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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 9 of 61

Mining Accident at Rosedale

Leader · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 9

Mr. Charles Addison, of Addison, Moulder and party, “Pride of the Hills” claim, met with a nasty accident on Monday, which will prevent him getting about…

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Mustard and Cress. Regarding Mining

Leader · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 3

I observe in the S.M. Herald an application to the Government of Victoria for the registration of the Mount Bulga Mining Co., N.S.W Why mining companies operating…

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A Mine Explosion

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

By a dynamite explosion in a mine at Bendigo, three men were seriously injured, and one of them has since died…

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Mining at Wattle Flat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

Reports from Wattle Flat state that the dry weather is again retarding operations in every direction. At Middle Creek mines the stamps have…

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Gold in Germany. " the Dance of Death." London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 3

Severe cold prevails in Germany. A lady while returning homo from a fancy dress ball at Cologne was frozen to death…

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Mining Warden's Court. Monday, February 25th. (Before the Mining Warden, Mr. N. C. O'Neill, P.m.) Suspension of Labor

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

Thomas Gorman applied for the right to suspend the labor conditions on an alluvial claim at Clear Creek, Walker's Estate. Applicant had been working, the claim…

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Lithgow Coal Mining Conference. LITHGOW

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

A largely-attended meeting of the miners employed in the various pits in the Lithgow Valley was held on Friday night, at the oddfellows Hall, consider the reply received…

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More Colliery Delays. Through Scarcity of Trucks

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

The manager of the Zigzag colliery, Mr. J. Durie, reports that his pit was idle for three hours on Friday for want of empty trucks. We arc informed that the Vale of Chwydd colliery…

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Mining. Wattle Flat

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 3

Reports from Wattle Flat states that the dry weather is again retarding operations in very direction. At Middle Greek mines the tamps have been hung up for about three…

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Wolaroi Gold Mine

Leader · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 5

At the Wolaroi gold mine the diorite has been struck 300ft from the shaft to the west, after 30ft. of lode had been gone through. The diorite is carrying nice seams…

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Local Mining

Leader · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 5

As our readers will have noticed, the mining industry in our district has been brought more prominently before them of late in our columns than heretofore, and…

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Correspondence. Me. Newman’s Defence Op the Canoblas Miners. (To the Editor )

Leader · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 7

Sir,—My excuse for troubling you is that it I sent this reply to Mr. Torpy direct ho would want to revise it or leave out the most important and fumy parts, as he did…

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The Colliery Disaster. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 3

The victims of the colliery disaster at Diamondville, America, number thirty-six…

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The Mitchell's Creek Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 7

The erection of the new machinery at the Mitchell's Creek, Bodangora, will commence next week, a large amount of the preliminary work…

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Sofala Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 7

Mining generally is at a very low ebb, chiefly on account of the want of water. Operations are limited, and a very large number of miners are trying…

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Wattle Flat Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 7

Reports from Wattle Flat state that the dry weather is again retarding operations in every direction. At Middle Creek mines the stamps have…

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Gulgong District Mining

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 7

Things are looking quite rosy at the Phoenix mine, Gulgong. The work of opening out is being proceeded with vigorously. Only two men are…

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American Colliery Disaster. Only One Man Escapes. London

National Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 3

A terrible colliery disaster is reported from Diamond Ville, Wyoming. A coal mine caught fire, and fifty miners were entombed…

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The Late Coal Mining Conference. Miners Meeting To-night

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 4

It is rumoured that a reply has been received from the Coal Association in regard to the claims put forward by the minors' representatives at Hie late conference. The nature of the…

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Coombing Iron Mines

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 3

336 tons iron ore were loaded on trucks this week. A temporary Stoppage was caused on Thursday at the mine, for want of blasting powder…

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