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

Mining & the mines, 1897

706 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 36

Parkes Gold Cup

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 3

This afternoon the gold cup won by Mr. G. Ingernole's horse, Kelso, at the recent Parkes mooting was brought to tho Times Office. It is the very host trophy…

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Department of Mines and Agriculture. 20th' April, 1897

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Adverting to my telegrom' of to-day, I hare pleasure in enclosing a communication from the Department of Public Works with respect to the Council's request for an engineer to report on the…

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Canowing[?] Mining

Molong Argus · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 2

CORRESPONDENT writes from Belmore, Can[?]:—"These is [?] Roubt that the [?] Hill, [?] of so many [?] to its normal…

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The Parkes Gold Cup

National Advocate · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 2

At the recent meeting of the Parkes Jockey Club, the principal event, the Parkes Cup, was won, by Mr. George Ingersole's Kelso, a Bathurst horse…

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BATHURST Daily free Dress. Magna est verslas at prosvalebit." Monday, April 26, 1897. The Costliness of New Guinea Gold

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 2

To the ordinary Australian miner the field where greatest danger threatens appears to have strongest attraction. This has always been the case since the first rush…

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Mine Concentrates. the Locksley Field. Locksley

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 1

Kinna and party prospecting on Kinna's ground at Locksley have struck gold. Friday's work averaged three dwts, to the dish. The gold is contained in a wash two…

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Mining. TUENA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 3

Leslie and party, Junction Point, crushed 2½ tons of stone from the Washington claim for a yield of 15dwt per ton ; largo quantities of stone can be ob[?]auied easily. Ford and…

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Progress of Mining. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 2

The Minister for Mines is gratified at the satisfactory condition of business in his department in connection with applications for mining leases on Crown lands…

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A Rand Mining Magnate. LONDON. Thursday night

National Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 3

The action brought by Alfred Beit against a newspaper published at Essen (Germany) for a libel reflecting on Beit in connection with the Kimberley mines,…

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Mine Concentrates. an Interesting Letter From Coolgardie

National Advocate · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 2

Mr. Thos. Buckley, of Brewongle, has received the following letter from his brother, Mr. John Buckley, who for the past three years has been a resident of Western…

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Mining. ROCKLEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 2

From Rockley it is reported that at Mount David Hyde and party are making good headway with the prospecting shaft, which is new down 100it. Mining at Charlton is…

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Oceana Gold Robery. ADELAIDE

National Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 3

The Oceana, from which 5,000 sovereigns were stolen at Port Melbourne in January has returned to this port. No clue as to the identity of the robber…

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Mining Leases Declared Void

National Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 2

The following leases have been declared void :—H. J. Gallod, Rockley, 4 acres, parish Bringelet. G. D. Stone and others, Oberon, 9 acres, parish…

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Mine Concentrates. Wattle Flat Field. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 2

The effects of the drought are becoming more serious daily. Not only is quartz crushing entirely suspended, but washdirt has now to be stacked, making it very difficult…

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Westralian Gold Yield. a Decline. Perth

National Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 3

The West Australian gold export for April totalled 39,660 ozs. valued at £150,700 as against 40,290 oz valued at £154,126 in March…

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The Mail Steamer Gold Robberies MELBOURNE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 2

Martin Wisbtg, who server a sentence of five year's imprisonment at 18 years of age for robbing an orient liner of 5000 sovereigns, and whose death by drowning was…

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Amended Boundaries of the Bathurst Mining District

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 1

The following Amended boundaries of the Bathurst mining district were publisbed in yesterday's Government Gaxtils:— Including the counties of Georglana and…

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To-Day's Telegrams. The New Guinea Goldfield. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 3

Advices from New Guinea state that the wet season is now over, and that the tracks to the mountains are open. A party of miners has arrived at a New…

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Westralian Goldfields. Amended Labor Conditions Perth

National Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 3

The Government have decided to amend the labor conditions for gold-mining leases. Only two men will be necessary in future for the first year of…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Thomas Prinnable Killed. Rockley

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 3

A total accident occurred at Weise's alluvial claim, Charlton, about half past 8 o'clock this morning, when a young man named Thomas Prinnable lost his life…

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