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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 29 of 38

Mining. Witney Green

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 September 1895 · page 2

On Saturday Mr. Claude Webb, Mr. Martin, the manager, and some of the other shareholders brought into Orange a cake of gold the size and depth of a…

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The Wattle Flat Mining Accident

National Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1895 · page 2

Our correspondent writes:—I regret very much having fallen into a serious error in the telegraphic report in your yesterday's issue of the and accident to…

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Day's Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. More Gold in Victoria

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 September 1895 · page 2

A rich discovery of gold has been made at Rhymer, near Ararat, Victoria. The stuff yields seven ounces to the disn and twenty-three ouncess were taken from three dishes…

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Here & There Exporting Our Gold

National Advocate · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 2

The exports of gold from Sydney since 1st January are valued at £2,201,480 coined, and £495,740 uncoined…

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Mining. Rockley. the Reef at Bunnamagoo

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 2

Rutherford's machine cleaned up this week 162 ounces from 130 tool of stone from the claim it Bunnamagoo…

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Mining. Sofala and Wattle Flat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 September 1895 · page 2

Mr Warden Smith held a Warden's Conn at Sofala on [?], and dealt with several applications for suspension of labor conditions, chiefly on account of the drought. One…

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Discovery of Payable Gold

National Advocate · Monday 16 September 1895 · page 1

News which has reached town of the discovery of alluvial gold on the Mudgee road via Goolma has induced several Dubbo residents to take…

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Dangers of Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 16 September 1895 · page 3

The miners working in Brown's collieries, Miami, have been driven from the mine owing to an accumulation of foul air. Several of the miners were temporarily overcome…

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Mining Near Canowindra

National Advocate · Monday 16 September 1895 · page 1

Several parties are at work on Mr. Osborne's property at Lagoon Gully, near Canowindra, who are apparently satisfied with their returns. The run is…

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Reducing the Miners. SYDNEY, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 16 September 1895 · page 3

The wheelers and laborers of Brown's Minmi collieries have been notified of a 10 per cent. reduction…

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Mining Appeal Court. Raftary and Others v. Hurley and Others

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 16 September 1895 · page 2

Mr. District Judge Coffay, sitting as a Court of Mining Appeal at Carcoar, recently heard and decided an appeal from a decision of Mr. T. A. Smith, Warden, of Trunkey…

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A Paying Gold Mine

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 2

The gold obtained from the Southern Cross mine (W. A.) during the past year is valued at £19,362, and dividends amounting to 12s 6d ohare have been…

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Mining. TUENA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 2

Mining matters are progressing favorably at Toona, and good atone is being raised. Mr. Amos is leaving the Amos mine for Sydney, where he will exhibit 318lb of…

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Our Mining Possibilities

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 2

No better evidence offers itself of the impressions that mining possibilities have made upon staid European minds, than the visit to Australia of men like…

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A Big Yearly Coal Bill

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1895 · page 2

To build one of the 'crack' ships in the P. and O. service entails a cost of about £300,000. When it is remembered that a big ship can accommodate…

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Strike of Coal Miners. SYDNEY, Sunday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 3

A strike of coal miners in the coal cliff colliery, Bulli, has occurred because of the reduction from 2s 6d to 2s in the hewing rate. About 40 men and boys…

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A Great Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 2

The Broken-hill Proprietary Company have declared the hundredth dividend of 1s and a bonus of 1s per share, payable on and after the 16th prox…

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Mining. TEMORA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 2

It was reported in town that two miners have found alluvial at Scrub Yards, on Baxter's and Somerville's runs, but nothing definite is known yet. At Bell's…

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The Gold Boom

National Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 1

There appears to be signs upon the horizon of a revival of English capital in Victorian speculations. This time it is likely to come in tho form of mining…

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Mining. Hill End

National Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 2

It is understood that Reilly's battery has been purchased by the representative of a syndicate at Condobolin. This will be a loss to Hill End because of the…

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