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

Mining & the mines, 1899

1,428 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 72

Mining. Sunny Corner

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 2

Brown and party's claim, which is down 40ft, is being sunk another 40ft. The successful tenderers commenced work early this week. The ground is rooky, requiring much…

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Fatal Mining Accident. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 1 May 1899 · page 3

A gold mine in Russia has been flooded and sixty-two men drowned…

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Mining. MOLONG

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

About a mile and a half from Cargo the Commonwealth mine is being worked by Meesrs. M'Mahon Bros. The shaft is down 104ft. on oxide ore, which prospects…

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Mining Fatality. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 2

A gold mme at Troiska, in Russia, became flooded, a consequence being the death of sixty-two miners…

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Klondike Gold

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 3

The latest news from Klondike appearing in the English papers, and dated from New York on March 24, says that the steamer Laurada has arrived at Seattle from Alaska…

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Mine Concentrates. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 2

A large number of puddling machines are now being worked with fairly good results id most instances. A number of quartz miners have had parcels of stone…

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Mining. Mount David

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 3

The Mine Manager of the Mount David G.M. Coy , reports for week ending April 29 :—North drive, 155ft level, extended 14ft for week, total 32ft, end in pyrites…

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The Gold Yield SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 3

During last month the New South Wales gold yield was 31,894oz., showing an increase of 19,002 oz. as compared with the same month of last year…

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Gold Dredging in New Zealand. Some Remarkable Results

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 3

Alexandra, on the Molyneux River, Otago, Now Zealand, is the Mecca of the gold dredger. It is there that inquirers journey from snowy Siberia and grilling…

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Mine Concentrates. Peak Hill

National Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 3

Mr Charles Higgens, late manager of the New Crown of Peak Hill Company, was, prior, to his departure for Newcastle, entertained at a banquet, and presented…

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BATHURST Daily Free Press. "Magna est veritas et prevalebit." THURSDAY, 4 TH , MAY, 1899. New Guinea Gold

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 4 May 1899 · page 2

Australia has furnished innumerable instances of the reckless infatuation of the gold digger when seized with the desire to " rush " from the spot where he is located to some…

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Mine Concentrates. Dubbo

National Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

The mine at Stuart Town, mainly owned by a Dubbo syndicate, had its first crashing a few days ago, giving over 27 ounces of gold for 10 tons of stone…

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A Mines Inspector

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 7

Mines Department, Sydney, May 1, 1899. Date of letter under reply—May 1, 1899…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 4

The chairman, Mr. George Robson, has just returned from a visit to the Mount David Mine, and is very pleased with the recent developments below the 100ft. level. Whilst he was there some very good…

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New Guinea Gold

Molong Argus · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

A GOOD many diggers have been have been leaving Cooktown of late for Samarai, New Guinea, en route to Mambare, where gold is being…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 4

Mr. Gannon, who has just returned from Wiseman's Creek, informs as that the Phoenix mine is looking very well. They have sunk 114 feet on the lode, still leaving sulphide are in the hanging and…

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Mining. Mount David

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 3

The chairman, Mr. George Robson, has just returned to Sydney from a visit to the Mount David Mine, and he is very pleased with the recent developments below the 100…

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Early Gold Discoveries. to the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 3

Sir,--Mr. Johnson's letter in the Mercury is not what 1 expected. I though he would take exception to some of my statements re Calvert's alleged discovery of gold at Lewis' Ponds. Neither he nor I…

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Mining Fatality. Two Men Entombed

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 5

SOFALA, Thursday.--Two men,-Dawson and Carpenter, stepbrothers, lost their lives through a landslip while at work. Dawson being later than usual in returning to tea. Mrs. Dawson sent, her son who…

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Fatal Mining Accident at Sofala. Two Men Killed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

A mining accident happened at Sofala on Wednesday, by which two miners, named Alfred Dawson and Thomas Carpenter, lost their lives. The two men, who were mates, had…

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