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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 25 of 36

A Mining Par

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 3

Our (Sunday Times) Bathurst correspondent writes as follows : -- "Another good crushing from Mount David mine, which is proving i[?]self to be a consistent gold producer. Unfortunately,…

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Oberon Mining District

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 4

The Herald special contributes an article on Oberon district to this day's issue. Imprimis he says: -- "The inhabitants seem to have settled down with but one object in view, viz., that of raising stock…

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Mining Around Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 7

The Herald special concluded a series of articles on Sunny Corner and its neighborhood in Saturday's issue. Following are the more important portions of the final contribution: --…

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The Galley Mont Mine. Starting the New Battery. Carcoar

National Advocate · Friday 2 September 1898 · page 2

The forty head battery erected under the superintendence of Mr. Gregory, engineer to the Galley Mont Goldfield Coy., was successfully started to-day by…

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The Brown's Creek Mine

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

Mr. Gainford, Secretary to the Brown's Greek Company ("Compagnie des Mines d'Or,") hopes the mine will be re-started in a few months' time. The inflow of water in…

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Mine Concentrates. Cowra Creek

National Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 3

Cashman and Warren, the Polar Star claim, have about 60 tons at grass, and intend crushing at the Star of Cowra battery next week. Sanderson and…

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Boney's Rocks. MINING

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 5

I CANNOT say much progress is being made in the above industry, although since my last many marvellous changes have been made, viz, the Lady Burdett Coutts mine seems…

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The Galley Mont Mine. Starting the New Battery

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

The forty head battery erected under the superintendence of Mr. Gregory, engineer to the Gally Mont Goldfield Coy., was successfully started on Thursday by Master Harry…

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2nd-Edition The-World Welsh Miners' Strike. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 3

The coal strike has cost the district £7,000,000…

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The Oberon District. Want of Mining Enterprise. Progress and Prospects. No. 1

National Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 3

This district up to the present cannot be said to have reached a progressive stage, at least as far as its mining dustry is concerned—the farming and…

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Queensland Gold Returns. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Monday 5 September 1898 · page 3

The Queensland gold returns for August, including concentrates, are 81,582oz. from 109,452 tons, as against 63113 oz. of gold from 68,868 tons…

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Mine Concentrates. Sunny Corner. Sunny Corner

National Advocate · Monday 5 September 1898 · page 2

The diamond drill is doing good work. It is down 220 feet, and I believe the prospects are very encouraging…

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Mine Concentrates. The Oberon District. Want of Mining Enterprise. Progress and Prospects. No. 2

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1898 · page 3

The most important mining developments are now taking place at Black Bullock Mountain. The owners (Messrs. T. and J. A. Backland, H. M. Faithfull,…

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Girilambone Copper Mine

National Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 3

Report to September 2.—"Main shaft: Sunk 5ft.; total 487ft. Contractors timbered 30ft. during week. 300ft. level: Stopes in crosscut towards…

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Mine Concentrates. Mount David

National Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 3

Report to September 3.— "100ft. Level : East drive extended 22ft. for week, total 89ft. Drive continued on west side of are coarse ; atone makes in…

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Mining Inspectors

National Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 2

The Department of Mines has decided to locate the two inspectors for the western district, Orange will be the headquarters of one district, Mr. Hooke…

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Gibraltar Miners' Strike. ADELONG

National Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1898 · page 3

The Warden has refused a suspension of the labour conditions at the Gibraltar mine…

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Mining

National Advocate · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 2

A correspondent has pointed out this week the great desirability of instituting active operations in mining in this district as the only method of restoring the…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 4

It is estimated that, the gold yield of Australia for the year will reach £13,000,000, an increase of one-sixth over the figures for 1897. A wire from Burrngn, on Monday, says:--"The…

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Four Barrels of Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 September 1898 · page 6

Once a man of the laboring class who had often wished to be rich was offered all the money he wished for if he won'd accept, without a murmur, the troubles and anxieties that wealth…

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