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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 19 of 36

Southern Owners and Miners Confer

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 4

A conference of southern miners and colliery owners was held yesterday in Sydney to consider the selling price of coal, and the question of an increase in the hewing rate. The miners' representatives…

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Mining Accident at Hazelgrove

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 3

Mr. J. Ennis, who was severely crushed by a fall of stone in a gold mine near Hazelgrove, is doing as well as can be expected, after the fearful crushing he got. It appears he was under-cutting in the mine…

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Lithgow Co Operative Coal Company Railway Bill

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 4

In the Legislative Council last night, Mr. MacIntosh presented a petition from Mr. W. Sandford, of the Lithgow Ironworks, praying for the alteration of the bill so as to provide that in a specified…

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Mining Accident at Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 3

A very painful accident happened at the Lagoon mine the other day. While Mr. W. Edwards was moving some rock after blasting, a large piece fell away unexpectedly, and pinned one of his legs against…

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The Selling Price of Coal. Meeting of the Newcastle Proprietors

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 4

Says yesterday's Herald :--As the outcome of the conference between representatives of the colliery proprietors of the northern districts and the members of the miners' delegate board, held at Newcastle some…

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Affairs in the Coal Trade. Notices Issued at Other Pits

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 July 1898 · page 4

The miners' secretary informs us that he wrote last week to the chairman of the Coal Association requesting a conference between representatives of the owners and the men. A reply was…

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Annandale Copper Mine

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 3

The “Daily Telegraph" of Tuesday last says:—”The Great Blayney Copper Company has been registered in Melbourne, with a capital of £100,000 in 100,000 shares…

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Mining Warden's Court

National Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 3

This Court was held yesterday before Mr. C. E. Smith, Warden. Mr. Herbert Thompson (for Mr, A. G, Thompson) appeared for Walter…

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Mine Concentrates. Activity in Blayney. BLAYNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

It is authentically announced in town to-day that the Annandale Copper Mining Coy., Blayney, has been registered in Melbourne as a company,…

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Serious Mining Accident. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 3

By a fall of ore in the British Broken Hill mine last night Jas Tonkin, a shift boss, was killed and Jas. Butler, miner, had his leg fractured, while several others…

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Cow Flat Copper Mine

National Advocate · Monday 11 July 1898 · page 3

This mine, which is situated four miles from George's Plains, has been purchased by Mr. M'Hardie, of Sydney. A good body of ore is visible and it is understood the mine…

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Mine Concentrates. a Valuable Experiment

National Advocate · Monday 11 July 1898 · page 3

Mr, C. L. Garland is pioneering an important enterprise in New South Wales. He has taken up six leases along the bed of the Maquarie River,…

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Coal for Dewey's Fleet. London

National Advocate · Monday 11 July 1898 · page 3

Forty thousand tons of coal have been sent for the use of Admiral Dewey's Philippine squadron…

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W.A. Mining Laws. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 11 July 1898 · page 3

The West Australian Chamber of Mines has decided to petition the Government for unassailable mining titles in West Australia…

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Mine Concentrates. a New Gold-Saver

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 2

A public trial was made at Albury on Friday of a new gold-saving machine, invented and patented by Parker, Echroft and Wain, of Chiltern. The machine…

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Mine Concentrates. Cobar

National Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 3

At the Berribungie arrangements are being made to deepen the shaft. Poppet heads are ready to erect, and an engine is being placed in position…

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Mine Concentrates. Valuable Copper Mine

National Advocate · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 3

A copper lode, which from present prospects appears to be worthy of development, is that now being worked by Messrs. Jones Bros., and situated on…

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Improvements at the Lithgow Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 6

With the double object of accelerating matters in connection with the opening up of the old workings--the walls of which were penetrated in September last after being sealed for eleven years…

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Wattle Flat Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 4

Development work is still being curried on extensively in the Solitary Co's minus and also in the Big Oakey Co's lenses, in the Solitary mine a splendid shoot of stone has been met with at the 480…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 July 1898 · page 4

Lithgow, N.S.W.:--"Stated that the old Cow Flat copper-mine has been sold to a gentleman in Sydney at a satisfactoay figure." This mine, many years back, produced upwards of half-a-million in copper…

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