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

Mining & the mines, 1895

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Mining. CARCOAR

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 4

At Galley Swamp goldfield mining operations are being proceeded with rigorously. George Digby and party, at their claim on the northern extremity of Mallally's paddock…

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The Gold at Wyalong

National Advocate · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 2

Father Curran thinks that as a depth is attained at Wyalong the free gold will become less, but the pyrites will become richer…

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A Gold Discovery. Condobolin

National Advocate · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 3

Good alluvial has been discovered at Winchan. A selector at Mowambla has made the find. Full particulars are not yet to hand…

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Mining Items. Galley Swamp, Carcoar

National Advocate · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 3

Mr. W. Smith, of Galley Swamp, has had another splendid crushing— 3oz 5dwts to the ton. He deposited a nice cake of 57oz 5dwts in the City…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. More Gold

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 February 1895 · page 2

Alluvial gold has been struck at Mowabla about 17 miles from Condo[?]…

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Mining Items

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 February 1895 · page 2

The Robert Emmet Mine is being driven on tho vein, and very good gold is still being obtained. Tho water is not giving so much trouble as of yore…

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500 Miners Entombed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 2

Five hundred miners imprisoned in Yorkshire colliery through a collision batmen two cages, and grave anxiety is felt for their safety…

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500 Miners Entombed

National Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 2

A collision occurred on Monday between two cages in a colliery at Normanton, in Yorkshire, causing damage to the shaft and imprisoning 500 of the…

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Mining. CARCOAR

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 3

From their claim at Galley Swamp West, William Smith and Son, on Smith's new line of reef, have finished crashing at the Homeward Bound Goldmining Company's…

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The Colliery Accident

National Advocate · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 2

All the miners, numbering 500, who were imprisoned in the workings of the Whitwood Colliery, Normanton, in Yorkshire, through the shaft becomingg…

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Fearful Colliery Accident

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 3

Twenty-five miners have perished from fire in a colliery in Nez Mexico, and 65 are entombed…

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Killed on a Mine

National Advocate · Friday 1 March 1895 · page 2

A man named Richard Dias was killed at the Proprietary mine, Broken-hill, on Wednesday, by being struck by a run-away truck…

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Fire in a Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 2

A fire has occurred in a mine at Cerillos, in the state of New Mexico, U.S.A. Twenty-five miners have perished, and sixty-five others are entombed in…

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Rockley. Mining at Mount Maud. the Jumping Cases

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 2

Mount Maud is now the chief centre of mining interest in this district owing to the complication that has arisen over the pegging out that took place on the 9th and 11th…

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Lithgow Collieries

National Advocate · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 2

The coal trade of Lithgow is about normal, and no change for the better is expected for another month. Since the beginning of the year the average has…

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The South Wales Collieries

National Advocate · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 2

The South Wales colliery owners have given a month's notice to 100,000 men, owing to the miners having demanded an increase in the sliding scale of payment…

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Mining at Cobar

National Advocate · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 2

Mining news this week is slack. There have been no developments during the past fortnight, though better reports come from the principal Drysdale mines…

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Mining at Parkes

National Advocate · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 2

Some very good stone may now be seen at Mr. W. Mackenzie's. The specimens were taken from Burgess, Smith and party's claim at Reid's Gully…

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Mining. the Drysdale Field. Cobar

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 March 1895 · page 2

Drysdale have reduced the number of men employed in that sufficient to hold the ground ponding the aspiration of the time of tho offer of the syndicate to purchase the mine. The…

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Gold Year Maitland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 March 1895 · page 2

A rich specimen of quartz has been found three union from Maitland…

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