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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 19 of 72

Gold at Wilbetree

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 11

It is reported that payable gold has been struck at Wilbetree, not far from the old workings. Malachie and party and O'Brien and…

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Mining. TUENA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 3

Mining at Tuena is looking up a little. Several parties of alluvial miners in Tuena Creek are making good wages. There are several parties in the Abercrombie River…

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The Disappearing Trick. A Mining Yarn

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 18

When it was nearly dark tho three men brought it home heavily between them in a greenhido bucket. They walked gingerly and spoke in…

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Gold-dredging in Maoriland. An Important Industry. Sonic Remarkable Results

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 5

Alexandra, on the Molyneux river, Otago, New Zealand, is the Mecca of the gold dredger. Within four miles of Alexandra 13 dredges…

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Sofala. The Mining Fatality. Fuller Particulars. Funeral of the Victims

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 14

The worst mining disaster that the history of Sofala records wan that of Wednesday last, when the half brothers, Alfred Dawoon and Thomas Carpenter,…

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Cargo Goldfield

Molong Argus · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 8

SOME few weeks ago a petition from the residents and miners of Cargo, praying that a geological examination of the Cargo Goldfield be made, was…

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Mine Concentrates. Black Bullock Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 2

A report from Black Bullock Mount states that ore is being steadily raised and carted to the station for dispatch to Dapto Reduction Works. Alluvial…

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Blayney Copper Mine

Leader · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 6

There has been serious delay in the erection of the 120-ton water jacket furnace at the Great Blyney copper mine, arising from a most unusual circumstance. Through…

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Mining

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 11

The mines, which for years past have been idle or partially neglected, are once morn in fall swing, the Iron Clad batteries, ten head stampers, are running night and day. The…

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Copper Mining

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 5

Another sign of progress is found in the fact that work has been resumed at Tierhey'a copper mine, about three miles from Cumnock. Messrs. Carter, Harper, and…

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Canowindra Mining

Leader · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 6

A correspondent, writing from Canowindra, says:—“A miner, well known in this locality and the country round about us ‘Temora Jack,’ has for some weeks been…

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Mining. Wattle Flat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 4

There is nothing startling to report in the way of new finds, etc. A number of parties have had parcels of stone crushed at various batteries, with, in most cases, indifferent…

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Mining at Burraga

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 4

"A correspondent writes—The high price of copper if making speculator look up any place where there is anything of a copper show. Burrage has attracted a few, and…

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Mine Concentrates. Mining at Wattle Flat. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 2

Though there is still a fair supply of water in the dams the creeks ore again dry. Owing to thin the Great Oakey Creek Co. have had to get suspension of…

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Dein v. Wentworth Gold Mining Company. New Trial Applied For. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 2

The Full Court, consisting of Justices Owen, G. B. Simpson, and Cohen, was occupied this morning with a motion for a rule nisi calling upon the plaintiff in the case…

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Coal Strikers in Belgium. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 3

The colliers who recently went on strike at Mons, in Belgium, have resumed work upon receiving a 5 per cent increase in their wages…

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Mine Concentrates. Orange

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 2

Partial suspension of labor conditions was granted by the warden on Monday to W. Rapbuel and party, for their claim at Amaroo, near Molong…

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Mining. Mount David

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 2

From the Mount David, the drillings for the week 134lb; yield 12gr of retorted gold. All the timbering has been done as required. The new boiler arrived and was safely…

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Output of Coal. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 3

Official statistics show that the coal produced in the southern district in 1898 was 1,068,367 tons, an increase on the previous year of 149,505 tons…

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Miners Strike at Lithgow. LITHGOW

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 18 May 1899 · page 3

At load there is trouble here over the now hewing rates. Esbank Colliery has been idle for nearly two months, for the purpose of eroding new poppet-heads, installing the…

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