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

Mining & the mines, 1896

816 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 41

Cobar Mining. Cobar

National Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 1

The Purchasing Syndicate have this day completed negotiations for Fort Bourke, Eureka and North Chesney claims, situated one mile from Cobar,…

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Mining WOODSTOCK

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 30 March 1896 · page 2

The manager of the Woodstock Gold mining Quarts crushing Company, No. Liability, Woodstock, reports :—We are making good progress with sir and main…

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Mining In Madagascar. Forbidden to British

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 30 March 1896 · page 3

The French authorities in Madagascar have refused to grant British miners permits to seek for minerals in the island. (Letters' received In Melbourne a fow days'…

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The New Zealand Colliery Disaster. More Bodies Found. Names of the Entombed Men. Auckland (N.z)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 30 March 1896 · page 2

The following telegram was received last evening by the Premier from the Mayor of Brunner: "Three more bodies have just been recovered. They are so…

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The Colliery Disaster

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 2

The last vestige of hope of rescuing any of the miners entombed in the New Zealand colliery has been abandoned. Following is the list of killed:—…

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The Colliery Disaster. a Dismal Chapter in the History of Australian Mining

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 2

The history of coal—mining is more than a gloomy one ; it contains too many chapters of chronicling the untimely and wholesale destruction of the…

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The N.Z. Colliery Disaster

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 3

Numerous entertainments in aid of the sufferers by the New Zealand colliery disaster are being arranged in Sydney. The funeral of the victims yesterday was…

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Mining. WYALONG

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 3

The shareholders of Four J's claim have received the fallowing return from Parker's metallurgical works at Footscray (Vic) :—Two tons stone similar to that recently…

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Important to Miners and Others. Letter From Western Australia

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 2

ThE following detailed and interesting letter has just been received by Mr. J. N. Walton, from Mr. Thomas, who was lately employed by him as draughtsman ;…

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Mining MOUNT McDonald

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 3

In the Woman's lease, the property of the Lord Hampden Gold—mining company, a new reef was struck on Tuesday morning. The stone is fairly studded with gold. Mining on…

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Parkes Mining. Parkes

National Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 2

Burgess and Smith brought into town to-day from Reid's Gully, 26oz of smelted gold, obtained from 16lbs. of stone. About eight loads from the same…

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Sunny Corner. Important Discovery in the Sunny Corner Mine. a Rich Lode of Copper

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 2

What promises to be discovery of some importance was made in the Sunny Corner nine yesterday. While the Mining Manager, Mr W[?]. Mitchell, was going…

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Paddy Lackey Mine

National Advocate · Monday 6 April 1896 · page 2

The Lackey mine near Sonny Corner turned out another cake of gold weighing 385 ozs 18 dwts on Monday March 30 from a crushing of 375 tons of quartz,…

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Cobar Mining

National Advocate · Monday 6 April 1896 · page 3

Mining news from Drysdsle is not very startling. Crashing. is proceeding at the Drysdale and Eldorado mines but so far there does not seem to be…

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New Zealand Colliery Disaster. Appeal for Funds in England

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1896 · page 3

Mr. W. P. Reeves, the Agent-General for New Zealand, has appealed for and for the women and children bereaved by the recent explosion in the…

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Mining. Rich Discovery at Tumbarumba. Tumut

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 7 April 1896 · page 3

The new rush at Tambarumbs, about 33 miles from here, is abnormally rich. Pending the carrying out of the conditions of the Mining Act no further developments of the…

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2nd Edition The World Braidwood Mining. BRAIDWOOD

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1896 · page 3

There is now every promise that the Back Creek gold field will develop into large dimensions, and of a permanent character. A lead has been traced over…

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The Coal Crisis. the Threatend Strike

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 3

All the principal coal mining companies in the Neweastle district have now been given 14 days' notice…

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Mining. New Discovery Near Millamurra

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 3

The following report of a new discovery of gold has been lent to the Mining Registrar of Wyagdon by William P. Quinn, of Millamurra —"I hereby report to the Mining…

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Gold Fields of West Australia. Report of Herb Schmeisser

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 3

The Times states that the report of Hen Carl Schmeisser, the German expert, who was sent oat to report on the gold fields of Australasia for an English syndicate, and…

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