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

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Mining Fatality London

Leader · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 2

Seven miners were killed in a coal pit at Rotherham, through the breaking of a rope…

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Mining News. District and General

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 18

Last week Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee, applied to the court and obtained an order to call up the remaining capital of the Bathurst…

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The Prospecting Vote. Department of Mines. Sydney, February l9th. 1904

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 7

Sir,—I am directed to inform you that, in view of the recommendation of the Prospecting Board, the Secretary for Mines and Agriculture has…

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Outside District News. Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. Refused Promotion

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 13

The Coonamble "Independent" is responsible for the statement that Senior-Sergeant Francis refused promotion to the rank of Sub-inspector…

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Mining

Molong Argus · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 12

Good progress is being made erecting the smelting furnace at Mount Eurow Copper Mines. A large quantity of ore is at grass waiting to be…

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The Coal Trade

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 4

The coal trade this week is reported to be a trifle brisker, and a fair amount of shipping has been filled. But the average time worked at the pits is still far from…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 4

The Mount David manager reports:--"Surface: No.3 air shaft connected with the 100ft. level; propose starting an intermediate drive north-west from the…

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The Great Cobar Mine. Cobar

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 February 1904 · page 4

Messrs. W. Longworth and Gould, directors of the Greet Cobar Copper-mining Syndicate, are here on a visit of inspection. A new large furnace has just been…

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Miners Returning to Work. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

Work was resumed at the Rhondutt end Northern Extended Collieries at feralba to-day, 18 men at the former and 40 at the latter, resuming under…

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Submarine Mines at Port Arthur. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 2

It has been discovered that three weeks ago a Russian firm named Ginsberg shipped from Nagasaki to Port Arthur, invoiced has steel rope, a…

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Hill End Mining

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 2

A reliable report from Hill End to the Western Post states that work has been re-commenced in the King's Reef mine. Daring the suspension of…

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New Coal Seam at Burragorang

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 2

At the invitation of Mr. R. D. Barry, several Ministers, accompanied by a number, of prominent citizens, paid a visit to the Burragorang Valley on Saturday. The…

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A Canowindra Mining Case. Before the Full Court. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 2

In the case of Harry wood, at whose instance a rulo was made absolute for prohibition on January 6th, restraining the d cision of the Warden…

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Mining at Rockley

National Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 2

The No Objection gold mine it Back Creek, near Rockley, has been sold by the syndicate to Messrs. Shanaban and Rapmund for a substantial figure. A little…

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Mining News. District and General

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 5

Readers who follow the movements of mining scrip, bank deposit receipts, or indeed any class of investment or share, should drop a line to Messrs…

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A Mining Fatality. Cobar

National Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 2

Au elderly man named George Rathgober was killed at the Cobar gold Mines this morning, through a fall of rock…

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Shale Mining Trouble. LITHGOW

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 3

Happily, mutters in connection with the recent trouble at the shale mines at Airly appear to bo aesuming more favorable conditions. On Saturday…

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THE Wide, Wide World. America's Hoard of Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 18

The United States Treasury, it is announced, now contains £128,000,000 in gold. This is the greatest hoard of gold recorded in history…

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Cullenbone Gold Reserve. The Question of its Alienation. Official Correspondence

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 4

Some three months' or so ago it became known that it was proposed to alienate certain lands included in a Gold Field Reserve between the…

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Cullenbone Gold Reserve. The Question of its Altenation. Official Correspondence

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 2

Some three months’ or so ago it became known that it was proposed to alienate certain lands included in a Gold Filed Reserve between the…

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