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

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Mining Tenements. Are They Ratable

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 4

A case is now before the Full Court involving the liability of the holder of a mining tenement to pay rates to the Councils. The case comes…

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Goldfields Cricket Assoociation. Special Meeting

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 4

A special meeting of the local cricketers was held at the White Tank Hotel on Wednesday night. Mr H. Channon presiding…

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Peak Hill Mining. Gold Hill Co.to[?]ingley

Western Champion · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 4

Tho drive at the 300ft level, has been extended north 193ft. Th re is now 8ft of roof obowing in the face, in which gold is freely visible. Some of…

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Golden Grown Mine

Western Champion · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 4

Active operations are in progress at this mine, on a large face of good stone. About 125 tons of ore is now available for the mill. Crushing…

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Bobby Burns Mine

Western Champion · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 4

The main drive at the 320ft level has now been extended north east 125ft. Several promising ore veins have been puaaed through. The drive…

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Correspondence. Prospecting for Alluvial Gold. (To the E[?])

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 4

SIR,—It appears that prospecting for alluvial gold is almost a thing of the past. Why should this be so? Is it that the miners…

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Rates On Mining Land

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 3

The decision of the Supreme C[?], in the appeal of W[?] No [?] [?] by the B[?] C[?] cil of [?] under [?]…

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Northern Miners and The Sabbath. Conscientious [?]Tors

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 2

At Thursday's, meeting of the committee of management of the Northern Coll[?] Employees Fed eration [?] no ice o[?] was…

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Gold in a Caravan. Accused's Observation

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 3

A caravan at Sidcup was said to be the scene of the theft of L101 10s, with which Thomas M'Mullin, of Roscoe street, Canning Town, was…

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A Terrible Explosion. at a Leeds Colliery. Rain of Molten Metal

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 3

As the result of an explosion which occurred to-day (wrote the "Daily Mail" on August 28), at a now furnace belonging to the Yorkshire Iron and Coal…

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Peak Hill Mining. Great Eastern Mine

Western Champion · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 5

Frazor and party are conducting active development work at this mine, and are breaking stone estimated to pay well,…

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Golden Crown Mine

Western Champion · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 5

A large quantity of good payable ore is now at the surface a waiting battery treatment, but this cannot be done until a fall of rain occurs to…

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Bobby Burns Mine

Western Champion · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 5

The main drive at the 320ft level has been extended 230ft, and the large dyke lode cut. The lode is dense sulphides at this level, but assays made…

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Gold Hill Co., Tomingely

Western Champion · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 5

The roof in the north drive at the 300ft level has been driven on 22 feet, and the make of stone is now 12ft wide, increasing in size, and is located…

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Clever Gold Frauds

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 3

A famous geologist and several engineers have been cleverly swindled by a Norwegian business man and a German engineer…

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About Miners. Hero or Humbug? Some Questions

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 6

"Is the miner a hero or a humbug? That," says the "Star," "is the question which the urban elector has to answer." The article is apropos of the…

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THE Myalong Advocate Wednesday, November 25. Rating Mines

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

WE fail to remember having been called upon, previously, to express an opinion on the matter of applying a heavy local rate to mines…

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Orange Plains Mining

Western Champion · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 21

The proprietors of the Mount Royal Coppor mine made a thorough inspection of it during the last few days with Mr J V Vale, consulting…

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Australian Mining Standard

Western Champion · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 21

We have to acknowledge the receipt of the anniversary number of the "Australian Mining Standard," which is a splendid number of great value to…

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Bobby Burns Mine

Western Champion · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 6

The main dyke lode at the 320ft level has been exposed, assay value of some 161 to 50s per ton. The ore being treated by direct cyanidation…

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