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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 30 of 36

Mine Concentrates. Cargo

National Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 3

Mining at Cargo has been showing signs of activity of late. A small run of alluvial gold is being worked close to the Cargo cemetery, but…

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Mining News

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 2

We clip the following from an article entitled "Mining Rambles," by the special mining correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph:—…

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The Bulga Mine. ORANGE

National Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 3

Nice-looking stones is being brought into town daily from the claims at Palmer's, Bulga Mountains, though nothing of a startling nature has…

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Two Tons of Gold. the Luck of a Pioneer

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 4

The latest Klondyke news brought by the steamer Moana, which arrived from San Francisco on 2nd instant, states that the steamer Michael reached San Francisco on…

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Mining News. the Blayney Copper Deposits. No. II

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 15 October 1898 · page 4

On the western side of the town for some miles in a north-and-south direction the geological features of the country are very similar to those found on most of the best copper…

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A Ton of Gold

National Advocate · Monday 17 October 1898 · page 2

A private telegram was received in Sydney feting that 38,000oz. of gold which equals nearly a ton of gold, was sent from a bank at Kalgoorlie, West Australia, on Friday…

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Mine Concentrates. Rich Find at Blayney

National Advocate · Monday 17 October 1898 · page 2

Wason and party, who are prospecting on Bullock's freeh Id for copper, about seven miles from Blayney, have dining the week in sinking come on to…

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Mine Concentrates. North Nymagee Copper

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1898 · page 3

Report to 8th inst.— "No I shift: Sunk 7ft 6in, total depth 286ft. The favorable ground mentioned last week still continues. At present there is a leader of quartz about…

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The Bulga Mines

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 3

All the claims in this locality—or, rather, those that are being worked—are getting gold. Cassi[?]y and party, the original discoverers, are making more than good wages…

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Australian Gold

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 2

During the last 16 months over £6,000,000 has been dispatched from Sydney to San Francisco in the shape of sovereigns, which are melted down on the other side into…

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Mine Concentrates. General Notes

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 3

The Charters Towers returns for September show that 72,000 tens of ore yielded 40,405oz of gold. The dividends amounted to £41,000, and the calls to £7100. The…

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Dredging for Gold

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 3

Mr. Brunker informed Mr. Waddell that it had been decided to grant gold leases for the dredging of river beds for gold…

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Mining News

Molong Argus · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 4
Also in Lithgow Mercury

SOME miners are under the impression when applying for an authority to enter and prospect upon private property that it is NOT necessary to hold a miner's right or mineral…

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The Coal-weighing Difficulty

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 4

It has transpired (says Wednesday's Herald) that several of the colliery proprietors have arranged to procure the additional weighing appliances necessary to enable them to carry into effect the weighing…

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Mine Concentrates. Mount Morris North

National Advocate · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 2

A shaft is down 10ft, and at bottom shows grey, yellow and black ore, with a little carbonate impregnated through quartz, calcite and blue schist. This is…

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Wattle Flat Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 4

Owing to the continuous dry weather there is but little to report in the way of mining results. With the exception of Brailey's mill, where the water from the Solitary mine is secured, all the batteries…

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Good old Gulgong. the World's Premier Gold[?]eld. Rev. R. Butcher, 1873

The Gulgong Advertiser and Western Districts Representative · Friday 21 October 1898 · page 6

It is always pleading to hear of persons and places [?]e know—espe[?] aily a place so fumed as Gulgong was wh[?] pour Robert Butcher…

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Mine Concentrates. Clear Greek

National Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1898 · page 2

At Moore and Mitten's reef, Clear Creek, crushing will commence next week on rich stone. It will be rembered that the last crushing, 4 tons, returned 14oz' gold, and the…

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Mine Concentrates. Canowindra

National Advocate · Monday 24 October 1898 · page 2

Nothing very startling has occurred lately. All the mines are only employing the number of hands necessary by law to hold the leases, and in…

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