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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 14 of 61

Mining

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 5

In mining there is little or nothing doing Certainly, there has been soma prospecting done upon Mr. E. Smith's selection, but, I am sorry to say, so far without great success…

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Some Deep Mines

Millthorpe Post · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 6

The greatest depths at which mines are carried on in Great Britain is 3510 feet—at the Pendleton Colliery. In the Lake Superior district this depth has been greatly exceeded…

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Hidden Gold

Leader · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

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

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Mining. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 3

Mr. Bonnor and Brett Brothers have disposed of their mining property at Peel to a Sydney syndicate. A small parcel of stone crushed at…

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Great Cobar Copper Mining Company

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 2

The applications to have the Great Cobar Copper Mining Co., Limited, wound up, as opposed to a counter application for a voluntary winding up, was decided by Mr. Justice Walker…

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The Lloyd Copper Mine, Burraga. Methods of Treating the Ore

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1901 · page 2

The first copper reduction scheme of the company which purchased from Mr. Louis Lloyd the Burraga copper mine has (says the Herald) proved impracticable, owing to the highly…

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Mining at Mount Shorter

Leader · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 2

A parcel of ore weighing slightly over 4 tons was forwarded from Mackenzie, Kearney, Lane, and party’s property, [?]. Shorter, to Cockle Cre[?]k for treatment…

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Another Gold Robbery. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 3

Bars of gold bullion worth £12,000 were stolen from the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, of the North German Lloyd line, on her latest passage from New York to Cherbourg…

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Robbery of Gold. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 3

Bars of bullion worth £12,000 have been stolen from the s. s. Kaiser Wilhe'm Der Grosse on the passage from New York to Cherbourg…

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Mining on the Turon. The Sofala Dredge. Some Interesing Particulars

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 April 1901 · page 11

A fow gentlemen interested in mining, and particularly the dredging department of the industry, recently paid a visit of inspection to No. 1…

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Gold-mining Leases Approved.'

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 2

Carcoar: J. Links and another, 5a lr 22p, county Bathurat, parish Belubula, 10th November; Rockley; T. Cotterill and other, 9a, 2r 12p,…

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Modern Ocean Coal Gluttons

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 2

During the last ten years the race for the transatlantic record has been far more interesting than in any other period, for it has been in this decade that the great…

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Wattle Flat Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 3

The mining returns have been very low of late. A plentiful supply of water' has been Secured at all the mills, and a good deal of crushing fs being done. At the Solitary mine…

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The Carbine Mine

Leader · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 7

The Carbine, Forest Reefs, has started a cross drive south, and extended same 14ft. in was[?], about 2ft. in thickness, and prospecting 4 to 5 dwt. per load. In…

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Mining News

Leader · Saturday 13 April 1901 · page 7

The Payne Copper Process Company have erected their first- plant at Lewis Ponds—one wooden vat, estimated to bold 11 tons. Last Tuesday things were…

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Mining Exhibits

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 April 1901 · page 2

At the meeting of the committee of the Agricultural Society on Saturday, an exhibitor complained by letter that a bag of corn exhibited at the show…

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Mining Warden's Court. Monday April, 5th. (Before the Mining Warden Mr. O'Neil P.m.) Suspension of Labor

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 15 April 1901 · page 2

Hugh Shirlaw applied for suspension of labor on a quartz ridge at Quart Pot, near Limekilns. Applicant sought to get suspension of the…

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Colliery Delays

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 April 1901 · page 2

The manager of tho Zigzag colliery reports a break of five hours on Friday, owing to the want of trucks…

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Re-opening the Greta Colliery

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1901 · page 2

The work of re-opening the Greta Colliery is now being continued night and day by relays of men. The travelling roads wore found to be blocked to a very large extent…

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The Stolen Gold. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1901 · page 2

The gold stolen from the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse has been recovered. It was concealed in a corner of tho second cabin-…

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