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

Mining & the mines, 1900

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Terrible Fatality at Balmain. Five Men Killed in a Coal Mine. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 19 March 1900 · page 2

The Sydney Harbor Collieries' Works at Balmain North, facing Cockatoo Island were yesterday afternoon the scene of a terrible accident…

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The Paddy Lackey Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

For a run of five weeks at the Paddy Lackey battery a yield of 317oz. was obtained. For this 370 tons of quartz were crushed. The yield from the cyanide is not included. This, when…

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District Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

We hear that Laing Bros. and party have struck it rich at the Florence Mine, Hargraves. There is quite a rush a Wyadra, on the…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

Messrs. Loonard Dodds and Co. report the output of the Great Cobar mine for last week at S8 tons 19cwt, of refined ingot copper. Work is still proceeding at Clear Crook, but…

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Hill End Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

The Carvers mine crushing of 43 tons of stone from the new 10 foot neutral dyke over the 300 foot level yielded 36½ozs of gold…

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Mining. Another Klondyke

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 2

The United States Consul at Victoria (British Columbia) reports to the "Board of Trade Joureal" that there are indications of a rush to Cape Nome next Spring something like that to the Klondyke in…

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A Mining Accident. Cobar

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 3

A man named O'Connor had a hand badly lacerated by the machinery at the Chesney mine. He is under the care of Dr. Robinson, who had to put in 11…

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War Currency. Bab Gold As Legal Tender. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 20 March 1900 · page 3

It is announced that for the future President Kruger and es-President Steyn will pay accounts amounting to £800 and upwards in bar gold…

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West Australian Gold Mines. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 2

The "Consolidated Gold Mines of West Australia" has been formed, with a capital of £150,000. Forty thousand shares will be issued…

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Mining

Leader · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 7

The first returns from a smelling of 91 tons Sew[?] 3qr. 16th of concentres from the Cobar Che[?]ney Copper and G. M. Co , Cobar, have been received from the Sulphide…

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The Paddy Lackey Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 2

For a run of five weeks at Paddy Lackey battery a yield of 317oz. was obtained. For this 370 tons of quartz wore crushed. The yield from the cyanide is not included. This…

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A Gold Medal

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 2

At the Progress Association meeting last night. Mr. W. S. Hodge, on behalf of the Federal Band Contest Committee presented Mr. A. G. Thompson, the president, with a…

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Mining. Mount David

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 March 1900 · page 2

Mine manager's report for last week:—"220ft level: Crosscut extended 80ft; total from main shaft, 72ft 6in. Country still intermixed with quartz leaders, and…

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The World Deputation Op Miners. a List of Wants. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 3

A deputation representing the miners of the Northern, Southern and Western districts waited on the Minister for Labor and Industry to-day, and asked…

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The One Woman on St. Anthony's. a Goldfield Story

National Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1900 · page 4

For ten months not a female bad been seen on Saint Anthony's Flat. In the first place, women were source and at a premium all over the colony ; in the…

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Wattle Flat Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 4

Owing to a breakdown in the machinery, very little work has been done at the Solitary mine during the last week. The stone crushed during the previous fortnight from No. 1 shaft resulted…

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Gulgong Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 12

Manager Voss was in Mudgee on Tuesday and brought into the Mudgee Bank of New South Wales about 5[?]0ozs. of the precious [?]tal…

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Eight Hours for Miners

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 4

The bill which Mr. Edden got through tho Legislative Assembly last session providing that eight hours should be recognised as a day's work for coal-miners from bank to bank, but which…

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To Mine Under Roads

Molong Argus · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 5

The following application has been received for permission to mine under roads, [?]:-No. 1499, 3rd march; 1900, w.Harrison part of police Paddock at Toogong…

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Mining. Grenfell

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1900 · page 4

No fresh news from Warradery, A considerable amount of prospecting is going on…

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