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

Mining & the mines, 1903

1,018 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 51

Fatal Mine Accident. Brokgn Hill

Leader · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 3

A fatal accident occurred at Broken Hill on Saturday night through a fall of rock. G. Gaebel, miner, killed. J. E. Montgomery, trucker, leg broken…

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The Minister for Mines. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 3

The Minister for Mines will leave for Bathurst to-morrow night for the purpose of visiting the Experimental Farm, now being prepared for…

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Gold at Wagonga. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 3

The Department of Mines has received from the Warden at Wagonga an intimation that a nugget of gold, weighing two pounds, had been…

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Bletchington Estate. Good Gold Find

Leader · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 3

What appears to be the Gundagai find over again on old ground has [?]rred on the Bletahington estate, near our own town. Messrs. King…

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Another Gold Find. . MURRUMBURRAH

Leader · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 3

Another find of gold is reported on Bumble's property, seven miles from town up to one dwt. to the dish being obtained. A mild rush set n,[?]…

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After the Gold

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1903 · page 2

Tho party comprising Messrs. Arthur M. Rouse, Stanley Rouse, Jacon Parkins, and T. H. West, have again succeeded in pumping the river dry at the…

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South Australia's New Gold Field

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 April 1903 · page 14

Telegraph Stationmaster Bradshaw, of Alice Springs, who is in Adelaide after having paid a visit to the goldfield in the Artulga…

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Outside District News. Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. Mr. J. H. Cragg

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 April 1903 · page 14

Mr. J. S. Cragg, the peripatetic photographer, who about 12 months ago had a studio in Gulgong, has now hung up his sign at Warren…

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More Colliery Delays

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 4

On Wednesday both the Lithgow and Hermitage pits wore delayed four hours each through want of sufficient empty trucks. It is stated that the Railway Department has lately been cutting the supply…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 3

The Mount David raised 200 tons of ore during the week. The mine manager reports, undrr date April 18, as follows 70ft. level: On account of not meeting with any more stone in the No. 2…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 4

Our Hampton correspondent writes :--" Some rich looking stone has been struck at Lambert's reef, near Oberon."…

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Yeoval. the Old Goodrich Mine

Molong Argus · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 3

PRESENT prospects point to a mining revival in the Western District. After a calm comes a storm, to revise matters somewhat, and we only hope the storm…

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Search for a Goldfield

Molong Argus · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 4

"AN Old Digger" writes advocating the formation of a prospecting party to search for a new goldfield. "When I was going from Forbes to Mount…

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The Arltunga Goldfields

Leader · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 2

The secretary of Winneck's Cooros[?] Syndicate has received the following wire from the manager:—'"Preparing to sink shaft. Hi sing timber end…

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Charge of Stealing Gold Quartz

Leader · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 2

The following appears in the “Herald” of 22nd April;—“Considerable interest was manifested at the Gympie (Queensland) Police Court to-day,…

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Scottish Mining Difficulty. Introduction of Polish Labour. London

Leader · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 2

The Scottish Miners’ Federation demand the throwing idle of those coal pits whore Poles, amounting altogether to 4000, are employed. The…

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Some Casual Mining Notes. a Fresh Development at Newbridge

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 2

A Melbourne mining man, Mr. Collins, who owns the Sugarloaf, four miles from Newbridge, has recently arrived on the scene again. The cause of his visit is now…

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Mining at Forbes. Forbes

National Advocate · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 1

The Lachlan Mine crushed 669 tons during the past four weeks for 422[?],of good. The Nil Desperandum mine is now paying working expenses,…

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Fort Bourke Mining Fatality Cobar

Leader · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 2

A mining fatality occurred, at; Fort Bourke Gold Mines yesterday afternoon, when S. Mitchell and H; Price were buried by a fall of earth. When…

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Gippsland Coal Strike. Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

A correspondent, wiring to day with reference to the Gippsland Coal strike, says there is much indignation in bor circles at the action of…

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