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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 21 of 41

Mining. Mines in Oberon District

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 2

On Wednesday last your reporter paid a visit of inspection to the new gold field at Black Bullock Mountain , near Oberon. The finds are hat recent, but so lar show promise…

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The Colliery Strike

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 3

The British colliery proprietors, whose mines are on strike have refused to confer with the men who have left their work…

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British Colliery Strike. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 3

The British colliery proprietors, whose mines are on strike, have refused to confer with the men who left work…

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The Catterhun Gold. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 3

Operations at the Catterhun are still delayed owing to the rough sea, which however is moderating to-night. The divers hope to make an attempt…

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The Gold Rush at Capertee. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 3

Returning prospectors from tho gold rash near Capertee, pronounce the field a duffer…

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Blayney Copper Mining. BLAYNEY, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 3

A copper lode has been struck on Quigley's Hill. Every prospect exists of a very rich lode of copper. This has also been discovered on Row's property…

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The Mining Act Amendement Bill. to Be Reintroduced

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 3

The Government intend to re-introduce the Miring Act Amendment Bill, thrown out by the Council on Thursday…

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The Churches "The Search for Gold."

National Advocate · Monday 13 July 1896 · page 3

The Search for gold was the subject of a sermon delivered by Rev. A. J. Webb at the, William-street Wesleyan Church last night. The preacher based…

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Practical Gold Solvents. Paper by Dr. C. A. MULHOLLAND

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 July 1896 · page 2

On Saturday evening Dr. C. A. Mulholland (St. [?] College) read a most interesting and instructive [?] connection with the Bathurst Scientific Society of which…

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Bathurst Scientific Society. Practical Gold Solvents. an Interesting Paper by Dr. C. A. Mulholland

National Advocate · Monday 13 July 1896 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above Society took place on Saturday evening, the president Dr. C. A. Mulholland being in the chair. There wore a very fair…

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The Catterthun Gold

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 2

Operations were resumed yesterday to recover the specie from the wreck of the Catterthun, off Seal Rocks. It is anticipated that the gold will be recovered…

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Another Gold Country

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 3

Gold has been discovered in the Orange Free States. It is reported that the field is remarkably wish and likely to rival the fields of the Transvaal…

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The U.S. Treasury. Reduction of the Gold Reserve

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 3

The United States gold reserve in the Treasury has been reduced by nearly l,000,000dol. within the past few days…

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Practical Gold Solvents. Paper by Dr. 0. A. MULHOLLAND. (Continued.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 July 1896 · page 2

[?] In this persons the gas [?] is employed. Chlorine is a greenish yellow gas, with a suffocating and most irritating odour. It attacks nearly all metals…

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Sale of the Pinacles Mine

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 2

Messrs. Hardie and Gorman, of Sydney, have sold through London agents the Pinnacles Gold Mine, at Boyd, near Forbes. The Property consists of 37…

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Orange Free State Gold

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 2

A goldfield discovered in the Orange Free State is reported to be remarkably rich, and likely to rival the fields in the Transvaal…

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Mining. the Carlisle Rush

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 2

The new alluvial field discovered at Condebolin looks very promising a second load having boon "found only a couple of miles distant Crow tho first one. The sinking…

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The Shepherding Abuse in Mining

The Bathurst Post · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 4

IT is doubtless a well-known fact that on many mining fields land is occasionally applied for by speculative persons known as "shepherds," who,…

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Mining

National Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1896 · page 2

A correspondent writes:—Further news concerning the discovery of payable gold ot O'Connell Plains states that the find is more important than was at first…

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Mining. CARCOAR

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 July 1896 · page 2

At the Lyndhurst Gold mining Company there is a new machine called the Alpha Amalgamating and concentrating Gold-Saving Machine, worked by an electric…

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