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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 4 of 28

Mining at Winburndale

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 2

Messrs Purvis and party, who are mining up the Winburndale Creek, have discovered what might at present be termed a payable show. The reef, which is about a…

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Mining News. Rockley

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 2

The rush at Davey's Creek, near Lagoon, is still causing much excitement, and leases are being daily pegged out and up plied for. There is every prospect of matters,…

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Rating Mining Properties. an Important Conference. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 2

A conference of gentlemen representing mining interests and members of Parliament whose consti[?]uecies are vitally interested in mining matters was…

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Diamond Hill Mine

Leader · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 4

In regard to the sinking for which tenders were called recently in connection with the above mine, we are requested to state that the mine will…

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Mudgee Sandhurst Gold Mining Company

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 13

We have before us the prospectus of the Mudgee Sandhurst Gold Mining Company, which is being formed for the purpose of acquiring from the present…

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Bating Mining Properties Burbaga Copper Mines. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 4

The sub-committees appointed by the mining conference to report as to the basis of taxation of mining properties recommended to the conference to-day…

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A Mine Flooded. London

Leader · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 3

Owing to an inrush of water five miners working in a mine in Scotland were entombed. The rescuers in an upper seam made a two inch box and…

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Rich Find of Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 21

A Bathurst paper reports that a phenomenally rich find of gold is reported from Davy's Creek, near The Lagoon, by Davis and party. An abandoned…

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The London Mine

Leader · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

Mr W. [?]anner has secured the option of the well-known London Mine, at Parkes, for Mr Frank Gard[?] This result has been…

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Lithgow Police Court. Tuesday, February 6. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Another Coal-mining Case

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 6

Inspector of Mines v. Thomas Broughall, manager of the Vale of Clwydd colliery. This was an action similar to that taken nearly twelve months ago, the defendant…

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The Entombed Miners. London

Leader · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 3

Ail the men entombed in the mice in Clackman[?] Scotland, have been rescued…

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Mining News. Manager's Report

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 4

Mt. David, January 27.--No. 3 level: Main drive extended south-east 21ft; total from crosscut, 52ft. No. 4 level: Main, drive extended south-east, 8ft; total…

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Sunny Corner. Accidents and Sickness. No Work at the Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 3

The weather continues dry and warm, and rain is badly wanted. Mr. R. Lean mat with a nasty accident when returning from work from the…

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The Craiglea Gold Field. Trunkey

National Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 2

Mr W Gray and party have struck good alluvial gold on the Western slope from Hunter and party's claim. The sinking is from two to four feet deep…

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Very Little Gold

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 2

District gold buyers are receiving very little, if any, of the precious metal. No water to crush, no water for the fossickers and alluvial men…

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Gold at Appletree Flat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 2

We understand that Messrs. Walsh and party obtained the good return of 3½ozs. of gold from a washing-up of a load and a-half of washdirt from a…

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The Craiglea Gold Field. Trunkey

National Advocate · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 2

Rather a pleasant surprise came to the miners at Craiglea gold field yesterday when Mr William McKenzie arrived in the field with a bullock…

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Band Mining Disaster. London

National Advocate · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 3

Heavy ruins flooded the Rudd shaft of the South Rose Deep mine on the Rand aud fifty natives were drowned…

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The Ballarat Mine

Leader · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 4

As we stated last week, the Ballarat mine, of Forest Beefs, is in the hands of an entirely new party of tributors with the exception of Mr Arthur…

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Capertee Valley Shale. New Hartley Miners' Rates

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1906 · page 1

The Commonwealth Corporation, Ltd. (such is the style of the company working Capertee Valley and Wolgan shale deposits) continue to increase the number of…

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