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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 18 of 61

Goolma Mems. a Good Man Gone.—football Accident.—belara Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 May 1901 · page 7

Mr. Will Lovett has left here to take charge of a blacksmithing business in Mudgee. His departure is much regretted by a host of friends,…

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The Burraga Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 4

Now that the weather is a little settled, although still dull and cold, all surface works are progressing rapidly. Two more reverberatory stacks will, providing the weather does not…

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British Tax on Coal

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 5

The Miners Federation of Great Britain, favor a general strike if the coal tax is passed. The Government says it is unfit to hold office if it yields…

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The Coal Agitators. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 3

The Government say they would be unfit to govern if they yielded to the agitation raised by those in the coal interest, who have realised the…

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Mining News. in Rockley District

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 4

A forty-acre mineral lease has been applied for, situated at Mountain Run. Mining generally is not too brisk round this quarter…

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Reminiscent of Years Ago. a Bit of Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 6

About that bit of coal. Well, instead of going the way of my first speck of gold--it had lain dormant in my mate's purse, quite forgotten by all of us, until one night, some months…

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The World The Coal Export Duty. Proposed Strike. London

National Advocate · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 3

The Miners' Federation is in favor of a general strike, if the export duty on coal is approved of. LONDON, Thursday…

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Goldfields and Commons

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 3 May 1901 · page 1

IN his address at Home Rule on Thursday, April 25th, Mr. E. Richards, M. L. A., implored the miners of the district to band themselves…

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Local Mine

Leader · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 6

We are glad to hear that a company called the Diamond Hill Copper Mining Syndicate has been formed in Melbourne to work for copper minerals on the property of Mr J…

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The English Coal Tax. Threatened Miners' Strike Conspiracy and Intimidation. Free Trade England. London

National Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 2

Owing to the coal tax Mr. John Wilson, unionist member of the House of Commons for Falkirk has quitted his party…

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Bulga Mining

Leader · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 3

We have been shown a nice button of retorted gold, weighing 9oz. 1½dwts., which was the result of a crushing of 10 tons of stone obtained from the Phoenix, Palmer’s…

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Mining. Blayney

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 2

The shares of the Blayney copper mine have been in request at the Exchange in Sydney and Adelaide during the last week. At the Sydney Stock Exchange on…

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The Colony's Gold Yield. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 3

The gold yield of New South Wales for April was 27,017 ounces, as against 14,824 ounces for the previous month…

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An Unfortunate Delay. Shortage of Coal, Adelaide

National Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 2

A telegram received from Port Pirie last night states that work at. the steamer Andania, which was landing coal there, was stopped at noon yesterday by the Adelaide…

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Boer Sufferings. Very Gold Weather, London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 3

A strong British column is starting to repress an outburst of Boer activity in the Klerksdorp district of the "Western Transvaal…

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Cargo Goldfields. MOLONG

National Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1901 · page 2

The Minister for Public Instruction has notified Dr. Ross that the Rev. Father Cumin's services are not available for the purpose of reporting upon…

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Threatened Coal Strike. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 3

There is great excitement in the mining districts respecting the prospective strike. Some counties strongly oppose the proposal…

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"All for Gold." A Brilliant Success

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 2

We do not think our statement will be challenged when we say that the production of "All for Gold" by the Mudgee amateurs has established a…

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Mining Warden's Court. MONDAY, May 6th. (Before the Mining Warden) Application for Suspension

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 6 May 1901 · page 2

George Hayton applied for suspension of labor conditions on gold leases 1188-4, Tambaroora and Turon Mining Division, parish Waterbeach…

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Sunny Corner Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1901 · page 2

Matters at the big mine are progressing steadily, the water-jacket furnace being kept running regularly. The tramway connecting the big mine smelting works and the Nevada mine…

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