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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 17 of 61

Freetrade England. Coal Export Duty. London, Friday. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 3

The House of Commons has approved of the duties on glucose and saccharine. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has informed sundry deputations of Coal-masters and Exporters, that the Government is unable to abandon the…

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Coal Export Duty The Eastern Question. LONDON, Thursday. LONDON, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1901 · page 3

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has promised to exempt all existing coal contracts from the proposed duty on coal exported. Great Britain has ceded to Italy the town of Tomat, in the Eastern Soudan, on the right bank of the River Atbara, in recognition of Italy having…

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"All for Gold"

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 April 1901 · page 2

In submitting this drama to the Mudgee public, Mr. Walsh is affording theatregoers an opportu[?] shake hands with an old friend and [?]…

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Mining. Sunny Corner

National Advocate · Monday 29 April 1901 · page 3

Thomas Berry has crushed 3¼ tons of quartz at Charleston's battery for the grand yield of 20 ozs. The reef ia at Bobs Creek, and a six inch vein of…

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Britain's Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 2

The coal production of the United Kingdom last year was 225,170,000 tons, an increase of 5,085,000 tons over that of 1899. Towards this total England and Wales contributed 191,933,000…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 2

WATTLE FLAT, Friday.--A, small parcel of stone from the Solitary mine has boon crushed for a return of 29oz.; 10 tons of blanketing have been run through for 27oz. The sluicers are…

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Wattle Flat Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 2

Amongst the parcels of stone crushed recently, F. Williams had a 50-ton lot from Casey's Hill done at the big battery for 37oz. of retorted…

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N.s.w. Coal Resources

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 2

New South Wales coal estimates: Twenty three years ago, by the late C. S. Wilkinson, Govt. Geologist: Excluding seanis under 21 feet thick, and allowing one-fifth for loss in working…

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Mining. Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1901 · page 3

The Great Qukey Co's, battery finished crushing from Williams' mine at Casey's Hill for a return of 27oz. of gold from 45 tons of stone. This…

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Fatal Colliery Explosion. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 3

An explosion has occurred in the Hornu colliery, in the Borinage district of Belgium, near Mons, with the result that 18 miners were killed…

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Gold Near Eugowra. EUGOWRA

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 3

It is reported that gold has been discovered about nine miles from Eugowra by Doyle and party. They bottomed at 175ft on the bar, but after…

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The Coal Export Duty. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 3

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, in replying to a miner's deputation, said that the tax would fall upon the foreigner whose import had doubled within the…

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Warden’s Court. Tuesday, April 30. (Before Mr. II. Ry[?]nes, Mining Warden)

Leader · Wednesday 1 May 1901 · page 3

F. W. Moppett, leasee of leases 649 to 652, 654, 656, 659, and 676, country of Wellington, parish of March, deposed that the property had been sold to an…

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Mining. Turondale Consolidated Gold Mines

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 2

We learn that a company has been formed in Sydney to work the old Box Ridge (now Turondale) Mines, from which so much gold was won in tho earlier days. The area held…

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The Waihi Gold Mine. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 3

The Waihi Gold Mining Co. propose to increase their capital to half a million sterling…

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The Mitchell's Creek Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 18

Extensive improvements are being effected at this mine. The present machinery not being capable of coping with the requirements the…

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A Famous Mine Manager

National Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 2

Australia has lost one of its best-known mining experts by the death of Mr. John Wealey Hall, says "Tit Bits." He and his two brothers were members of the original…

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Threatened Miners' Strike. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 3

The Miners' Federation in Great Britain favors a general strike in the event of a coal duty being approved…

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British Coal Export. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 3

Mr. Pierpont Morgan has acquired a large interest in the Leyland line of steamers. It is feared that he is aiming at the…

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A Tall Mining Yarn

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 5

The London "Daily Express" wants sensation from its correspondents—truth is quite a secondary consideration. The following,…

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