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

Mining & the mines, 1908

718 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 23 of 36

Hargraves. the Weather — SLUICING — Sale of a Mine—woodlands School—progress Association—shire Councillor—rifle Match

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 16

Since my last we have had very severe frosts, but on Monday once more the gladdening sound of rain was heard, and, at time of writing,…

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Long Creek. Hospital Ball—a Purchase—sale of Effects—the Weather—octogenarian—mining—opposition

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 16

There was a public meeting held at Mr. Thomas Gillespie's Federal Hotel on the 15th inst., when it was determined to hold a ball on Friday,…

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The Bushranging Days. Trial of Manns, Fordyce, and McGuire. Evidence of Chartress the Informer.—How the Gold Escort was Robbed—Manns Goes Under

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 21

Manns, Bow, Fordyce and McGuire were, without interference of any kind, brought to Sydney, and on February 3, 1863, they appeared for…

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Pioneers of the Goldfields

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 14

While in the Long Creek district recently we met several octogenarians—men who pioneered the gold fields of this State, but were…

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World's Coal Supply

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 2

The world's coal supply for 1906 totalled 1,013,000,000 tons, an increase of 72,000,000 tons on the preceding year. Of this amount Great Britain accounted for…

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Mining News. Wattle Flat Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 4

The O.K. has finished crushing 12 tons with a return of 20z. to the ton. The Big Oakey has just finished crushing but returns are not to hand yet The…

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Mining at Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 2

Our Wattle Flat correspondent writes as follows ; [?] While the recent rains improved the supply of water, the fall was too steady to make provision for sluicing purposes…

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Mining

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 14

THE management of the Goodrich mine (near Yeoval) has been changed, Mr. Bonnerson now being in charge, while Mr. Pearce has taken over the…

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Bogus Gold Rushes

National Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 2

The most sinful form of practical jokes proba[?]ly is creating o bogus gold rush. There have been many of them in the different countries yielding gold, and it…

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The Hero of the Mine. Coroner's Warm Tribute

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 18

Professor Redmayne on Saturday, 2[?] April, concluded the Home Office inquiry into the causes of the recent colliery disaster at Hamstead, near…

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Serious Colliery Explosion. Twenty-three Miners En-tombed. London

Leader · Monday 3 August 1908 · page 2

Owing to an explosion in the Crown Nest Colliery. British Columbia, 28 miners are entombed. There is but little hopes of any of…

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Lucknow Mining

Leader · Monday 3 August 1908 · page 4

Your correspondent recently, furnished information respecting the deferred pays in connection with the Lucknow mines. Comment was also…

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Gold Stealing at the Rand

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 August 1908 · page 3

Sixteen detectives are engaged in tracking a conspiracy to rob the Rand mines. Gold value at twenty thousand pounds has been stolen this year…

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Stolen Gold. From the Rapid Mines. London

Leader · Tuesday 4 August 1908 · page 2

The detentives engaged in tracking the conspiracy to rob the Rand mines state that confederates in the mines hand the gold to woman, who carry it…

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The World Light-Fingered Ladies Gold Robberies in the Rand, London

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1908 · page 3

The "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Maritzburg States that 16 detectives are tracking a conspiracy to rob the Rand Confederated Mines. The gold…

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Britain's Coal Supply

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 1

Since 18[?] the annual output of British collieries has doubled. Taking the output now to be [?],000,000 tons, which is below the actual and a su[?]ing, on the finding of…

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Mining News. Great Cobar. "A Splendid Property."

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 1

The first ordinary general meeting of the Great Cobar, Limited, was held in London on June 25. The chairman, Mr. Andrew Haes, in…

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Federation of Coal Workers. New Organisation Formed. Objects and Rules. Newcastle

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 3

The executive officials of the Newcastle Miners' Federation have received copies of the rules of the Federation of Coal and Shale Workers of Australia, the new…

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Lucknow Gold

Leader · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 2

Tor the courtesy of Mr. N. Clark, manager of the Golden Contact Mines, our Representative was yesterday shown a most substantial cake…

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Victoria's Coal Deposits

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 23

There has been a further important development in connection with the coal-boring operations which are being carried on by the Mines…

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