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

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Mining Notes

Western Champion · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 5

The contractors on the King Edward VII mine at Tottenham (writes a " Lachlander" correspondent) are down 115ft. with shaft at 90ft They…

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The Wyalong Advocate. Saturday, January 11, 1908 The Mines Department Muddle

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

To DAY it is authoratively stated tbas alter all the trouble and worry incidental to effecting the cancellation of the Operator leases—after…

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The Miners'

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

The different mines ire just getting into their normal stride after the holiday interruption. The Brilliant mine machinery has reached an advanced…

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Mining. Golden Fleece the New Plant

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 2

The new plant installed at this mine is now complete and after a week's trial has given every satisfaction to the management The boiler and…

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Miners' Wages

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

Mine owners and representatives of the A.M.A. met in conference to discuss and decide as to rate of wages to be paid to mine…

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Mining. True Bule and Brilliant

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 29 January 1908 · page 2

As we believe that our readers this district are always pleased to progressive reports of any of our dustries that make a material cont[?]…

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The Mineral Industry of N.S.W. II. Coal

Western Champion · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 20

NEXT silver coal contributes the largest share to the annual mineral production of the State. In 1906, out of a total production of nearly £8,000,000,…

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Mining. BROOKMAN'S UNITED—Week ending February 1st

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 2

Shaft sunk 9ft, total 205ft. Timbered up 12ft—close timber, and one frame set. Commenced grade of underlay from 190ft down. Owing to the influx of water…

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Mining at Yeoval

Western Champion · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 13

Mining operations on the Yeoval field are proceeding satisfactorily The Lady Lizzie mine owned by Mr Howard, has been granted Government…

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Wyalong Gold Yield

Western Champion · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 22

The returns to hand for the gold yield of the Wyalong field shows a decrease of about 2000ozs. The yield for the year is set down at 20,347ozs,…

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Miners Relief Fund

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 5

The annual report of the [?] Accident Relief Board for the year 1907 shows that the revenue amoun[?] to £63,037 that the men[?]s…

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Miners' Relief Board an Increase in Revenue

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 5

The gross revenue for last year was £63,073/14/6, an iacrease of £8411/0/11 upon that of 1906. The aggregate amount deducted from…

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Mining

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 3

Report of the New Homeward Bound Gold Mining Co., for the week ending Feb. 22:— 400ft level Extended over 3ft,…

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Scotland's Shame. Houses of Miners. “A Disgrace to Civilisation."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 5

The three days' annual Conference (writes the "Daily News" of 27th December) of the Scottish Miners' Federation opened in Glasgow under the…

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Scotland's Shame. Houses of Miners. "A Disgrace to Civilisation."

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 3

The three days' annual Conference (writes the "Daily News" of 27th December) of the Scottish Miners' Federation opened in Glasgow under the…

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Fifiedl Mining Notes

Western Champion · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 10

During the past few weeks 50 tons of magneeite has beeu despatched from the mines near Fifield, but on account of the oxcessive rail freights it is feared…

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The Miners Social

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

The attendance at the "S[?]ke" Social last night established a record The o[?]fellows' H[?] had no ch[?] of holding the huge crowd of dancers…

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The Nevada Thrill Miners' Experiences. Entombed for Weeks

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 3

After the awful experience of forty-six days' entombment 1,000 ft. beneath the surface, three miners named Bailey, Brown and MacDonald, have…

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Diamonds and Gold. Past Impostures. Stories Re-told

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 3

The story of Lemoine and Wernber recalls that of some extraordinary, almost icredible, and for a while brilliantly successful impostures in the…

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The Miners' Trouble

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 2

The local labour trouble is drifting along gently. Both sides are sitting back—waiting for something to turn up. A considerable number of the…

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