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

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Japanese Mines Dibcovered. London

Leader · Friday 3 June 1904 · page 3

Admiral Gregorovitch reports that many Japanese mines have been discovered at the entrance of Port Arthur, and exploded…

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[?] Land Mines Discovered, Around Port Arthur. London

Leader · Friday 3 June 1904 · page 3

The Japanese discovered and destroyed a system of land mines, which extended several miles from Port Arthur forts…

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A Mine Model

Leader · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 6

The new School of Mines at the Birmingham (England) University is to have a novel piece of scientific apparatus in the shape of a model mine at Bournbrook, about ten feet…

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The Katoomba Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 2

There does not seem to be any foundation fort the rumour that the mines are likely to shut sown temporarily . Fair quantities of coal and shale have been sent…

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Mining at Native Dog Creek

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1904 · page 2

A correspondent, writing from Native Dog Creek, stales that the has been digging about the Oberon district since just December without result. During the last…

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State's Gold Yield. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1904 · page 2

The State's geld yield for May, was 20,375ozs, valued at £76,306, compared with 10,852ozs, valued at £30.921 for the same month of last year. The yield…

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Mining News

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1904 · page 2
Also in Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative

There is nothing sensational to report about in the 7th immediate vicinity at Canadian. At Combandry there are several parties sinking, but so far…

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Masked Robbers Bag of Gold Stolen

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 June 1904 · page 24

In broad daylight, on 25th March, a[?] Widnes cashier' and a man accompanying him were suddenly attacked by two men, said to have been wearing masks,…

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Outside District News Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and various Matters. Thing Are Dad at Narromine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 June 1904 · page 14

Things must be had out Narromine way, for we notice from the Dubbo "Dispatch" that Messrs. Mack and Austin are feeding their sheep on hay,…

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Gold-Mining Leases

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 2

The following leases, in the County of Bathurst, held under the Mining on Private Lands Act, will be cancelled to-day:-…

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The Newcastle Miners. the Proposed Mining Agreement

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 6

Voting on a notice of motion given by the Stockton Miners' Lodge, the delegate board of the Colliery Employees' Federation has decided to recommend that a…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 3

The manger of the Mount David reports:--"100ft. level: Rise extended 15ft., total 60ft. We expect to connect with intermediate level from pumb shaft in two…

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Alluvial Gold Discovery at Gooligal, Crenfell

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 3

The Under Secretary of Mines is in receipt of a report from Mr. J. Polkinghorne, inspector of mines, respecting the recent discovery of alluvial gold at…

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The-World. Colorado Labor Trouble. Martial Law Proclaimed a Sanguinary Encounter Five Miners Killed. London

National Advocate · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 3

American mine owners aud citizens of Cripple Creek, Colorado, have expelled unionist miners from the town, and the unionist county officials were…

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Mining

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 2

Work at Messrs Bulloch and Sampson's mine at M'Phillamy's Hill King's Plains is proceeding satisfactorily. The mill is treating something like 100 tons of ore per week, and the…

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District Mines' Union

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 4

It is proposed to establish a miners' association between the miners at Brown's Creek, Forest Reefs, Flyer's Creek, Junction Reefs, and Gallymont, for the purpose…

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Romance of a Great Mine

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 4

Australian mines have their romances, as well as their tragedies Twenty years ago, according to one of the daily journals, a miner sold a fourteenth interest in the…

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Alleged Larceny of Gold

National Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 2

At the Bathurst Police Court yesterday, before Mr. N'. C. O'Neill. P.M., James Tremewen (34), laborer, on remand, was charged with having in his possession a…

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Blowing Up Mines. London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 2

Admiral Kataoku reports the discovery and explosion of 21 additional mines in Talienwan Bay. He also states that wrecks supposed to be those…

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