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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 32 of 36

Fatal Mining Accident. TURNA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 2

A man, aged 80, on Thursday fell down a shaft here and was killed. He slipped off the ladder…

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To-Day's Telegrams. The Mining Industry. the Premier and Foreign Capital. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 3

A meeting of gentlemen representing English and foreign capitalis[?] who have been investing money in this colony yesterday decided to suk the Premier to explain…

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Mine Concentrates

The Bathurst Post · Monday 15 November 1897 · page 7

MR, G. F. Anderson (of G. Anderson id Sons), who recently purchased the Springfield estate, Byng, passed through Bathurst recently on his way to Sunny…

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More Beudigo Miners. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 15 November 1897 · page 3

A.further batch of Bendigo miners have been engaged to work to the Lucknow mines and will arrive daring the week…

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Mining. in Trunkey District. [No.i]

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 15 November 1897 · page 3

Id Common with a number of the old mining centres, Trunkey, at present wears a some­what worn out and dilapidated appearance. This, of course, applies to the mines, as some…

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Mine Concentrates. Cobar Mining, Cobar

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 2

From the Girl-in-Blue and Roward claims at Ristdown trial crushings have been put through at the Occidental Battery. The results are not yet known…

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The Lucknow Mine

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 2

A wire from Orange state that a further number of Bendigo miners under engagement for the Lucknow mines, are expected to arrive on Tuesday. Of…

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Rich Gold Find in Queensland. Brisbane

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 3

A telegram from Clermont states that sensational reports have been received there from the new deep load. The Wild Cat claim reports a yield of nearly 500oz from 60…

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sMining. in Trunkey District. [No. II.]

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 3

From Wright's reef, previously mentioned, I paid a visit to the well known Wilson's reef. This property, which at one time was one of the largest gold producing claims in…

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Bendigo Miners at Lucknow. Two Punished for Riotous Behaviour. Orange

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 3

George Burnett, also known as "Yorkey," one of the Bondigo miners employed at Lucknow, was charged before the Police Magistrate to-day with…

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BATHURST [?] Free [?]ress " Magna est verstas at pr[?]valebit." Tuesday, November 16, 1897. The Mining Industry and English Capital

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 16 November 1897 · page 2

THE Premier has raised quite a storm in a certain circles by a remark made during the debate on the censure motion, the burden of which was the action of the…

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West Australian Mines. Mr. Pittman's Report

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 2

Some eight weeks ago, Mr. Pittman, Government Geologist, left for West Australia to investigate the occurrence of the tellurides with a view of finding out…

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Mine Concentrates. Wattle Flat. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 2

The Great Victoria Co. are preparing to erect popett heads and winding machinery at their main shaft. The contractors for sinking the shaft have now finished. The reef…

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Serious Mining Accident. Sunny Corner

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 3

An accident attended with very serious results happened at the " Paddy Lackey " mine here on Saturday. There were four shots put in the bottom of a shaft,…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Mr. Pittman's Opinion

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 2

Mr. Pittman, New South Wales Government Geologist, has just returned from West Australia. He status that he was " simply astonished " with what he saw at Kalgoorlie…

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More Bendigo Miners. ORANGE

National Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1897 · page 3

Thirty-five Bendigo miners arrived by mail train this morning. They alighted at Huntley, and proceeded to Lucknow without police escort, arriving at their…

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Mining,. Forest Reefs

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 18 November 1897 · page 2

The manager of the Victory Forest Reefs Gold-mining Company reports November 18.—The poppet-heads are now complete; winding engine, cages, and runners are at…

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An Ardent Gold-seeker, SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 3

A daring attempt was made this afternoon to steal the contents of a show-case belonging to Messrs Redman and Summerfield, dentists, of 269 Pitt-street…

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A New Colliery

National Advocate · Monday 22 November 1897 · page 3

The speech of Mr. E. T. Ingham, who presided over the fourth ordinary general meeting of Sydney Harbor Collieries, Limited, held recently at…

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Mine Concentrates

National Advocate · Monday 22 November 1897 · page 2

The manager of the Ballarat of N.S.W G.M. Co., reports that the depth of sinking for the week was 12ft., making the total depth of the shaft 128ft,…

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