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

Mining & the mines, 1907

841 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 25 of 43

School of Mines

National Advocate · Monday 19 August 1907 · page 2

Mr Slade reports that Wattle Flat, Rockley, Sunny Corner, Turondale. Trunkey, and other places are taking up the matter of a School of Mines for Bathurst…

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Mining CRAIGLEA

National Advocate · Monday 19 August 1907 · page 4

Osborne and Graham have just finished their contract of sinking at the Rob Roy mine, and have struck payable stone at the 90ft level. No…

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The Reductions at the Lloyd Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 August 1907 · page 1

A further reduction of hands has taken place at the Lloyd copper mine. Two shifts at the mill have been put off, one shift only being retained. One shift is…

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The Iron Mine at Carcoar. Carcoar

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 August 1907 · page 2

Sandford and Company still continue to despatch a train-load of iron ore daily from their mine at Coombing. Since operations commenced there in April last much…

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Mining News. the Belmore Mine, Cow Flat

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1907 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Corbould was re-elected a director of the Belmore Copper Mining Co., N.L. at the general meeting, held in Sydney on Monday. The directors' report…

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Mining at Rockley. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1907 · page 2

Mining at the Main Ridge is still being carried on S. Sherratt is still driving under the basalt. Hyde and party are also continuing their drives. The Blossom…

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Mt David Mine a Good Yield of Gold

National Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 2

The Mt Pavid gold mine cleaned up on Tuesday for the very excellent return of 402ozs of gold from 350 tons. A large portion of this crushing has been obtained from…

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Mining Disaster. Heavy Mortality. London

Leader · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 2

A terrible explosion occurred at a mine in China. Two German foremen and 110 Chinese miners were killed…

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Fatal Mining Accident in Western Australia. an Orange Lad’s Awful Death

Leader · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 4

We are indebted to Mr. Claude H. Howe, of Molong, for the receipt of a copy of the “Mount Magnet Miner,” (W.A.) which gives an account of the…

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Mining Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 2

The Queenslander mine, which is situated at Spring Creek near Sofala, has lately been taken up by the Atherton and Son after the Marshall Co, had…

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Bathurst Mining District

National Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 2

The annual report of the Department of Mines for the year 1906, is just to hand, from which we take the following:—…

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Gold at Both Ends. Here and Elsewhere

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 6

Mr J. F. Hogan thus gossips about gold at both ends of the earth:— We shall all be glad if the reported discovery of gold in Scotland should…

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Mount David Mine. a Good Yield of Gold

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 1

The Mt. David mine cleaned up last week for the very excellent return of 402ozs of gold from 350 tons. A large portion of this crushing has been Obtained, from the…

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School of Mines

National Advocate · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 2

Matters in connection with the establishment of a School of Mines afc Bathurst are progressing very well, and there can be little doubt that the…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 2

The total amount of copper produced by the Burraga mine has been 14,122 tons, obtained from 323,071 tons of ore, valued at £892,825…

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Belmore Copier Mine, Cow Flat

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 2

The manager reports for the week that the crosscut at 193ft. (which is being extended west from the main shaft to intersect the line of ore channel proved in the…

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Gold at Alectown

Leader · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 2

According to the Peak Hill “Express” there are one hundred men at the new rush at Alectown. The prospectors came across an outcrop of…

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Fire in a Coal Mine a Naked Light. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 3

An explosion and Ore was caused in a portion of the workings of Duckenfield colliery by a miner going into a disused working place with a…

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The Coal Trade

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 2

The expected rise in the price of coal at Newcastle, combined with the large increase in the local output, the growing demand for coal abroad, and the request of…

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Mining Potter's Silver and Lead Mine Condobolin

National Advocate · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 4

At Mr Potter's No 1 silver and lead mine the lode has been driven on at, the 200ft level for a distance of 80ft and there is splendid ore showing in…

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