, the Government geologist, has returned to Launceston from Mount Huxley. He says, that an erroneous impression has gained currency to…

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Our Mining Industry. at Peak Hill

National Advocate · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 2

At Peak Hill Proprietary. Work has been resumed in the stopes filled in last week, and provision is being made for working the stopes under the pillar left…

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Mining. the Hill End Claims. Encouraging Developments and Vigorous Progress. Hill End

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 3

Mining is looking up here, nearly all the claims being fully manned. Some excellent shows are being opened up; particularly Marshall Bros.' new mullocky vein…

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Mining Items

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1894 · page 2

A Wyalong (Saturday) wire says :—Barry and party have struck a rich reef at Spy Hill 2½ft. wde. Excellent work has been done on this property. The…

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A Shocking Mining Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1894 · page 2

A terrible colliery disaster has occurred in the Taaf Valley, South Wales, through an explosion in one of the mines. So far as can be ascertained, 260 of the…

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Latest Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 2

A new gold field has been discovered at a place called Peak Hills, near Coolgardie, West Australia…

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Robbing a Mine. SYDNEY, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 3

A systematic robbery of rich ore has been going on for some time at the Lord Jersey mine, Drake, Tenterfield district. Five bags have been found planted in…

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The Terrible Colliery Tragedy. Roasted or Crushed to Death

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 3

Of the 250 miners who were killed in the colliery disaster of Pottypridd, Glamorganshire, on Monday, many bodies were recovered showing signs that…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. Gold Robberies

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 2

Systematic robberies of rich gold ore at the Lord Jersey Mine, Drake, have been discovered. All hands were discharged on Saturday, and work was suspended…

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Sunny Corner Mining

National Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 1

At the Sunny Corner Mine, three furnaces have been regularly kept going for the last two months. A number of men have been continually fossicking in…

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Red Hill Mining

National Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 2

The Red Hill company finished cleaning up yesterday. Two hundred and seventy-five loads produced 19ozs smelted gold…

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Mining at Wyalong

National Advocate · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 2

Clements and party at the 85ft. level on Wednesday cut a vein of spongy decomposed quartzite carrying good gold. This peculiar formation is now coming…

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