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

Mining & the mines, 1900

1,221 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 62

Kohinoor Gold Mine. Parkes

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 3

The Kohinoor Gold mine cleaned up, to-day. 509 ounces of gold were got, the return being 15 dwts per ton…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 2

Messrs. Leonard Dodds and Co. report the output of the Great Cobar mine for last week at 74 tons 19cwt. of refined ingot copper…

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The Late T. S. Morts Estate. Lease of a Lithgow Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 3

A petition with regard to a colliery at Lithgow Valley, leased by Thomas Say well, of Sydney, from the trustees of the estate of the late Thomas Sutcliffe Mort, of Sydney, came before Mr…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Mudgee

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 3

A fatal mining accident occurred on Thursday afternoon, at Morgan's paddock, Pipeclay creek, where Morgan Bros. have been mining for some time…

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A Pipeclay Mining Fatality. Jack Morgan Killed By a Fall of Earth

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 6 March 1900 · page 2

Word was brought into town on Thursday evening telling of one of those terrible fatal accidents which are inseparable from all…

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Gold from Clear Creek

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 2

Several nice specimens of gold from the new rush near Clear Creek are now on view at Mr. L. Winter's shop in Howick-street. One nugget weighs 3oz., and was secured in…

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The Gold Yield. Returns for February. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 3

The gold yield for February was 17,840ozs. valued at £62,749, a decrease of 3372ozs., valued at £10219, on the returns for February of 1899…

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Mining. the Warraderry Field. Late Tinpot Rush. Warraderry

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 3

Wash is now being steadily raised at Erasa lead, north and south of the golden holes. Prospecting shafts are being sunk rapidly in a few instances, but in the majority of cases…

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Latest Cablegrams. Colliery Disaster. a Hundred Men Entombed. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 8 March 1900 · page 3

A terrible mining disastor is reported from the United States. An explosion occurred at the Redash colliery, in Fayette county, West Virginia,…

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The Coal Mines Act. to the Editor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 6

Sir,--In your issue of Friday last there appears a statement from the manager of the the Vale of Clwydd colliery that seems to want some explanation. In the first place, how are…

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Wattle Flat Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 4

A splendid fall of rain occurred yesterday (Tuesday); nearly 1 inches had fallen up till six o'clock last night. Small showers have fallen since, and it is still cloudy and threatens more…

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The Coal Trade

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 4

The local coal trade is not very brisk just now. In conversation, yesterday, with Mr. Wilton, our representative was informed that the Government order had been temporarily reduced…

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The Ancient Ophir Mines

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 3

DR. CARL PETERS who was in charge of the expedition to the Zambesi River Territory reports having found the ancient workings at Ophir or the…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 4

One hundred and thirty-four tons of ore from the Mount Drysdale Gold-mining company, Cobar, have yielded at the rate of 16oz. of gold per ton, equal to 2144oz., whilst 1[?]cwt. of…

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Mining. Warraderry

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 5

Warraderry is the name of the new township at the Tinpot Rush. Wash is now being raised at Erassa lead north and south of the…

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The Big Nugget Mine, Hargraves

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 18

The Big Nugget Mine at Hargraves, now known as the Saddle Reef Syndicate property, is still holding its own, and we sincerely…

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Mining News. BURDETT

Molong Argus · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 8

AT the Bue[?] Limited mine (Boney's Rocks) the south drive is extended 19 feet, reef still improving in size and quality, and maintaining its high…

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Mining Fatality. A Boy Suffocated

Molong Argus · Friday 9 March 1900 · page 8

THE lowering and muggy elate of the weather on Friday last was responsible for one of those accidents which are unfortunately inseparable from the…

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The Copper Mine

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 2

Everything is again in full swing at the Blayney copper mine, and is working satisfactorily. A large number of men are employed underground, and ore will soon be…

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A Coal Mining Decision. London

National Advocate · Monday 12 March 1900 · page 2

The Court of Appeal reversed the decision in the Merthyrtidvil Case, holding that if workmen are able to get sufficient wages to support themselves…

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