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

Mining & the mines, 1907

243 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 13

Gold in Horses

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 3

Opinions probably differ very considerably regarding whether a cold constitutes temporary unsounduess in a show horse. No doubt so-called colds are the…

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A [?]old Mine Waiting for Somebody

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 3

The most crying need of to-day is a substitute for Para rubber. It is certain to be discovered sooner or later. Celluloid and oxidised linseed oil are…

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Parkes Mining

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 11

CALLAGHAN AND WILSON, tributors in Kable's claim at Currajong, hate cleaned up a crashing of 87 loads of stone for a return of 25 ounces 18…

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Fifield Mining

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 18

WRITES a Fifield correspondent:—On Thursday last Mr. J. B. Jaquet, Chief Inspector of Mines, visited Fifield, and while here inspected the new find of…

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Mining News. Myalls Peak Hill G.m

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 4

FOR the four weeks ended June 15, the Myalls and Peak Hill gold mines made a profit of £144 at Peak Hill section, and a Joss of £143 at the Myall…

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Buried Cities in Rhodesia "King Solomon's Mines." Fascinating Story of Lost Nation

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

Not for many a day, says a writer in an American contemporary, have the world's scientists been so fluttered as they are over the newly announced…

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Trial of Haywood. Governor's Murderer in Court. Sensational Evidence. Charges Against the Miners" Secretary. Planning the Crimes

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 6

To-day Harry Orchard, the Informer in the Idaho mining murder trial, took the witness-stand at Bolse City, and the case against William D. Haywood, of…

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Trail of Haywood. Governor's Murderer in Court. Sensational Evidence. Charges Against the Miners' Secretary. Planning the Crimes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 6

To-day Harry Orchard, the informer in the Idaho mining murder trial, took the witness-stand at Boise City, and the case against William D. Haywood, of…

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Mining

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 2

We have received the following letter from Mr H. S Benjamin, Manager of Brookman's United Gold Mining Co (better known as the Red Flag and…

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Copper Mine Closed Down

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 9

OWING to the scarcity of wood at the Lloyd Copper Mine, Burraga, 100 hands have been discharged. The reserve fuel at the mine has for…

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Mining News

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 7

AN official return from the Great Cobar copper mine, dated August 2, shows that 15,722 tons of ore were treated, and produced 949 tons matte…

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Mining News. Orange Plains Field

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 2

THE Bogan River Copper Company is still raising good grade ore from Nos. 1 and 2 levels. The winding plant and steam winch are erected, and every…

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Gold at Both Ends. Here and Elsewhere

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 5

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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Prize Essay. The History (Mining and Agricultural) of Peak Hill

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 19

THE following essay, written by Miss Nellie Ferquharson, was awarded first prize dt the recent Show:— Hundreds of years ago the country…

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Copper for Gold. How the Bank of England Lost L1081

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 5

A remarkable story of halfpennies being substituted for half-sovereigns was told at the Manchester City Police Court yesterday, when Henry Douglas…

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Copper for Gold. How the Bank of England Lost D1081

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 3

A remarkable story of halfpennies being substituted for half-sovereigus was told at the Manchester City Police Court yesterday, when Henry Douglas…

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Mining

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 2

Mining matters are looking particularly bright on the field at present, the majority of the mines working with exceptionally satisfactory…

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Colliery Stable Burnt Down

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 10

A FIRE occurred in the stables belonging to Lambton B. Colliery, Newcastle, the property of the Scottish-Australian Mining Company, at Durham on…

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Mining Statistics

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 10

THE usual returns furnished by the Undersecretary for Mines shows that the gold yield recorded for this State for the month of July is 25,059 ounces…

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Mining News. The Golden Crown. A Splendid Return

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 16

A FEW weeks ago a parcel of 13 tons of firsts and 8 tons of seconds was despatched to Lithgow smelting works from the Golden Grown mine, Peak…

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