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

Mining & the mines, 1918

728 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 30 of 37

Lens Coal Mines Destroyed by Enemy. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1918 · page 2

The Lens' coal mines and all the important places and monuments have been destroyed…

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The Gold Gamble Passing of a [?]Oxeer

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1918 · page 6

The death at orange of Mr. Charles L Cawse, at the age of 92, removed cone of the most outstanding figures in the mining world for far more than half…

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Gold 26/ Exchanged for One Sovereign. Hoarding Is Unpatriotic

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 8 October 1918 · page 4

The hoarder of food we know of by repute. But the hoarder of golden sovereigns we have in our midst. In Sydney there is quite a traffic…

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Mt. Dudley Mine Steam Up and Plant Ready. First Crushing This Week. Visit of the Warden to Field. Trunkey

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 8 October 1918 · page 1

Steam has been got up at the plant at the Mt Dudley gold mine, and the ten stampers are expected to be dropped this week. Already the plans, with…

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District Mining

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 1

There is certainly evidence of increased attention being paid to mining in this district. A recent speculator to appear on the scene is Mr. John Waugh, of Sydney. Mr. Waugh…

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Hill End Mining

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 2

Our Hill End correspondent writes: A crushing fallen from the Central Mine was put through the Amalgamated Battery and resulted in 42 [?]ozs of…

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Old Wattle Flat Mine Re Opened

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 3

Mr. H. C. Ma[?], of Sydney, came into Bathurst last night with a nice 14 ounce nugget of smelled gold extracted from nearly four tons of stone at…

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Trunkey Gold Find Visit of the Warden

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 October 1918 · page 3

The Mining Warden, Mr. A. B. C. Burke, visited the newly discovered gold find at Trunkey recently. A small quantity of loam was secured from the side of the big hill,…

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Desert Gold

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 2

By her defeat in the Craven Pluto over a mile and a quarter at Randwick yesterday Desert Gold has broken her long list of place-getting. This is…

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Desert Gold Unplaced. First Time in Her Career Cetigne's Sensational Craven Plate

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 16

For the first time in her remarkably successful career the great New Zealand mare. Desert Cold, failed at the continuation of A.J.C. Spring…

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Hill End Salvation Army Visitors From Bathurst — The War Loan — Mining Matters

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 26

The Salvation Army Band from Bathurst favored us with a visit on Saturday and Sunday. Good programmes were given, and record…

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Sofala. Deaths at Wattle Flat: Mr. Archibald M'Kinnon and Mrs. Mary Alice Davidson — Satisfactory Sluicing Yields — Influenza Gives Trouble. — Rain Wanted. Frosts Do Harm in the Orchards — Mining Dull: Want of Water Holds up Alluvial

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 26

On September 22, Mr. Archibald M'Kinnen died at his residence, Wattle Flat, at the advanced and honored old age of 89 years and 9…

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Hill End Operations at the Mines

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 7

A visit by the Bathurst Salvation Army Band during the week-end resulted in very successful meetings being held. The visit was much appreciated by large crowds of Army…

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Old Wattle Flat Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1918 · page 3

Mr. H. C. Macfie, of Sydney, came into Bathurst with a nice 14oz, nugget of smelted gold extracted from nearly four tons of stone at the old Surface Hill mine at Wattle Flat,…

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Surface Hill Mine

The Bathurst Times · Monday 14 October 1918 · page 2

In connection with the reopening of the old Surface Hill mine at Wattle Flat we fire informed that in addition to the 14 ozs of smelted gold extracted…

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Mining Applications

The Bathurst Times · Monday 14 October 1918 · page 2

I he following' applications for authority to enter private lands for mining purpose were lodged at the office of the Bathurst Mining Wardon…

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Mine Company Floated in Two Hours

Leader · Monday 14 October 1918 · page 1

On Wednesday last the Brown Lode Mining Co., No Liability, was successfully floated in Cobar, in a couple of hours, the shares being over-applied…

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Land for Miners. Trunkey

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 October 1918 · page 2

Mining Warden Burke has advised Mr. Martin manager of the Mt. Trunkey mine, that following his representations the Forestry Department…

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The New Gold Find

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 October 1918 · page 3

Arrangements have been made for a Government geologist to pay a visit of inspection to the scene of the recent gold discovery four miles from…

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Mining News. Gold Find Near Trunkey

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Alines, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, has received a further report from Warden Burke at Bathurst in regard to the recent gold discovery about four miles…

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