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

Mining & the mines, 1901

1,206 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 61

Death of a Mine Manager. Broken Hill

National Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 2

A painful sensation was caused yesterday when it became known that Mr. Duncan McLaren, business manager of Block 14 Company, and chief…

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Hartley Vale Coal and Shale Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 3

Owing to the coal tunnel being nearly worked out, a start has' been made to open out a seam about 60 feet below the present tunnel. The night shift has been knocked off in the shale…

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Katoomba South Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

Matters at the mines are fast approaching completion, and within a short time they will be in full swing again. The engine has been at work this week, and the cable put into position…

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The Sunny Corner Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

SUNNY CORNER, MONDAY,--The Sunny Corner mine is still shut down, hut is expected to start again this week…

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More Colliery Trouble. a Miner Compelled to Leave

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 3

"This is the true story of how I came to leave the old Bulli colliery," said Mr. Robert Spinks, timber contractor and orchardist, Bulli, to a reporter who wished for some particulars of…

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Mining in the Rockley District

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

Work has now commenced in real earnest on the now Mountain Run goldfield, about a mile from the old Back Creek goldfield. Messrs. Larnach, Quin, and party, owners of the "No…

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Mining. Molong Mining. Molong

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 2

Moore and party sent a parcel of stone to Cockle Creek sulphide works for treatment, and received, a return of 50oz. 8dwt per ton…

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Mt. Bulga Copper Mine

Leader · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 4

Mr J. F. Downey, the mine mauager of the above, is down 40 feet in the shaft, and has the manager’s residence completed. The dam recently injured by…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Coal Lumpers Resume Work. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 3

The coal lumpers resumed work this morning, and everything is now going smoothly…

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A Coal Miners Strike. LONDON, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 3

Lanarkshire coal miners to the number of 35,000 have struck work in connection with the eight hours' question…

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Windeyer Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 12

To-day Trooper Scott, of Windeyer, brought into Mudgee a fine cake of gold weighing 75ozs., won from about 100 tons of stone raised from Winters…

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The Coal Trouble Settled

National Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 2

The coal trade trouble has been brought to a satisfactory conclusion. both sides meeting in conference to discuss the points at issue. Last month the collier owners issued an…

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The Rand Mines. Conditions for Restarting London

National Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 2

General Lord Kitchener has allowed a number of miners to restart 50 stamps each. The stipulation is that the miners…

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Great Cobar Copper Mining Company. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 3

The application to have the Great Cobar Copper Mining Company, Ltd., wound up, as opposed to a counter application to have it voluntarily…

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Long Creek Matters. Mining News.—A Church Ball—Generalities

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 15

During the past few weeks rain has blessed this drought-stricken wilderness, and the surroundings are looking fresh and green…

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Hargraves Mems. A Live Old Time.—Mining and General Items

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 April 1901 · page 15

Owing to the election and court work the old place looked quite bright last week. The excitement was so great while the polling returns were rolling in…

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Colliery Delay

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 4

The manager of the Zigzag colliery reports that his pit was idle two hours yesterday for want of empty trucks. We hear that other collieries were also delayed, but the managers have…

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Hidden Gold

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 2

Gold for various reasans disappears rapidly in all countries, but .nowhere else does it pass out of sight bo rapidly as in India and China. So rapidly does the…

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Probation. And you will be mine always ?”

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 12

“Always !” replied the girl For what did Irene Dural with her 17 year of protected girlhood, know of devoted love, of in-[?] temptation…

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Great Cobar Copper Mining Company. a Suit in Equity

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 4

An application to have the Great Cobar Copper Mining Company, Limited, wound up, as opposed to a counter application to have it voluntarily wound up, was made to Mr. Justice…

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