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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

1,125 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 57

More Truck Trouble. Serious Colliery Delays

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 2

Oakey Park colliery was stopped at noon on Friday for want of railway trucks. Lithgow Colliery lost an hour and Hermitage one and three quarter hours. On Friday, also, the Vale…

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Death of a Pioneer Gold Miner

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 3
Also in Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

On Wednesday last there died at Merrylands Mr. George Hunt, who claimed that he discovered gold in this colony before Hargreaves did. Hunt's story was that he met Hargreaves at the old White Horse…

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A Matter of a Million. the Great Cobar Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 3

The Full Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice A. H Simpson, was engaged yesterday with the affairs of the Great Cobar Copper Mining…

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The Great Cobar Copper Mine. the Application for Compulsory Liquidation. Appeal to the Full Court. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 2

The matter of the Great Cobar Copper Mining Coy., Ltd., was before the Full Court to-day, in an appeal against so much of tho order made by Mr…

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ACETYLENE v. Coal Gas

Leader · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 2

Our local councillors, as managers of the Municipal gasworks, will have to consider ways and means for providing the public with a satisfactory service, a little…

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Gold at Avisford

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 13

Most of our country friends who call in to have a chat have rather mournful titles to tell just at present, and it was therefore quite refreshing…

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Still Gold at Ophir

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 16

This afternoon (says the "Western Advocate") Mr. R. W. McConnell showed us two specimens of gold and quartz he unearthed on Saturday at…

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Soldiers and Gold Lace

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 2

Viscount Wolseley, the late British Commander-in-Chief, was a great believer in the efficacy of the elaborate ornamentation of showy uniforms for…

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A Mine That Failed. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 3

The Boers mined the railway between Machadodorp and Daltanitha, hoping to rescue Generai Viljoen while he was being conveyed to Pretoria…

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A Pioneer Gold Miner. A Mate of Hargreaves

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 10

Last week there died at Merrylands, near Orange Mr. George Hunt, who claimed that he discovered gold in this colony before Hargraves did…

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Great Cobar Mine Case. an Intimation From the Court. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 3

The appeal re the Great Cobar Copper Mining Co. was again before Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice A. H…

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Outside District News. Pastoral, Mining Agricultural and Various Matters. Hill End's Troubles

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 16

Hill End's troubles were added to last week by a bush fire which swept the whole of the common between. the Macquarie and tho Turon rivers…

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Police Court. Thursday, February, 20Th. Before the Police Magistrate and Mr. F Matthews J.p.) Stealing Coal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 2

Two lads, first offenders, were charged with stealing, in company, two bags of coal the property of the Railway Commissioners at New South Wales…

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Stealing Coal

National Advocate · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

Two lads, named George and Percy Clack, aged 12 and 15 years respectively, were charged at the Police Court yesterday morning before Messrs. N. C. O'Neill,…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 4

The manager of the Mount David Gold-mining Company, N.L., reports for the week ended 15th instant:--300ft level; Main north-east crosscut extended 32ft, total from shaft 191ft, at which…

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Mining. WELLINGTON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 3

Reports concerning the mining industry in the Wellington district daring the past fow weeks are eminently satisfactory, the output being distinctly above the average, thus…

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Mining at Gallimont

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 2

We understand that developments of a promising character have taken place at the Gallimont mine. The reef, towards which driving operations…

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Correspondence. the Proprietary Mine. (To the Editor.)

Leader · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 3

Sir,—I regret having again to ask for space in your valuable columns to reply to the unwarrantable and unmanly attack upon my private business in connection…

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Mining News. Goal Found at Gilgandra

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 4

GILGANDRA, Thursday.--In sinking a well on Morris' selection yesterday, coal was met with at a depth of 90ft. So far, about 18ft. of coal in 2in. seams,has been gone through. Goal has…

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