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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 30 of 38

The Wyalong Goldfield

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

Richards and party have cleaned up 30 tons at Cox's mill, and expect 1½oz. per ton when retorted. The Called Back cleaned up 29 tons at Horrocks's for 27…

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Mining Accident at Orange

National Advocate · Monday 23 September 1895 · page 3

On Thursday night an accident occured to two men, Pope and Mitchell, whilst working in the 800ft level of the Wentworth Proprietary mine. They…

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Serious Mining Accident. SYDNEY Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 23 September 1895 · page 3

A serious mining accident occurred at Peelwood near Tuena. A fall of earth in the shaft buried two men, named Fentoa and Reid. The former was…

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The Cost of Gold Production in the United States

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 2

The following very sensible remarks are from the pen of Mr. Richard P. Rothwell, in the Engineering Journal. After dealing at length with gambling in…

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The Witney Green Mine

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 2

The Witney Green Mine, better known as Ben Trolour's, is situated at Byng, famous in the old days as the Cornish settlement, and is one mile due…

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Mining. About Sofala

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 3

At Sofala I found matters as the Yank would put it, "pretty considerably lively, and lookin' up a big. Certainly, alluvial mining and [?] were at a standstill through want…

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Mining on Private Lands

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 3

The following applications for leases to mine on private lands have been refused:—E. Coombes and another (three applications), part of E. Aspinall's 2000 acre…

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Copper Mining in S. A.

National Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1895 · page 2

The directors of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company South Australia, have notified their hands if the price of copper remains at…

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In Parliament. the Dean Case. Statement by the Attorney-general. Useless Expenditure. an Unused Gaol. Electoral Advertising. Mining on Private Lands. Concessions to Working Miners. the Estimates. Civil Service Reform. the Reform Bill in the Council. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 26 September 1895 · page 3

In the Legislative Council yesterday, Mr. MacIntoth presented a petition to the Legislative Council on behalf of George Dean, in similar terms to that presented to the…

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The Paddy Lacky Mine

National Advocate · Friday 27 September 1895 · page 2

Mr. Charles Cook. Sunny Corner writes: In the mining news of yesterday's Advocate, your correspondent states that, 'The Paddy Lacky Mine at…

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Mining at Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 2

The steady rain which fell this week, will infuse new life into mining here, as it will give a supply for crashing and puddling purposes. The Oakes Co.,…

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Mining. the Wattle Flat Claims. Wattle Flat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 2

The recent rains have given puddling a start, but the sluicing claims are still idle. The O.K. tributors cleaned up a small crushing of 16 tons for 21oz. Their reef…

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A Great Silver Mine. Eight Millions in Dividends and Bonuses

National Advocate · Monday 30 September 1895 · page 1

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company which on Thursday declared its 100th dividend, amounting to Is per share, in all £96,000, will on the 16th October…

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The Sunny Corner Mine

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 2

Through shortness of water, the Sonny Corner mine, we understand, is to be shutdown. A large number of miners will be thrown out…

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Toolong River Gold

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 2

An Albury syndicate proposes to divert the Toolong River in order to work the bed of the stream for gold…

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He Swallowed the Gold. a Sentence and Emetics. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1895 · page 3

Yesterday morning a man named Thomas Edwards was chased by the police and run to earth on a charge of having stolen in the Post Office Coffee…

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Shocking Mining Accident

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1895 · page 2

A telegram from Charters Towers states that a loaded skip, about a ton in weight, broke from the shackle and dropped 900 ft, in the Brilliant Central mine…

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In Parliament. the Referendum. Mining on Private Lands. Civil Service Reform. "A Dangerous Step." Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 October 1895 · page 2

In the Assembly, on the motion of Mr. Sohey, the bill for the referendum was introduced and read a first time. The Mining on Private Lands Amendment…

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Crushed While Mining

National Advocate · Friday 4 October 1895 · page 2

A man named Albert Thomas was yesterday admitted to the Bathurst Hospital suffering from an injury to the spinal cord and paralysis of the lower…

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Gold at Forbes

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 October 1895 · page 2

An important diorite reef has been' struck on the old. Grassey's lead, near Forbes, at 75ft. Specimens assaying from 20 ounces to 50 ounces to the ton were…

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