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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 28 of 72

Mine Concentrates. Peak Hill

National Advocate · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 2

Proprietary Manager's report, to week ended 18th June.—"Ten head of stampers now running on balance of ore in bins, about 60 tons; concentrates also…

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Dredging for Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 2

Mr. Brunton, a mining engineer of wide experience, and Mr. Murphy have been in Mudgee recently inspecting-possible sites for…

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Mining. a New Industry. [Communicated.]

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 3

it is always a pleasure to direct attention o anything calculated to benefit our local interests as well aa the colony at large, and n bringing under notice the, to us, new…

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Gold

Leader · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 2

A number of Orange residents have been lured to Rosedale, on the Ophir-road, by some phenomenal finds of the precious metal there. We hear that half-an-ounce to the…

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Mine Concentrates. Parkes

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 2

Avoca Reefs Gold-mining Company, No Liability. Managers report to week ended June 22.— Good progress has been made with the preparation of the poppets;…

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The Lithgow Miners. LITHGOW

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 3

Matters have quietened down here in connection with the strike of miners. At present there is no prospect of a settlement…

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Mining. Mount David

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 2

From the Mount David mine the drillings for the week were 1461b ; yield, ldwt 3gr retorted gold. New plant : Concrete and cement work for engine bed, plummer block…

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The Lithgow Strike. the Miners' Manifesto

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 2

The following has been forwarded to us by Mr. H. W. Langford, Miners' General Secretary Lithgow Goal Miners' Association:-…

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Miners and Dredging. Protests Against Leases. Mudgee

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 2

Complaints are being made thai miners are deprived of their source of livelihood by the granting of dredging leases to syndicates. A petition against…

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The Newcastle Coal Company. a Court of Investigation. Newcastle

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 3

A Court of Investigation, held by Mr. C. G. Wade into the charges made by J. W. Bailey against the Newcastle Coal Company was resumed to-day. The…

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Australian Ores. a Demand in Germany. an Important Matter for the Mining Industry

Leader · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 3

Mr. H. W. Newman M P., has received a communication from the firm of Hesse, Newman and Co, of Hamburg, which will, we think, be read with interest by all who…

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Mining. GOLD-DREDGING

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 3

The manager, of the Macquarie No. 1 Gold" Dredging Company states that the directors have had their special gold lease No. 11 on the Macquarie River, inspected by…

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Mine Concentrates. Orange

National Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 3

At the Worden's Court on Monday a suspension of labor conditions was granted to George Slater, Ophir; John Rowe, Byng; and C. F. Sydenham,…

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The Bulli Miners. Conferring with Proprietors. Wollongong

National Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 2

The miners at the South Bulli Colliery are conferring with the proprietors regarding the rates to be paid for hewing coal under the new conditions…

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Alleged Trespass. a Matter of Mining Law. Zobel v. Croudace. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 3

An action, in which Martin Zobel sued to recover compensation for alleged trespass by the defendants, Thomas Croudace and his workemen upon twenty…

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The Coal Miners' Strike. No Settlement Yet

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 4

The miners' strike still-exists, and shows no signs of terminating. The present week, however, has been, so far, a very uneventful one. No meetings have been held, except the ordinary business…

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The Coal Mines Regulation Act. Proceedings Under the Weighing Clause

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 6

The first case heard here under the weighing provisions of the new Coal Mines Regulation Act came before the Police Magistrate (Mr. C. E. Smith), at Lithgow on Tuesday. The…

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Milling. Dredging for Gold. Statement by the Minister for Mines

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 3

Questions in connection 'with the development of dredging for gold were discussed by the Minister for Mines yesterday with a deputation representing the New South Wales…

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Colliery Difficulty at South Bulli

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 5

BULLI, Tuesday.--The manager of the South Bulli colliery has informed a deputation of miners that his company cannot carry out the agreement arrived at at the recent settlement, and he (the manager) would…

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Miners and Dredging

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 4

MUDGEE, Tuesday.--Complaints are being made that miners are deprived of their source of livelihood by the granting of dredging leases to syndicates. A petition against the granting of dredging lenses on…

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