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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 35 of 36

Mining. Victory, Forest Beefs

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 December 1897 · page 3

The mining superintendent telegraphs as follows yesterday:—'Started battery and winding machinery to-day, both running smoothly. The now drive south-east in 20…

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The Klondyke Goldfield. a Terrible Outlook. Thousands of Refufees Starving. London

National Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1897 · page 2

Further distressing reports have been received from the Klondyke gold fields. The mailman from the Dyes states that thousands of refugees from the…

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The Klondike Goldfields. Tumble Privations. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 December 1897 · page 3

A mailman from Dyes reports that 1000 refugees from the Klondyke goldfields are making desperate attempts to cross the mountains, and adds that they are likely to lose…

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Mine Concentrates. a Blayney Mining Case. Dilatoriness of the Mines Department. Who Is to Blame ? BLAYNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 2

A Warden's Court was held here to-day. Mr. Warden Byrnes presiding. The only case was one T. Raftery against Hugh Heavener and M. Watson. The plaintiff Raftery…

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Mining. Hill End

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

Trevi'bick, Baettie, and party, Hawkin's hill crushed 22 tons for 47 oz. Mullaney and Gough, Sally's Flat, crushed 93 tons for 66 oz. 17dwt. Although they have to cart…

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Mining at Wattle Flat. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 2

The Great Victoria Co is still preparing new poppet heads for erection. The Company finished another crushing at Brailey's battery with satisfactory results. As the…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. a Returned Miner. Sydney

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

A New Zealand miner who attempted to reach Klondyke has returned. He reports that the route to Dawson City is strewn with carcases of horses aud abandoned goods…

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The Yukon River Goldfields. the Distress Among Miners. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 21 December 1897 · page 3

The United States Congress has voted the sum of 200,000 dollars (about £40,000) for the relief of distressed miners on the Yukon River goldfields…

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Mine Concentrates

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1897 · page 2

Operations at the Ashton Mine, near Sunny Corner, are being vigorously pushed on under the personal supervision of M r. G. F. Anderson. The…

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The Lucknow Mines

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 December 1897 · page 2

Mr. C. G. Warnford Look has received the following cable from the London office of the Wentworth Goldfields Proprietary Company, Limited:— "General meetings of shareholders Wentworth and…

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Mining. Forest Reefs

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 December 1897 · page 2

The mining surperintendent of the Victory, Forest Reefs, wired yesterday :— "Wash in the three faces continues payable. Splendid rain has fallen. Will not clean up till to-morrow…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Victorian Mining. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 December 1897 · page 2

The Victorian Government has appointed a mining expert to visit London for the purpose of giving information to intending British investors in regard to the mineral resources of the colony…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. Visitors From the Field

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 December 1897 · page 2

Three returning visitors from Klondyke—Messrs, Davis, Galloway, and Lean—were passengers by the Warrimoo, which arrived from British Columbia on Monday morning…

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Gold-Paved Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1897 · page 2

Farmers and people in the country who have never visited the metropolis have some very queer ideas of what Sydney really is. The yellow metal is not to be picked up in…

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Mining. Mount David. a Better Orushing. Rockley

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

Mount David cleaned up the battery this week, after thirteen days' crushing, the result being 69 ounces of gold. This is the best crushing as yet…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. Canadian "Push." the Best Route to This Eldorado Is Through Canada

National Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1897 · page 2

We have received the following letter from Mr. F. Elworthy, Secretary of the British Columbia (Canada) Board of Trade "Under separate cover I am mailing a copy…

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Grains of Gold

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 24 December 1897 · page 2

There are no return tickets to eternity. Are we living the creed which we profess? Others see our faults as plainly as we see theirs. God who sends the storm will also stear the…

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Mine Concentrates. the Victory's Crushing. Orange

National Advocate · Friday 24 December 1897 · page 2

There is great excitement in mining circles over the Victory G. M. Co.'s crushing. Seven dwts to the ton is the record. This is the mine so much…

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Kloudyke Goldfields. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 28 December 1897 · page 3

Reports from Ottawa state that 2000 miners have left Dawson City, the centre of the Klondyke Gold Fields, for Fort Yukon. The danger of starvation among the goldfields…

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Wyalong Gold. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 December 1897 · page 3

The yield of the Wyalong goldfield for the year amounted to 40,000oz, an increase of 8000 ounces as compared with the previous year…

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