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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 6 of 51

Welsh Coal Trust. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 3

The Companies owning the Welsh anthracite collieries are forming a combine, with a capital of four millions sterling…

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Outside District News. Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. Castlereagh Amateurs

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 13

The Castlereagh Amateur Race Meeting will be held at Coonabarabran on Wednesday and Thursday, 25th and 26th March. The Cup has been…

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Coal Mines Regulation Act. Certificates of Competency

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 4

The following candidates have been reported by the Examiners (Messrs. Wm. Humble, F.G.S., Thos. Parton, J.P., F.G.S., and A. E. O. Sellars) to have passed satisfactory:-- Manger's certificate : Henry…

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Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 3

The Mt. David manager reports:--" 100ft. level western reef : Making fair progress with the winze and northwest drive; reef averaging about same size as last report. 155ft. level, western reef : The…

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Mining Warden's Court. Friday, January 30Th. (Before the Mining Warden, Mr. N. C. O'Neill. P.m.) Assessment

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

E. Williams, william Bryant, William Fitzpatrick and Robert Gunn appeared to have rent fixed and surface value assessed for land taken up for…

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Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

The Ballarat of N.S.W.—The mine superintendant of the Ballarat of N.S.W. reports :—Have had difficulty with new flows of water. These…

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Mining. Forest Reefs

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 4

A correspondent writes:—An important move has once in re taken place here in mining, this time with every probability of a fair and lasting "go," [?]ily the most…

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Gold Alining Leases

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 2

The undermentioned gold-mining leases an now ready for delivery :— M. Mathesan and another, GL 333, county Bathurst, parish Dunleary, 4 acres T. Raftery, GL 27,…

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Condobolla Mining

National Advocate · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 2

We arc given to understand, says the " Forbes Times," that on Mr. 0. S. McPhillamy's mining property ut Mowabla, near Condobolin, the reef has now been…

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The Late Mining Conference. Regarded As a Failure. a Case for Arbitration

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 2

The late mining conference is viewed hero by the union officers and men as a failure, and it is now regarded as a certainty that the claims in dispute will have to go to the Arbitration Court. The…

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The Mystery of Kruger's Gold. Testimony of an Eye-witness

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 1

The cloud of mystery which has hitherto covered the hiding-place of the Transvaal State treasure appears at last to be lifting. We received to-day letters…

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Bi-metallism Again. Relation of Gold to Silver International Conference London

Leader · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 2

The question of bi-metallism is again arousing interest in the United States and other countries. Some time ago China and Mexico sugg…

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South African Mines. Native Labor. London, Tuesday

Leader · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

A return has been prepared sho[?]ing the number of natives employed in the mines. The South Africa [?]d gold mines employ 45,067 and only…

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The Colo Electric -Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 3

What we feel sure will prove of very great interest to readers in this district will be a series of articles we have arranged for with reference to the big scheme for utilising the natural resources of the…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 3

The Mount David manager reports :-- "100ft. level (western reef): No. 2 north- west drive extended 30ft., total from No. 2 south -west cross- out 41ft. reef about 2ft. thick, low grade. Winze sunk a…

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Proposed Sale of Cobar Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 4

The experts who have been engaged examining the Cobar and other properties associated with it, which are under offer to an English syndicate, have completed their work, but it is thought that some…

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The Shale Mines. Probable Reduction of Hands

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 5

AIRLY, Wednesday.-- Another reduction is spoken of at Genowlan pit. About thirty bands are likely to be dispensed with. At New Hartley the manager has stopped the " black -holing." and the men…

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Mining News. at Wattle Flat

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 4

Messrs. Reilly, Moyle, and party crushed 100 tons for 105 ounces from their claim near Surface Hill. They are waiting for more rain to put through the balance of quartz. Messrs. Crawford Bros, are…

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Local Industries. Slackness in the Coal Trade. Reduction of Hands. Limitation of the Shipping Rate

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 4

The extreme depression in the Western coal trade has been emphasised this week by notices of reduction in the numbers employed at some of the local pits. On Tuesday we were informed that it is…

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Gold Mining Leases

National Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 2

The under mentioned applications for gold mining leases in the Bathurst mining district have been approved of:—H. Garnham and others, g.l., 3, counties Bathurst and…

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