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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 26 of 36

Colliery Strike In the United States. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 2

The colliers on strike at Pi[?]tsburg Ohio. Indiana, and Virginia have decided to resume work, a compromise in the hewing rate having been arrived at on the…

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The minister for Mines and Agriculture

The Bathurst Post · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 8

The Hon. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, has now completed his fifteenth year as a representative in Parliament. Yesterday…

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Mining at Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 2

Owing to the great improvement in the prospects of several mines here, a very hopeful feeling has replaced the recent depression. The Great Victoria Co. continue to…

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Mining. Forest Reefs. Orange

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 3

There is a great excitement in mining circles here to-day in consequence of the remarkable returns from the Victory Forest Reefs gold mine. Prospects were taken on…

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Fearful Mining Accident. Forty Persons Killed. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 3

A fearful mining accident is reported to have occurred in the Champion Roof gold mine, Madras, resulting in forty persons being killrd…

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The Yukon Goldfields. Great Scarcity of Provisions. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 2

The River Yukon ia frozen over, and tho conveyance of suypplies to the Klondyke Goldfields by this route has…

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Mining. Billagoe Gold Fields

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 2

Notwithstanding the croaking of many uninterested busybodies, this field is once more coming to the front, and its gold-producing capabilities will soon be proved…

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The Burning Mine. Broken Hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 3

There it not much alteration yet is the position of the fire, although it is being gradually extinguished. The men engaged fighting the flames are now working again…

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Gold Rushes

National Advocate · Monday 20 September 1897 · page 2

The recent rush to the gold diggings on the Klondyke Creek in the Yuken Valley calls to mind some noteworthy movements of the same character which have occurred…

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Mine Concentrates. Gale v. MAGUIRE

National Advocate · Monday 20 September 1897 · page 2

Before the Acting-Judge in Equity, an application was made on behalf of Muguire. defendant in the recent mining case of Gale v. Maguire, for leave to go before the Privy…

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The Fired Mine. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 20 September 1897 · page 3

The fire at the Broken Hill Proprietary mine has been practically out for some days, but large quantities of water are still being sent below. A meeting of citizens is to be held…

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Mining. Sunny Corner

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 20 September 1897 · page 2

From their claim in the Big Hill, Messrs, Considine and party's crushing has turned out very well—222tons for between 150 and 160ozs of gold, or an average of about 24dwts…

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Gold in China. a Rich Field Discovered

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 20 September 1897 · page 3

A Tien-Tein letter from native sources reports that a foreign mining engineer who was engaged by Li Hung Chang, while in Europe, to make a special survey after gold in the…

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Colliery Troubles. NEWCASTLE, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1897 · page 3

It is reported that the lock-out at the Dudley Colliery has practically been amicably settled to-day, for a time at least, and that there is a probability of the…

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The Lucknow Strike. a Batch of Miners From Victoria

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 21 September 1897 · page 2

That Superintendent Look is perfeating his arrangements for fully equipping the Lucknow mines under his control is generally understood the miners on strike themselves…

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Mine Concentrates

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1897 · page 2

Murn and party, of Scabby Gully, Gulgong, sold a nugget of gold on Saturday at Gulgong, picked off the face, weighing 9oz. 2dwts., the amount realised being £35 5s…

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Mining. CALOOLA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 September 1897 · page 3

There was a clean-up at the Caloolo Creek G.M. Company's mine on Monday last, and the returns show satisfactory progress. For the fortnight's working there was a button of…

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Mine Concentrates

National Advocate · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 3

The raining superintendent of the Victory, Forest Reefs, reports :— "Total drive on wash 31ft ; still dipping west The last four dishes gave equal to over…

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Mining. BUNNAMAGOO

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 2

Copper mining at Bunnamagoo, near Rockley, is being vigorously pushed on. The old "Summer Hill Mine" has been taken up by Messrs. Howell, Brown and Milne, of…

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Gold in the Macquarie

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 23 September 1897 · page 2

The Stuart Town correspondent of the Wellington Gazette writes:—Our community has just has a pleasant surprise sprang on it in the shape of a mining possibility of…

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