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

Mining & the mines, 1896

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BATHURST "Magna est veritas et prevalebit." Monday, April 27, 1896. The Coal Trade Crisis

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

THE hopes that were built up by the conference held in Sydney last week, at the Premier's instance, between the Northern mine owners and the miners' delegates,…

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A Mining Accident. DUNGOG

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 3

Two miners, Watson and Cochrane, were seriously injured by an explosion at Cobark. They put in a charge which failed to go off. They went to examine…

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

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 28 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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Bathurst Circuit Court. Civil Side. Monday, April 27Th. Before his Honor, Mr. Justice Stephen.) a Disputed Gold-mining Case

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 2

James Ploughman, George De Vial Pilcher and George Hawke v. Walter Kerle and Harry Wood Kerle.—The declaration set forth that defendants had…

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Mining the Wealthy West. Kalgoorlie

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 3

The richest gold ever met with in the Great boulder was struck to-day at the 20ft. level when driving on the course of the lode at a pint about 130ft. or 140ft south from the…

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Aladdin's Lamp Gold Mining Company, Limited

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 2

Cable April 23 1896:—"Four weeks' crashing, 254 tons, gave 470 ounces gold bullion, and 8 tons concentrates carrying 134 ounces fine gold, and 4…

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The Miners Strike

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 3

The coal strike at Newcastle, according to late developments, promises to be more extensive than at first supposed…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. Civil Side. Tuesday, April 28Th. (Before his Honor, Mr. Justice Stephen.) a Disputed Gold-mining Case

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 2

James Ploughman, George De Vial Pilcher and George Hawke v. Walter Kerle and Harry Wood Kerle.—The declaration set forth that defendants had…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. The Gold In the Catterthun

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 3

An attempt is to be made to recover the £10,000 in specie which went down in the catterthun steamer off Seal Rocks' last year…

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Mining. CARCOAR

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 2

Forest Reef, where the Government diamond drill is working with a view of striking the trend of the old Extended Company's lead, was visited by Mr. W…

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Correspondence Wanted a Real Live Minister for Mines. (To the Editor of the National Advocate. Grenfell Items Grenfell

National Advocate · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 3

Sir,—Would you Kindly insert the following extract from a metropolitan journal: "It is officially notified that the A disastrous fire broke out in the centre of the town at 1 o'clock this morning, completely destroying one hotel and two shops, and endangering a large…

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Colliery Explosion. One Hundred Miners Entombed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

An explosion occurred at Wicklefield beds to-day while miners were at work. The workings collapsed, and 100 men ware entombed in the pit…

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Coal

National Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 2

Sir Robert Giffen, reporting to the Board of Trade on the coal production of the principal countries of the world, shows that in 1894 the exports from the United…

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Mining. COBAR

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

Prospecting is being carried on all round, and samples of good stone are being brought into town almost daily. It is probable that some one will strike it in parts hitherto…

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Another Colliery Disaster. a Hundred Men Entombed. London

National Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

An explosion occurred at Wicklefield The beds of the workings collapsed. A. hundred men are entombed…

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Mining at Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

The depression in mining, arising from the dryness of the season and the delay in the proposed large companies commencing work, still continues. The…

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A colliery in Kent

National Advocate · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 2

The Dover Standard makes the following announcement: "We are reliably, informed, encouraged by tho experimental coal borings which bare taken place…

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The Micklefield Disaster. Forty Miners Rescued

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 3

Of the 100 miners entombed by an explosion in a colliery at Micklefield, near Leeds, the rescue partial have succeeded in recovering 40 alive up to the present. The work of rescue…

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A Coal Ship on Fire. a Critical Time

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 3

The ship Ellen A. Bead, with a cargo of coal, from Newcastle to Manilla, caught fire at one o'olook on Saturday morning about 70 miles from the coast. She was sighted off…

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New South Wales Gold Yield. SYDNEY, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 4 May 1896 · page 3

The gold yield for New South Wales for April was 19,000oz, the largest for many years…

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