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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 20 of 61

Mining News. Cadia’s Iron

Leader · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 7

Cadia reports that the Companies’ manager is going there in the course of a few weeks to inspect the property. As the working of these mines must be very…

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Mining in New South Wales

National Advocate · Monday 13 May 1901 · page 2

The last annual report of the Under Secretary for Mines and Agriculture is of an interesting character, inasmuch as Mr. M'Lachlan deals with the…

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State Purchase of Coal Fields. a Belgian Movement London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 May 1901 · page 3

The Belgian Government has appointed a committee to inquire aa to the advisability of the purchase of coals fields by the State…

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The Mining Industry. What It Has Done Fob Australia. Our Indebtedness to the Prospector

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 May 1901 · page 2

The Under-Secretary for Mines and Agriculture (Mr. D. C. M'Lachlan) in presenting his annual report on the operations within this State during the past year, takes a…

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Mining. Dredging Operations

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 2

Turon dredge No.1 won 80oz for 128 hours' work. Turon dredge No. 2 stopped on Friday to fix segment on screen ; work now resumed, and will wash up at end of…

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Mining at Tuena. Tuena

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1901 · page 2

On McKenzies freehold, Messrs. Hoare and Collins obtained an authority to enter—about New Year. Since then they have dollied out…

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Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 3

There is a revival in mining at the Crudine. Elking and party are clearing out their shaft with the object of sinking to a further depth. Leighton and party are also…

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The Belara Copper Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 18

Matters at the Belara copper mine are panning out well. Last week the owners despatched to the Cockle Creek smelting works for…

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Hill End Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 18

Carver and party of the Consolidated mine, have finished putting through 80 tons of tips from their claim for 150ozs. 18dwt. This is…

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Mining. Rockley. Rockley

National Advocate · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 3

The battery at No Objection Gold Mine syndicate has been running for a month. There was a wash up last week Mr. R. S. Garbutt is erecting…

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outside District News. Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. Approved Leases

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 18

The undermentioned appolication for gold-mining leases have been approved:—W.C. Marshall, Hill End, 4 acres parish Tabrabucca;…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

Work was stopped on the Turon River No. 2 dredge on Friday in order to fix a segment on the screen. This done, operations have again been resumed, and the usual wash-up will take…

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The Gold Find

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 2

Last Saturday, payable gold was struck by Kind and party near Forest Reef, on what is known as the old Lumpy Lead, about 200yds from…

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Mining at Trunkey. Trunkey

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

At Tuena Messrs. Cooper and Hoare have acquired an authority to enter on Mr. McKenzie's freehold estate. They commenced work about now year, and since that time have won 180ozs…

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Sunny Corner Mining. Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 May 1901 · page 3

Freely and Party have just completed a trial crushing of a parcel of some 16 tons of stone from their roof, situated in Milson's paddock, for the satisfactory return of 1oz. 2½dwts per…

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Mining

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 8

Mining mutters are not dead. In the breasts of not a few there still remains hope, which begets effort and speculation. It is a matter of pleasure to me to report, and many…

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Mining. Blayney

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

The smelters at the Blayney copper miner during the last week's run treated 484 tons, producing 61 tons matte, estimated to contain 12 tons copper. Another reverberatory furnace…

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Coal From Iceland. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 2

The Copenhagen correspondent of "The Times" reports that samples of coal from Iceland are being shown in the Danish capital, where experts…

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“LEADERETTES” Mining by ‘Gad.’

Leader · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 4

This issue we publish some first class mining matter by “Gad,” having to do with the Under Secretary’s report on mining matters We commend it to all…

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Mining News. the Under-secretary’s “Those Who Will.”

Leader · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 7

No more welcome reading matter comes to the miner than the Under-Secretary for Mines’ report. Whilst its acknow ledgement of the important part played…

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