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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

330 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 14 of 17

An Oak Mine

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 3

A Russian timber dealer has discovered a valuable mine of oak. It is in a river of South Russia, in layers three or four feet deep scattered over 150 square miles, and…

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Colour of Gold

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 3

Few people know the real colour of gold, because it is seldom seen except when heavily alloyed, which makes it much redder than when it is pure. The purest…

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Mining Star of Peace

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 2

A contract for driving a level 100 feet has been let, and, as the water is about pumped out, the work will be started in a few days…

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Mining

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 4

There has been a little stir during the week in mining circles, over the report that Potter's mine is better than ever it was. From inquiries made, I have…

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McPhail Mine

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 10

ONLY portions of the Myalls mine at McPhail have been let on tribute, not the whole of the mine, as stated by our correspondent in last week's issue…

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Mining

Western Champion · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 12

We learn that the crushing of the Kohinoor and Newhaven mines, referred to in our last, realised the following:—Kohinoor 1oz per ton, and…

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Gold from the Sea

Western Champion · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 26

A big syndicate has been formed in London, called the Industrial and Engineering Trust, Limited, which claims to be able to obtain…

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Mining. the Hampden

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 2

A parcel of 13 loads from this property, treated at the True Blue battery, yielded 8½ozs of gold. BOWMAN'S BATTERY…

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The Mining Bill

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 4

Messrs Joseph palmer and son, of the Stock Exchange, in their Monthly Shar List Thus deal with the new Mining Bill— The long-promised Bill to amenl the…

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Gold Stopping an Elephant's Tooth

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 4

A big elephant, appearing at a place of entertainment in New York, was lately put under chloroform and had her teeth inspected by a…

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Mining. Golden Fleece Tribute

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 2

Enright and party have taken 27 torn from the eastern Fleece reef, which is being treated at Sully's. THE BARRIER…

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Mining

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 4

Good news is to hand from the Bobadah mine to the effect that it is looking well, and that the working up to the present time has been…

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Mining Disaster. Stanford Merthyr in Flames

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 1

An appalling disaster occured in the Stanford Merthyr colliery on Sunday morning last which shows the uncertainty of life and the danger of a miners' calling…

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Fire at a Colliery

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 9

AN outbreak of fire was discovered at the Sandford Merthyr colliery, Maitland district, at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning. The flames and smoke…

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Important to Miners

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 12

THE following inquiry has been addressed to the Department of Mines:—Can a miner go on land, taken up under lease for reeling, and search for…

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Mining at Tomingley

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 2

WORk is proceeding at both the local mines. Crowhurst and Sons are at present putting through a crushing, but at Paton's progress has been…

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The New Mining Bill

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 2

JOSEPH PALMER and Son's "Monthly Share List" says :—"Like so much of our Australian legislation, especially since the coming of the Labor Party…

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Mining in Canowindra District

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 3

Last week we were shown a splendid cake of gold taken from the old Burdett mine by Croft and party. The "speck," as it was humorously referred to,…

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Local & General news. Peak Hill Mining

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 7

THE following is a cable sent by Mr. J. Hocking, general manager of the Myalls and Peak Hill Gold Mines, Limited, to London on Monday last…

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Colliery Explosion. at Standford Merthyr

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 November 1905 · page 4

Five persons were killed and nine seriously injured by an explosion of fire damp at the Stanford Merthyr colliery, in the Maitland district, about…

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