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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 2 of 72

The Welsh Miners. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 3

The Sooth Wales miners have affiliated, and the federation bas decided not to renew the sliding scale…

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Mining Concenrates. Conbobolin

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the directors of the Condobolin Gold-mining and Qaartzcrapbing Company, No Liability, was was held in Saturday afternoon. It…

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A School of Mines (?)

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 2

Bathurst boasts the possession of an institution which bears over its portal the inscription "Technological Museum, Technical College. School of Mines."…

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Mine Concentrates. Cow Flat South

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 3

An assay of ore from this claim, which is held by Jones, Towner and party has given a return of 23 per cent. of copper with a little silver and gold…

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The West Australian Mines. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 3

Mr. E. T. Wittenoom, the Agent-General for West Australia, yesterday received a deputation representing the London Stock Exchange, the West…

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Wattle Flat Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 4

Most of the local mines .are still shut down owing to the want of water. About 14 men are now engaged in Big Oakey mine prospecting in the low levels. All the underground men have been knocked…

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The Black Bullock Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

OBERON, Friday.-- A contract has been let for carrying 160 tons of quartz from the Black Bullock mine to Tarana railway station…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 4

The London metal market is excited, copper being quoted at £60 5s per ton, and tin at £98 10s. Rumored that the Great Cobar Copper Syndicate is anxious to get hold of everything on the field…

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The Miners' Federation. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

Mr. Pickard, at a conference of the Miners' Federation, said the Compensation Act would be a fruitful source of litigation and ill-feeling, and must be…

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Gold Find Near Temora

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 4

TEMORA, Friday.-- A very important find of a gold -bearing reef is reported from Yarran Jerry, 35 miles from Temora. It is thought that the find is the most important in the colony since the discovery of…

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Sunny Corner Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 12

From the Lagoon district I made my way to the once famous Mitchell's Creek. This ranks among the early discoveries in the good old…

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Wanted an Alluvial Gold field

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 22

A good alluvial goldfield, such a[?] Lambing Flat, Major's Creek, Ara[?]luen, Tambaroora, the Dirt Holes[?] the Turon, and other minor fields…

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Mining at Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 4

Considine and party have just had a clean -up from the Big Hill, of 44 tons, for the satisfactory yield of 18dwts. per ton. This ought to pay handsomely. At the same locality Dodd and party are carting to…

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The Colony's Gold Yield. Satisfactory Returns

Molong Argus · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 2

THE gold returns just issued show that from 1st January to 30th November last 285,929 1/2 ounces valued at £1,039,485, were obtained in the…

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The Mount Lyell Comstock Mining Company. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

The Mount Lyell Comstock Company, Tasmania, which was formed of a capital of £500,000, has allotted shares to the value of £20,000…

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Original Novel. [All Rights Reserved.] Marian Gonisby. BOOK I. CHAPTER I. How Conisby Made His Gold

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 14

FORTUNE-HUNTING is one of the keen business in Australian life. Perhaps the term fortune-hunting may with more force be applied to a generation that is passing…

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The Miners' Difficulty

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday. The Miners Federation has decided to ask for 7 1-3 per cent advance in wages…

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Mining

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

The Mount Durwood has commenced glueing operations, and once more from the whole country round, steam may be seen ascending from the steam engines in motion…

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The Lucknow Mines

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

The manager of the Wentworth Goldfields Proprietary Company, Limited, Lucknow, has furnished comparative statistics for the past three years of the Wentworth and…

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The Brown's Creek Mine

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

We are sure the residents of Blayney and district will be glad to hear that the Brown's Creek Gold Mining Company intend to commence work at the mine next…

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