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

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Mining Disaster. Heroic Rescuer Suffocated. London, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 3

In connection with the terrible mining tragedy reported from Cheswick, U.S.A. whore some 180 miners were entombed, Mr. Taylor an expert…

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Dreadful Mining Explosion. Piles of Human Fragments a Horrible Spectacle. London

Leader · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 3

In connection with the terrible colliery explosion in America rescuers found at the bottom of the shaft of the Cheswick mine a pile of legs, arms,…

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Outside District News. Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. An Exemplary Penalty

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 January 1904 · page 14

At the Stuart Town Police Court last week. Albeit Inwood, Peter Lynch, and Arthur JOurney were each fined £5 and costs for cruelty to a…

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Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 3

The Mount David manager reports:--"No. 1 air shaft: The lode in the south-east drive averaging about 18in in thickness. Propose starting a drive north-west on course of lode opposite the…

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Explosion at Narwick Colliery London

Leader · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 3

The terrible disaster at Harwick colliery made 100 women widows and 500 children orphans…

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Coal for the Navy

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 9

Mr. J. B. Suttor, the Government Commercial Agent in the East, in a letter to the Minister for Mines, requeses that he be furnished with particulars regarding…

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Our MIning Laws

Molong Argus · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

AT last the public are beginning to wake up to a sense of the great loss this State is suffering through the wretched state of our law in respect…

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The Colliery Explosion. 600 Widows and Orphans. London, Wednesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 7

The Harwick Colliery explosion at Cheswick U.S.A. made aa hundred widows and five hundred orphans…

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Trunkey Mining. a Good Find

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 4

A nice nugget of gold, weighing 33, ozs., wa[?] found by Mr. John Atkins in the creek behind Casey's old store on Tuesday afternoon. The place has been worked over and over again since gold was…

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The Newcastle Mining Troubles. Newcastle

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 4

There are indications that the strike of miners in the Teralba district is collapsing. The Northern Extended Mine is again working with a limited number of men…

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Mining in West Africa. an Australian's Impressions

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

Mr. Fred Cot loll, who is woll known among mining men in this State, and in West Australia, having sown years ugo managed tho Cobar Chesney and…

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Lands Closed Against Mining. Petition to Mr. Kidd

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 4

A petition was presented to the Minister for Mines yesterday by Messrs. John Hurley, Newman, and Estell, Ms.L.A., largely signed by the miners in the Orange…

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Gold Find at Trunkey. A 36 Ounce Nugget, Trunkey

National Advocate · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

A good deal of excitement prevailed in Trunkey yesterday when it became known that a gold miner named John Atkins. had discovered a very fine…

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Mount David Mine

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

The Mount David manager reports:—"No. 1 air shaft: The lode in the south-east drive averaging about 18in. in thickness. Propose starting a drive…

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The Mining Industry

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

A very valuable and practical article by Mr. J. E. Tonkin, ia published on our fourth page to-day…

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The Mining Industry. How It Is Handicapped

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 4

The ex-Member for East Macquarie, Mr. J. E. Tonkin, with his twenty years' special mining experience to fortify him, makes the following very…

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Hill End Mines

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

We hear on the host authority that very fair gold is being raised from the old Clinton mine, Hill End, which was recently privately floated. Kings…

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Gold at Cullenbone

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

Several claims were pegged out last week at Cullenbone on the portion of the goldtield behind Mr. J. R. Atkinson's and adjoining his frechold. The…

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Gold Find at Trunkey

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 2

A good deal of excitement prevailed ia Trunkey on Wednesday reports Saturday's Com. Guardian, when it become known that a gold minor named…

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Mine Explosion Broken Hill

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 3

Arthur Cuthbert a miner employed in the British mine had his legs fractured to-day by an explosion in the mine…

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