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

Mining & the mines, 1895

750 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 38

Coal Trade Dispute. SYDNEY, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 3

There is no change in the coal trade dispute…

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The Coal Trouble

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 2

As a result of the conference of northern colliery proprietors, a uniform schedule of wages and fines has been sent round to all the coal companies…

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The Storyteller. Moondyne. Book First. the Gold Mine of the Vasse I. the Land of the Red Line

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 4

Western Australia is a vast and unknown country, almost mysterious in its solitude and unlikeness to any other part of the earth. It is the greatest of the…

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Gold in Tasmania. a Good Field

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 2

The richness and extent of the gold discovery at Mount Duke, Tasmania, has been confirmed, and there is much excitement on the West coast…

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The Minister for Mines in the West. Looking the Darling. Bourke

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 2

The Minister for Work accompanied by Messrs. Martin and Millen, M,'sL.A., Mr, Thompson, Principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, and Mr. Boultbee,…

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Cancellation of Gold-mining Leases

National Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 1

Notice is given in the Gazette of intention to cancel the following gold-leases:—county Bathurst, parish Lomers: A. E. Smith, 3 acres ; county Bathurst,…

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Gold Discoveries in Tasmania

National Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 2

The richness and extent of the gold discovery at Mount Duke, near Strahan, Tasmania, have been confirmed, and there is much excitement in consequence…

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Mining. Wholesale Jumping at Wyalong. Wyalong

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 3

Great excitement prevailed in the township yesterday owing to the sudden and unexpected jumping of a portion of the most valuable claims on the field. The jumpers…

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The Storyteller. Moondyne. Book First. the Gold Mine of the Vasse Ii. the Convict Road-party

National Advocate · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 4

It is by no means in the superior strata of society that abound the strong, true natures, the men that may be depended upon, the primitive rocks of…

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Coal Trade Trouble. NEWCASTLE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 2

The voting in the lodges to decide whether or not the demand already made at every union colliery for the advance of fourpence per ton in hewing rates on and after 14th…

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Mining. Another Find at Hargraves

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 2

Warry and Stewart struck rich geld on Wednesday on the Big: Nugget vein, which is about 12 feet in width, with gold showing freely all through it…

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The Miners Federation

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

A conference of the Miner's Federation, now sitting at Birminham, has passed a resolution condemning proposed compulsory boards of arbitration as being inimical to the…

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The Storyteller.s MOONDYNE.s Book First. the Gold Mine the Vasse Iii Number 406.s

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 4

The below given, Joe's passion calmed, and the rain of the deed staved hire in the face. There was no court of justice in which he might plead. He had…

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Mining on Private Lands. Albury

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

A communication has been received from the Department of Mines interpreting some clauses in the Mining on Private Lands Act, about which considerable doubt…

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Mining at Orange

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

The difficulty in connection with the lease of the Bletchington mine, which is on private property, has been settled. It is probable that the prospectus will be issued…

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Hill End Mining

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

The monthly escort left on Thursday morning with 780oz. gold, including 500oz, from Hill End…

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The Coal Trouble. SYDNEY, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 3

The coal owners will not confer further with a view to united action on the strike matter, as they indifferent whether the strike occurs or not. There are…

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The Minister for Mines in the West

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

After several days of continuous driving in buggies inspecting the different artesian bores in the Bourke district, Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines, returned to…

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The Coal Trade Difficulty. the Strike Ballot

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

The voting in the ballot among the Northern miners on the strike proposals is so far 70 short of the two-thirds majority needed to authorise a general strike…

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Camels for the Goldfields

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

The camel trade in West Australia is evidently flourishing. The steamer Dariu , now at Melbourne and here on Saturday from Calcutta and Singapore, landed 150…

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