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

Mining & the mines, 1898

716 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 36

The Coal Question. an Agreement Being Prepared. Newcastle

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1898 · page 3

The Newcastle District Miners are considering the advisability of preparing an agreement to be submitted to the coal owners at the adjourned…

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The Welsh Miners' Strike. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1898 · page 3

The miners on strike in the south of Wales have appointed delegates to a Mr. C. T. Ritchie, the president of the Board of Trade, to intervene between…

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Annandale Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 4

The next property to get into desirable hands, says the Daily Telegraph, is the old Annandale mine at Blayney. This is a property to which reference has recently been made in these columns. Its prospects…

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The Coal Weighing Trouble

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 6

The question as to whether the Government intends to enforce the weighing clause of the Coal Mines Regulation Act was again before the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night. Mr…

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Wattle Flat Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 4

The weather has again cleared up, and most of the mines are still without water for working. Two battery-men, however, got a short supply in their dams, viz,, H. McCudden, at Bullock Flat, and…

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Terrible Mining Accident

National Advocate · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 2

A young man named Charles Gordon met with a terrible accident at Glen Elgin on Tuesday, by being blown up by a charge of dynamite. The fuse haying hung fire,…

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Lithgow Co-operative Coal Company Railway Bill

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 4

In the Assembly on Wednesday night, Mr. Hogue moved the second reading of the Lithgow Co-operative Coal Company Railway Bill. He said it was of great importance to the promoters that the bill…

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The Selling of Coal. to the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 6

Sir,--The northern miners are trying to get the coal owners to raise the selling price. They think if this is done they will get an increase in the hewing rate, and, judging by the late…

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Mining Jottings Meeting of the Shellback [?]

The Gulgong Advertiser and Western Districts Representative · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 4

The first ordinary general meeting of the [?] Company was held in the [?] Hall, [?] [?] on Monday the 27th [?]…

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Mine Concentrates. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Monday 4 July 1898 · page 2

The Great Victoria is putting through 15 tans of stone at Brailey's battery. The plates are looking well. The drive going north from the bottom of main…

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Welsh Miners' Strike. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 4 July 1898 · page 3

Sir Edward Fry has been appointed to act in conciliation of the difficulty between the Welsh miners and the employers…

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Mine Concentrates. Victory Forest Reefs

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 3

Report for week ending June 25 :— "Crosscut in western drive extended 15ft., total 40ft. The wash here is thinner, but very good. South drive extended…

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The-World. Gold for America. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 3

R.M.S. Mariposa sailed for San Fran-cisco to-day, taking £250,00 in gold…

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Mine Concentrates. Prospecting Grant

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1898 · page 3

Mr. W. P. Crick, M.P., has been informed that, on the recommendation of the Prospecting Board, the Minister for Mines has approved of the following…

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Mine Concentrates. Girilambone Copper Co

National Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 2

Report to July 1: "Main shaft— sunk 5ft during the week, total 415ft. Timbered 20ft during the week. Ground in slats and small seams of quartz…

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Starting at a Coal Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 6

"Sound again the starting whistle, Set the wheels a flying round, Get the gear in working order-- Start the pulleys underground…

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Mining News. the Old Annandale Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 3

Says the Telegraph:--The Great Blayney Copper Company has been registered in Melbourne, with a capital of £100,000 in 100,000 shares. The company has been formed to work the old Annandale mine, on…

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Mining News. the Cow Flat Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 4

We are informed that Messrs. S. H. Gannon (Lithgow) and Thomas Quinn (Cow Flat) have sold to Mr. Hardie (of Hardie and Gorman), of Sydney, the old Cow Flat copper mine, which is situated…

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Gold. Gold

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 2

A Correspondent at North Galley Swamp, signing himself 'Old Miner', sends us the following: We are in the bush, about 1½ mile…

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Mine Concentrates

National Advocate · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 3

The Great Boulder Company (W.A.) has crushed 1890 tons for 3205oz. of gold. During June the Mount Morgan…

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