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

Mining & the mines, 1906

233 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 12

Mining News

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 10

THE return of the first consignment of 8 tons 15 cwts of ore taken from the 330ft level at Messrs. Wooden and Smith's mine and sent to Cockle Greek…

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Raid Upon A Mine Battery

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 8

A RAID of a sensational character was made on Friday morning on the battery' of Hannan's Reward mine, Kalgoorlie (W.A.) The story as…

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New Mining Bill

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 3

IN the Assembly last week Mr. Moore, Minister for Mines, moved the second reading of the Mining Bill. He explained that one important provision…

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Money Queans. Feminine Plutocrats Who Own Mines and Run Vast Businesses

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 5

The truism that untold riches cannot purchase happiness or peace of mind finds an apt illustration in the life stories of the world's millionaire women. Incessantly…

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Football Match. Wyalong Goldfields v. TEMORA

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 12 September 1906 · page 2

The final Tewksbury Cup competition match was played at Tomora on Saturday between the above Clubs. The following team left by…

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Mining News

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 10

MESSES. FRAZER and Party at the Great Eastern Mine are experiencing some trouble with the chute owing to the hard country. However, a change is…

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Mining Accident

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 8

MR. JAMES POLGLASE, late of McPhail, recently met with an accident at Cobar through a fall of earth on the 90 fathom level at the Great Cobar…

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West Australia. Legislating Against Gold Stealing

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 3

A BILL has been introduced into the West Australian Parliament having for its object the suppression of gold stealing. As will be seen, the clauses…

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Burdett Mine

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 2

It is gratifying to note that the above mine still continues to prosper. It will be remembered that recently we reported a yield from this mine of 75oz. from 42…

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Richest Gold-Strike

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 7

THE Auckland STAR states that one of the finders in what the Klondike newspapers declare to be one of the richest strikes ever made in the…

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Mining News

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 10

THE last clean-up at the Bobby Burns yielded 37ozs of gold. The Myalls-Peak Hill Coy. made a profit of £281 for the four weeks…

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Mining News. a Rich Mine. £1000 Clear Profit from 21 Tons of Ore

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 11

THE second consignment of 12 tons of ore dispatched to Cockle Creek from Messrs. Smith and Wooden's mine returned 13ozs per ton, and when the result came to hand…

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Mining. at Parkes

Western Champion · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 13

P Kable and Son, of Currajong, cleaned tip the following crushings at the Bushman's on Monday last, viz., 61 loads taken from west of the main…

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Mining

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 3 October 1906 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly a petition was presented and received from Mr S. A. Hutchinson, Mt. Alma, Condobolin, in connection with his…

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The Budgery Mine £1040 for a £15 SHARE

Western Champion · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 12

Wednesday's Orange "Advocate" contains the following written by a Cobar correspondent:- It's no use saying one thing and…

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Short Story a Christmas Present for Mine Host

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 3

A CHRISTMAS which I shall never forget was that which I spent in Paris during the slege, I do not intend, however, to barrow my…

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Mining

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 7

The excitement over the alluvial gold at Wambyne has died out, and we have not heard of any large (or in fact small) nuggets being unearthed…

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Burraga Copper Mine

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 8

THE Lloyd Copper Coy's, works at Burraga has been closed down and 500 men and boys will be thrown idle for three weeks. The stoppage is due…

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Mining News. Tomingley

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 9

GROWHURST and Sons, Tomingley, have a new boring machine, with which two men can do more work than six men in three shafts under the old system…

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Mining

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

The mine manager of the Overflow Mines advises that the mine adjoining to the north is now on very nice copper ore, and he is pushing forward…

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