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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 15 of 62

Cullen Bullen Colliery. to Be Closed Indefinitely. a Gloomy Outlook

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 4

The fate of Cullen Bullen is now scaled. The local colliery has been purchased by a Lithgow company, who purpose to take up the rails and remove the plant elsewhere. All the company's…

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The Railway Coal Contracts. Higher Prices Probable

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 April 1900 · page 4

The Railway Commissioners have, we read, received nine tenders for the supply of coal to the department for the year commencing July 1 next. At the present time the chief supplies are…

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The Copper Mine

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 2

Work at the Blayney copper mine is still progressing satisfactorily. Two new reverberatory furnaces are complete, and will commence refining matte next week. A…

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Mining

Leader · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 8

The Ch[?]ney obtained copper valued at £666 from 91 tons of ore, besides the value of the gold contained therein. The return from the Occidental is 213oz of…

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Mining. Burnt Yards

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 2

The manager of the New Prince of Wales mine at Burnt Yards reports as follows under date March 26:—"The shaft has been sunk a further depth of 11ft., total…

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West Australian Mines. Another Big Find. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 3

An important development has taken place in South Kalgurli Mine, the assays from stone being sensational…

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Minting of British Money. the Output Op Gold. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 9 April 1900 · page 2

President Kruger is minting British money, dated 1892. He declares the output of gold is ample to cover the war expenses…

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The Blayney Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1900 · page 2

Work at the Blayney copper mine is progressing satisfactorily. The contractors sinking the main shaft arc over 70ft. below the main level, and have two more rock-drilling machines at…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1900 · page 2

About £300,000 has been invested in dredging ventures in New South Wales. Messrs. Leonard Dodds, and Co. report the output of the Great Cobar mine for last week at…

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The Gold Coast Trouble

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1900 · page 3

The Governor of the British Gold Coast colony is palavering with the belligerent chiefs. He has asked the British Government for reinforcements…

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The Gold Coast. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 10 April 1900 · page 3

The Governor of the British Gold Coast Colony is palavering with the belligerent chiefs, and has asked the British Government for reinforcements…

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Coal Tenders

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wires that the following tenders for coal for the railway department have been accepted, The Lithgow colliery has been given the contract…

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Mining

Leader · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 3

Recent reports from the Jawbone field, Wellington, state that so far no payable gold has been found in Knowle's paddock, and that Munroe's shaft has proved a duff[?]r. The…

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The Blayney Copper Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 2

Work at the Blayney copper mine is progressing satisfactorily. The contractors sinking the main shaft are over 70ft below the main level, and have two more…

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Reported Gold Discovery. Adelaide, Monday

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 2

A rich gold discovery is reported from a part of the Wilgena district, just north-west of where there was a mild rush a few months ago. So far, however, the news cannot be…

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The Threat to Destroy the Johannesburg Mines. a Bogus Trial. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 2

A bogus trial has been held at Johannesburg with a view of demonstrating that Mr. Beitz (Secretary of State for the Transvaal) threat to destroy the Johannesburg mines…

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Mining. Alluvial Find Near Sunny Corner. Sunny Corner

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 April 1900 · page 2

Quite a stir has been caused in town during the post few days by the finding in the alluvial gold equal to over an ounce to the load. To-day a rush has taken place to the…

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The Southern Coal Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 4

South Bulli is (says yesterday's Illawarra Mercury) still idle, no meeting between the two contending parties having taken place within the past week, although it is said that Mr. Vickery…

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The Coal Contract

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 4

When seen yesterday regarding the coal contract for next year, Mr. W. Sandford stated that up to Wednesday they had not been officially, notified of the acceptance of the association…

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The Minister for Mines

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1900 · page 8

THE Hon. the Minister for Mines contemplates visiting Hill End with Mr. Haynes, M. P., during the week after Easter. It will be my endeavour…

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