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

Mining & the mines, 1906

554 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 27 of 28

Member's Column. Poor Encouragement. Mines Department, Sydney, Nov. 8, 1906

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 20

Date of letter under reply—18th September, 1906, enclosing an application by Messrs. F. Garvey and party, of Euchareena…

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Filching the Mining Fields. Bumping Out the Miner

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 20

The latest and most gross instance of picking the eyes out of old gold-fields reserves comes from a bonafide, miner, named James Hyland, of Back…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 4

The stone in the face of the south-cast drive, 340ft level, Mount' David mine, is 4ft thick. The manager will commence stoping above the drive this week…

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The Gas Company's Coal Contract

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 4

In Tuesday's issue we reported that the Australian Gas Company's coal contract had been secured by the Wallsend Company in conjunction with the Lithgow…

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Mining News. Australasian Shale and Oil Company

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 7

Mr. George E. Dickenson; of 60 Queen-street, Melbourne, manager of the Australasian Shale and Oil Company, No Liability, whose extensive property comprises…

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Mining at Byng

Leader · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 4

Mr. James Rose called at our office the other day and left a quantity of good copper ore. from the Whitney Green! miner Byng: Which is being…

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Mining News. Burraga and Belmore Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 5

The manager of the Belmore mine, Cow Flat, reports as follows:-- The new shaft has been sunk a further 12 feet; total depth from the surface being 58ft 6in…

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Convict Diamond Miners. London

Leader · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 2

It is expected that the new Natal Government will re-open the negotiations to send the native rebel prison" to the Premier , Diamond . Mine…

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Stolen Gold Recovered. a Child As Detective

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 4

From Berlin, on 27th September, the special correspondent of the London. "Daily Mail" wrote:— The authors of the great Mint robbery…

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Mining Cow Flat

National Advocate · Monday 10 December 1906 · page 1

The new shaft at Belmore is on to some pretty good stone. A properous future seems to be assured for this mine. Applications continue to be made…

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The Great Cobar Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 1

The special mining representative of the "British-Australasian," in its issue of October 18. says that the ore lenses in the Great Cobar…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

The third parcel of ore sent to Lithgow from the Budgery Mines, Limited, weighed 48 tons 11 cwt net, and returned £387, 13s 2d net after paying all charges…

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Gold V. Blood

Leader · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 4

On Wednesday, 12th December Australia fights the first big battle in the world’s war. Gold v. Blood. Australia unhampered with old-world…

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Copper Mining Near Locksley

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

John Bartlett has taken up a lease on portion 9, parish of Yetholme, county of Roxburgh, near Locksley, for the purpose of mining for copper. At the Bathurst…

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Whitney Green Mine Byng

Leader · Wednesday 12 December 1906 · page 4

The above mine is doing well, and seven tons bf copper are were forwarded to Lithgow on Monday to be smelted down by the Cobar company…

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Mining Wattle Flat Wattle Flat, Wednesday

National Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 2

A number of crushings have taken place at the batteries of the Caledonian Co. and Atherton and Son, Keeley and Co, ctushed two tons from Redbank…

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The Lloyd Mine, Burraga

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 5

The new blister furnace, with a hearth of 30ft. by 16ft., tapped its first charge of blister copper this (Thursday) morning. Thirty-two tons of matte were charged…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 5

John Bartlett has taken up a lease on portion 9, parish of Yetholme, near Locksley for the purpose of mining for copper. At the Bathurst Warden's Court on…

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The Nymagee Copper Mine. London, December 13

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 5

The Nymagee Copper-mining Company with a capital of £150,000, has been formed. The company is issuing 130,000 shares for public subscription…

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Revolution in Mining. London

Leader · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 2

A correspondent at Johannesburg. states that experiments with a new drill suggest the 1400 whites will be able to do the work of 60.000 farmer…

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