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

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Deputation to the Minister

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 4

At a recent conference of representatives of miners m the northern district, it was decided to present to the Minister for Mines the following petition with respect…

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The Goal-mining Case. Arbitration Court Award

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 January 1904 · page 6

The following is a complete copy of the arbitration award in the coal-mining case, of which a summary was published a fortnight ago :--…

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The Airly Shale Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. R. Pillans who has been spending the holidays in the Capertee district, informs us that he visited the shale mines. As regards the New Hartley mines, he…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 3

Twelve and a liali tons of copper wens (says the Cobar paper) produced at the Crowl Creek mine last week. Despatches totalled 11 tons copper, and 112 tons ore…

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The Cobar Copper Mine. Proposed Bessemerising Plant

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 2

The Herald" mining reporter in his review of the Cobar field, which is published in today's issue of that paper, makes the following statement:--…

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Theft of Gold Plates. From a Battery

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1904 · page 3

On Xmas night at the No Objection gold mine, situated at Back Creek, about six miles from here, a robbery of gold plates from the five-hend battery was effected. Mr. Michael Quinn, who has the mine…

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Mining Matters

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. Frame Fletcher left Gulgong on Wednesday for a trip to Sydney on business, and will be away about a fortnight. He has great hopes of…

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Gold Robbery at Back Creek

National Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 2

The Rockley correspondent of the Lithgow "Mercury" writes as follows:—On Xmas night at the No Objection gold mine, situated at Back Creek, about Six miles from here, a…

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Mining News. District and General

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 14

The war cloud in the East has caused an increased demand for Australian load, and Broken Mill shares have, in consequence, risen…

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Outside District News. Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. Orange District Cherry Crop

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 18

The growing of cherries has become a very big industry around Orange, no less than 92 tons valued at £2576 being despatched during December…

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The Crudine Goldfield Reserve

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 11

Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick has been informed that in answer to a petition from Crudine residents, it has been decided to throw open for selection…

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Our Oceans are Vast Gold Mines

Leader · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 3

In their sixty-five quintillions of cubic feet of water are restlessly tossing about seventy-five billion tons of gold ; enough to give every person on earth £070,480, Were…

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Mining News. the Sunny Corner Mine. Preparations for Working

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 4

At the Sunny Corner mine Mr. Charleston has made a start in the way of making preparations for, it is hoped, the future working of the mine. A few men and some youths, about ten in all, are employed…

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The World's Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 7

The world's production of coal must now be approaching 750,000,000 tons a year, of which over 600,000,000 tons are the product of three countries, the United States, the United…

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Burraga. Lloyd Mine Re-started

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 4

The Lloyd mine re-opened on Thursday, the miners going in at eight o'clock. The mill hands went on in the afternoon, and it was anticipated that the furnaces would…

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The Burraga and Mount David Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1904 · page 3

The "Herald" mining reporter, in his review of the industry during 1903, includes the following:-- "The Lloyd copper mine at Burraga has been running for the most part of the year under new…

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Australasian Mining, 1903. Increased Mineral Output

Leader · Saturday 9 January 1904 · page 5

Throughout the year just closed mining operations in the several Mates of Commonwealth have, on tho whole, been successfully conducted The…

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Gold In New South Wales. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 11 January 1904 · page 3

The output of gold for last year in Now South Wales shows an increase of £805,000…

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Miners' Aggregate Meeting

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

A miners' aggregate meeting was held in the School of Arts last night. Mr. Jas. Crawford, miners' president, was in the chair, and there was an attendance of…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 2

The gold yield of New South Wales for 1903 was 254,260oz., valued at $1, 080,029. This shows an increase of 93,005oz. compared with the previous year…

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