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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 29 of 61

Scarcity of Trucks and Colliery Delays

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 2

On Friday the Hermitage pit lost 2 12 hours and Lithgow pit one hour through scarcity of empties…

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Illawarra Miners Want a Forty-hour Week

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 2

At last meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees Association the following resolution was carried :-- "That in the option of this meeting the time has arrived when 40 hours within the…

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Queensland Gold Returns. Brisbane (Q.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 3

The output of gold in Queensland during the half-year ended 30th June was 383,576oz., a decrease of 119,605oz compared with the corresponding…

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Commandeered Gold. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2
Also in Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Ten Transvaal mining companies sued the Alliance Marino General Assurance Company for £223,750 of gold commandeered by Mr. Kroger…

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Wattle Flat Mining

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

The returns for the last week have been small owing to there not being much crushing done. Atherton and party are now putting through 30 tons…

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Sunny Corner Mining

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

The Sunny Corner Silver Mine is again working, and the residents of the locality are living in hopes of seeing a revival of the good old days. How…

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Outside District News Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. Always the Same

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

There are good and bad seasons and good and bad of pretty well everything except Deane's Buggies, Sulkies, and other Vehicles, of which there is only…

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Mudgee Memories. In the Days of the Gold Fever Chinese Harvesters. Exciting Times at Guntawang. A Mutual Recognition

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 7

Diggers after gold sometimes strike a nice little nugget when they least expect it. So it is with journalists. They wander round…

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Mining News. Mining at Arkstone

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 4

At the Little River Callaghan and party are making fair progress with their drive at the Golden Gully. It is time something was struck at this place, as the above party is the tenth…

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Newcastle Miners' Delegate Board

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 4

At yesterday's quarterly meeting of the above a statement in reference to the numerical strength of the organisation was submitted, showing that the membership had now reached…

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The Electric Light at the Zigzag Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 4

The installation of the electric light wits completed at the above colliery on Wednesday. The work was carried out by Mr. C. H. Robinson, of Arncliffe. It consists of 57 lamps, each of 16…

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British Broken Hill Mine. Orders to Close Down

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 4

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday. -- About three months back there were rumours of the British mine closing down owing to the depression in the lead market. Matters, however, went on…

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Mining. Blayney

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

It is reported that a particularly Sue development has occurred in the Blayney copper ming. At the 200ft. level a lode 12ft wide has been met with, and that it…

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Blayney Mining & Smelting Company

Leader · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 5

Report for week ending July 15th, 1901 :— Main shaft, north drive, 300ft level;— Extended 6ft; total 271ft Country passed through, black slate, carrying small velus of…

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The No Objection Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 3

The No Objection Gold-mining Syndicate crushed 20 tons of stone from their claim, situated at Back Creek, at their battery, and cleaned up on Friday. The crushing yielded 9oz. 10dwt…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 3

Mr. J. B. Jacquet, Government Geological Surveyor, has reported favourably on the discovery of a rich copper lode near Cowra. The operations of the Brokon-hill Proprietary…

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Telegrams. the Railway Coal Contracts

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The railway Goal contracts for the current year include Lithgow Goal Association, 190,000 tons at 7s 3d; the Metropolitan, 150,000 tons at 7s 9d;…

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“Leaderettes.” Mt. Shorter Mining

Leader · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 2

Mr. A. Dowd, tributor, Mt. Shorter, is sending away 7 tons of ore, including ½ ton parcel of mineralized ore from the big vein to ascertain the lead value. The…

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Mining at Clear Creek

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 3

Messrs. Sinclair Brothers continue to meet with success in their mine at Clear Creek. Last week they washed up the fortnight's crushing and from the 55 tons of stone treated 59 ounces…

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