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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 24 of 41

Mining. BLAYNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 2

Progressive work is going on at the new [?]pper lodes. The prospectors are still sinking their old shaft. On account of the [?]traordinerily hard nature of the rock met…

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Mining Mems

National Advocate · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 1

It is a significant fact that John Bull is getting hold of the best of the mines in the Bathurst district. Several have recently fallen into his hands in the…

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Mining. Galley Swamp

National Advocate · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 2

A few days ago a rich lead was discovered at a depth of 20 feet in the garden of Mr. Stevenson, who was putting down a well. The lead shows excellent…

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Coal Mines Closed. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 3

Some coal mines in Belgium have deen closed owing to the increased cost of labour. Six thousand men are thrown out…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Monday. Belgian Coal Mines

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 3

Two coal mines at Mons. in Belgium, have been closed owing to the increased cost of labour. This has had the remit of throwing 600 men out of employment…

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Mining. the Wealthy West. Kalgoorlie

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 3

An important development has taken place on block 1285, one of the. Kalgoorlie Proprietary Development Company's blocks, which was recently sold to Sir Alfred Dent…

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Sunny Corner. Latest Mining News. the Find at Dark Corner

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 2

At the New find at Dark Corner, Dunn and party hare their poppet heads erected and the whim is on the ground. They hope to commence sinking from the 90fr early…

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The Lucknow Mines

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 3

The Orange Advocate publishes the following circular letter received from London. Wentworth Goldfields Proprietary Co., Ld, 4 and 6 Throgmorton Avenue…

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Theft of Gold

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 2

A party of prospectors near the tracking yards, Forbes, struck very rich gold-bearing stone. On Saturday they had a quantity of quartz bagged, supposed to…

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Mining. This Boring Machine at Forest Reefs. Milltho[?]pe

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 3

The third bore put down by the diamond drill for the Ballarat of New South Wales Gold-mining Company, at Forest Reefs, bottomed at 194ft., failing to strike a reef…

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Terrible Colliery Accident. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1896 · page 3

A disastrous colliery explosion occurred at Meath, Glamorganshire. The miners were at work at the time of the disaster. No less than 40 of them…

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Mining. BURRAGA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 August 1896 · page 2

A wire from Burraga says:- Several mining [?] are visiting this district M'Vicar and party at the Isabella Rush are despatching a further crushing of 10 tons of…

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Colliery Explosion. Disaster in Wales. Forty Men Entombed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 August 1896 · page 3

A disastrous colliery explosion has occurred at Neath, Glamorganshire. The miners were at work at the time of the disaster. No less than 40 of them are reported to be…

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Forging Mining Scrip

National Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1896 · page 2

At Adelaide on Tuesday James Slattery, who pleaded guilty to forging scrip of the Junction North Mining Company was sentenced to three years and six…

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The Catterthun Gold. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 6 August 1896 · page 3

The latest from the Catterthun is that, the divers had succeeded iD completely removing the door of the tank in which the gold is stored, when the rough…

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New Gold Bush. Near Carlisle Diggings. Condorolin

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 August 1896 · page 2

News was received in town this morning that a rush had sat in at a place three miles west of the present alluvial diggings at Carlisle. The discovery was made by a…

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Gold Mines in Corea

National Advocate · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 2

A concession has been made to a Russian party to explore the goldmines within tho Corean Territory…

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New Mining Company

National Advocate · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 2

Holman's Lucky Hill Gold Mining Company, Bathurst, New South Wales, has been formed with a capital of £75,000 of which shares to the extent of £13,000…

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Broken Hill Mine. Another Important Discovery

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 3

As the Broken Hill Junction Mine a new body of ore has been struck, and it is anticipated that it will be the most profitable yet found in the mine…

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The Scots' Reef Mine, LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 7 August 1896 · page 2

Messrs. Trebar and Heinrich have sold Scots' reef mine, which will be formed into a company with a working capital of £50,000…

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