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

Mining & the mines, 1905

720 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 21 of 36

Mining at Lucknow

Leader · Wednesday 19 July 1905 · page 2

Mr J B Jaquet, the Chief Inspector Mines, is on an official visit to Orange, for the purpose of making the arrangements possible to assist…

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Golden Link Gold Mine, Salvation Hill

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 13

Mr. C. E. Hilton reports that the new shaft has been logged up, and it is expected the shaft will be cut down, by the end of the week, to the 20ft level of…

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Mining News

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 9

A Sunny Corner correspondent writes:— Mining operations, which were slack for a week or two owing to the heavy…

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Glasson’s Coolgardie Mine at Guyong

Leader · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 4

We ate informed that a syndicate has been formed for working the above mine. Good results are looked for according to prefect prospects…

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Splendid Crushing at the Coronation Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 13

The reputation of the Long Creek, Windeyer district, as a reefing centre, has been greatly improved by a splendid crushing at the Coronation mine. The…

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Mining at Lucknow. Visit of Mr Jaquet

Leader · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 2

Mr J B Jaquet (the Chief Inspector of Mines) and the local Gold Warden (Mr E Marriott) journeyed to Lucknow yesterday…

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Memoranda from the Prospecting Board. Mines Department, Sydney, July 18th, 1905

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 10

The Prospecting Board had the following matters of local interest before it at recent sittings :— Date of letter under reply:—13th…

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Outside District News. Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. 105 Years Old

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 14

There died at Wellington, on Wednesday, a remarkable identity in the person of Mrs. D. French, who had reached the great age of 105 years and…

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Purchase of British Coal Mine. London

Leader · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 2

Hamburg advices confirm the purchase of the Whiteworth coal field, containing 400,000,000 tons of coal, half being good steam coal, by a…

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The Burraga Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 4

For the calender month ending June 30th, 1905, this mine treated 5180 tons of ore (2240 lbs. per ton), yielding 124 tons of refined copper, Average per ton,…

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Mining Leases

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 5

Lease approved: J. Hunt, gl 16 of 5a, parish Irene. The following will be cancelled to­day: J. Kane, pgl 14 of 30a, parish…

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Accident at Lloyd Mine. Burraga

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 4

Owing to the breaking of the spar wheels at the mid the work underground, at Lloyd's mine has been temporarily suspended, the mill being the only method by…

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Mining in Carroll’s Paddock

Leader · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 2

As already announced in the ‘Leader,’ Mr J B Jaquet (Chief Mining Inspector) and Mr E Mar riott (gold Warden), visited…

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Correspondence. Mining on Private PROPERTY.(To the Editor.)

Leader · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 3

Sir,—Under the above heading Mr Shorter in your issue of 13th inst. proposes to tax privately owned mineral lands SB a means of forcing…

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Gold Versus Wool. "Sunny Jim's" Comparison. To the Editor of the ARGUS

Molong Argus · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 9

SIR,—We have been told that "comparisons are odious." Well, to me, an old miner, "Sunny Jim's " comparisons are very odious. In the first place, they are…

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The Burraga Mines. Temporary Stoppage. Burraga

National Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 3

A piece of steel having been accidentally allowed to get into the crushing rolls at the Lloyd Copper mine caused the breakage of the spur wheel…

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Forest Reefs Bright Mining Pprospects

Leader · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 4

Were it not that road officers may strike this par I should not mention our common enemy—the weather, but we've had rain for 40 days and nights and no deluge yet…

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Gold Near Portland

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 July 1905 · page 2

For some time a number of fossickers have been at work at Willewa, near Portland, and a Mudgee man who is now at the Cement City, states that he hears…

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Sunny Corner Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 3

Mr. C. Murray has just returned from Sidney, whither he escorted 102 ounces of gold, the result of the last crushings at Cook and Murrny's battery, Mitchell's…

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The Burraca Mine. Notice of Resumption of Work. (By Telegraph.) BURRAGA

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1905 · page 3

Notice is posted that the Lloyd Company, hope to have the mill and smelters in full work on or about Monday, the 14th of August. The directors have decided to…

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