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

Mining & the mines, 1905

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The Lucknow Mines

Leader · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 1

At Lucknow the long expected has happened. Mr W H Skidmore, Superintendent of the mines, has let the contract for the sinking of the D’Arcy…

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The Burraga Mine. Three Hundred Men Engaged

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 3

A scene of great activity was witnessed at the Lloyd mine on Monday morning, when Mr. W. H. Corbould, the general manager, and Mr. Alf. Williams, the…

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Mining Round Orange [By Here and There ]

Leader · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 1

What can be termed as a unique break-up occurred at the Pride of the Hills on Xmas eve. Arrangements were previously made to cease all…

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Mining News

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 18

Famous old Bendigo continues to give a great and profitable yield of gold. In 1904 the yield was 248,000 ounces, and the dividends declared…

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Re-opening of the Burraga Mine

National Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 2

A telegram from Burraga states that at the Lloyd mine, Burrage, on Monday morning, Mr. W. H. Corbould, general manager, and Mr. A. Williams…

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Outside District News Pasteral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. "A White Australia."

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 7

At the Coonabarabran Police Court a gentleman named Fatty Mahommed sued Mr. Jimmy Ah Mann for £6 16s 6d, being wages…

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Important Gold Find

Molong Argus · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 16

AN important reefing find is reported from Long Creek, where two miners from Wattle Flat, who have been prospecting there for some time past,…

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Mining Leases

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

It is intended to refuse the following application, and notice of such refusal will be published in to-day's "Gazette": J. Taylor, gl 65 of 2a,…

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Trouble at the Northern Collieries. Six Thousand Men Idle

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 4

The wheelers at some of the northern collieries refused to commence work on Tuesday as a protest against the reduction of wages. The secretary of the…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble Newcastle

National Advocate · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

There is no change in the Newcastle coal trouble. The wheelers still refuses to refuse work under the reduced rates…

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Damage at Burragorang Mines. Large Quantity of Machinery Destroyed. Camden

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 4

The bush fires that have been burning in Burragorang for some time rapidly spread on Saturday in the vicinity of the Peaks silverfields, Yerranderic. On Sunday that…

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Mining at Burraga. Re-opening the Lloyd Mine. the Company's Past Work. Burraga

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

The Lloyd Copper Company's mine and works were re-started in full swing on Monday morning, and as was anticipated, there were a large number of applicants…

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Coal Trade Seriously Afeected. Newcastle

Leader · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 5

The strike sitnation remains unaltered The collieries affected are still idle, and to all appearances will continue to be so till the end of the…

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Newcastle Coal Trouble. Order by the Arbitration Court. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

A sitting of the Arbitration Court was held to-day for the purpose of dealing with the application on behalf of the Northern Collieries' Association for an…

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Gold for Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

The Commercial Bank last week sent away to the Sydney Mint 256 ozs. of gold. This bank is the largest buyer of gold in tho Western…

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The Balmain Colliery

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 1

Balmain colliery expects to be mining coal from under Sydney harbour at the beginning of 1906. The original company was formed in 1894 and registered in…

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Beneree Deep Lead Mine

Leader · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 4

An important and well attended meeting of the shareholders of the Beneree Deep Land Syndicate wad held at Blackmore’s Hotel, Millthorpe,…

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The Year's Gold Yield

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 3

A return supplied by the Under-Secretary for Mines shows that there was a satisfactory increase in the gold yield for South Wales during 1904. The total…

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Cobar Mining Changes

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 1

Important changes are (says the "Herald") taking place in connection with the general management of the premier copper gold mine in the State of New South…

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Burraga. Work at the Lloyd Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 2

Matters are progressing satisfactorily at the Lloyd mine. About thirty men have been put on breaking and picking the slag at the tip, near the old furnaces…

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