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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 12 of 41

Wyalong Gold. a Big Cake

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 3

A cake of gold was turned out at Wyalong yesterday weighing 1246oz…

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Burraga Mining. BURRAGA

National Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 3

A large body of very rich ore was struck at the Burraga Copper Mine. This independent of the lodes previously worked…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Saturday. The Coal Crisis. the Premier's Efforts Successful

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 3

The Premier's efforts to secure a postponement of the strike in the Northern collieries have been successful, the Miners Dalegate Board hating decided to recommed to the…

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Cobar Mining

National Advocate · Monday 20 April 1896 · page 3

302oz. of gold was despatched under escort to Cobar, being the yield of the Drysdale and Eldorado claims for the last three weeks crushing. The former…

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A Large Cake of Gold

National Advocate · Monday 20 April 1896 · page 3

The largest cake of gold turned out at Wyalong was produced on Fribay. It contained 1246oz. of retorted gold…

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Large Export of Gold

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 2

By the R.M.S. Orizaba, which left Sydney on Saturday, £153,000 worth of gold was dispatched to England. This consignment consisted of 20 boxes of…

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The Coal Strike. Opening of the Conference

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 3

The coal conference opened this morning. There was a large attendance of delegates from both sides. The proceedings were open to the public…

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The Matabele War. Arrivals of Provision Waggons. Defence by Dynamite Mines. Olimo Inciting to an Attack. Advance of Reinforcements. Buluwayo Surrounded by Rebels. Scarcely a Fortnight's Food

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2

Later news from Matabelelaed is to the effect that the rebels, who were recently reported to be approaching Baluwayo, now threaten three sides of the…

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The Coal Mining Conference. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 3

The conference of Newcastle colliery proprietors and miners, convened by the Premier, sat to-day, with, so far, no satisfactory result…

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More Gold

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 3

Excellent yields have been obtained from some quartz reina discovered at Alexandra, Victoria. Twenty-seven ounces of gold were obtained from a ton of quartz…

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Carcoar Mining

National Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 2

At the Lyndhurst Gold-mining Company's leases, Junction reefs, on the Belubula River, near Lyndhurst, work of considerable magnitude is being…

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The Coal Crisis. the Conference. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 3

The conference between the mine cowners and the lodge delegates, arranged by the Premier was held yesterday is Sydney. Mr. Reid presided, and the question was…

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Tin Mining at Albury. ALBURY

National Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1896 · page 3

Experts are of opinion that the tin field at Dorardora is highly, gratifying. One prospect gave a pound of pure stream tin to the dish. Primitive methods in…

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Mining. Larnach's Mine, New Bridge

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 2

News just brought to town state that tho Larnach mine, near Newbridge, produced one pound weight gold for 10 hoars' work at their small ground sluice. The reef in their…

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The Cool Mining Conference

Molong Argus · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 2

The conference of Newcastle colliery proprietors and miners, convened by the Premier, sat on Wednesday. After lengthy discussion the colliery owners…

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The Nymagee Mine Accident. NYMAGEE, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 3

John Nicholls, who met with a severe injury on Wednesday week by falling down a hole a distance of 50 feet in the Nymagee Copper Mine, died this…

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Mining. BLAYNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 3

Mining is reviving around Blayney, and a considerable amount of attention ia being given to the copper mining properties. Messrs, Wright and Osborne, the…

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The Coal Crisis. the Strike to Commence

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 3

It has transpired that at the conclusion of the coal conference on Wednesday the majority of the miners' delegates were in favor of the acceptance of the masters' proposals…

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Civil Side. Monday, April 27th, 1896. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen), a Disputed Gold-mining Case

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 27 April 1896 · page 2

James Plowman, George De Vial Pilcher and George Hawke v. Walter Kerle and Harry Wood Kerle.-The declaration set forth that defendants had converted to…

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Mining. New Reef on the Crudine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 27 April 1896 · page 3

Our Hill End correspondent reports that a splendid reef has been opened on Back Creek, Crudine, by Leighton Bros., the prospectors. The real is some feet wide, and…

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