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

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Mining News. District and General

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 7

Last week the two associated dredges on the Macquarie won 225ozs. of gold. This should be a splendid dividend-paying yield…

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Potatoes Worth Many Times Their Weight in Gold

Molong Argus · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 5

A pound of potatoes for L450! That was the price given for sixteen ounces of this common food commodity at a recent agricultural show, writes the "Illustrated…

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Outside District News. Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. The Color Line

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 March 1904 · page 14

At the Coonamble police court last week, Meer Mohammed Mick, an Indian hawker, was sentenced to 48 hours' imprisonment for lodging with…

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Coal-cutting Machines. Some Local Opinions. Machines Not Suited to Lithgow Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 4

A representative of this paper was lately speaking to a local colliery manager, when the question of the introduction of coal cutting machines into Lithgow mines…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 3

The manager of the Mount David G.M. Company reports for the week ended Mar. 26:--100ft. level; Main northwest drive, total from No. 8 southwest crosscut 43ft…

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Coal-cutting Machines in the South. Bulli

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 6

Improvements now being effected at the Coledale mine include two of Sullivan's rotary hewing machines for hewing coal 4ft. 6in. and under, and capable of…

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Sunny Corner and Its Mine. Notes by a Recent Visitor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 6

"Sunny Corner's dead." Such is the opinion of a number of the residents on the future Of the Silver City. And there is no denying the fact that sufficient…

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A Report From Noumea. Killed by a Mine Accident a Sad Case

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 5

On Tuesday afternoon the townspeople were shocked to learn that Mr. Poyitt had received a cable message from Noumea, New Caledonia, announcing briefly…

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Rich Gold Discovery

Leader · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 6

A remarkably rich gold discovery has been made.at Whitney Green, Byng, which outving the richest are struck in that noted property. This…

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The Gold Yield. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 2

The gold yield for March was 32,041 ozs of crude gold, equal to 25,956ozs of fine gold, valued at £110,255, as compared with 5616ozs…

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Mining News. District and General

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 20

West Australia's gold yield for the first three months of this year was worth over two millions sterling. Gulgong sends along a bit of mining…

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Potatoes Worth Many Times Their Weight in Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 17

A pound of potatoes for L450! That was the price given for sixteen ounces of this common food commodity at a recent agricultural show, writes the "Illustrated…

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Mining News. Rich Gold Discovery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 4

A remarkably rich gold discovery has (says the "Orange Leader") been made at Whitney Green, Byng, which outvies the richest ore struck in that noted property…

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Coal-cutting Machinery

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 6

During the progress of the Imperial Commission on Coal Supplies a good deal of information was received relative to coal cutting machinery. witnesses gave the…

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Cadia Gold Fields

Leader · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 7

Mr Newman, M.L.A has handed as the following two letters for publication anent the above: — “Department of Mines and…

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The Quarter's Gold Returns

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 4

The gold returns for March give the yield at 25,956oz, fine gold, valued at £110, 255. The gold yield for the quarter totals 87,047 oz. fine, valued at £369,755…

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Mining. Forbes

National Advocate · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 2

The following is the result of the last clean up at the Lachlan Goldfields Mine for the four weeks ended 26th ultimo:— 301½oz., by amalgamation; 26½oz., by…

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Mining at Cargo

Molong Argus · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 15

MINING in Cargo is at present—if not exactly booming—returning good dividents to those who follow that industry, and is likely to show still more favorably…

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Miners' Accident Fund. the Claim for Increases. a Newcastle Opinion

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 4

An agitation has been going on in the Newcastle district for some considerable time with a view to obtaining an increase in the allowances to beneficiaries under the…

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New South Wales Coal. Proved the Best for Gas Making, Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 2

Mr. Valder, the commercial agent in South Africa, forwards a communication to Mr, Kidd from the South African Lighting Association at Port…

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