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

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Golden Crown Mine

Western Champion · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 9

Development work is being vigoriously pushed forward at this mine, thus enabling the output of ore for 1909 being materially increased…

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Gold Hill Company

Western Champion · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 9

Work in the above mine has been discontinued for the holidays, but will be resumed first week in the new year. In the meantime, a thoorough overhaul…

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Peak Hill Mining. Myalls-peak Hill G.M.

Western Champion · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 9

For the four weeks ending November 28th, the profit at Peak Hill was £238. £7 was also opent on Thomas' shaft and £79 on the battery and…

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Gold at Caledonia Hill

Western Champion · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 13

A little mild excitement has been created in local mining cirles during the past week by the reported discovery of alluvial gold on the northern…

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District Mining. at Wyalong

Western Champion · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 19

Operations are again in full swing at the various properties. At the True Blue a good start has been made for the new year, and stoping and driving…

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Mining Yass District

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

Quite a large town is springing up at the Kaugiaraj mine. There are about 100 men engaged there, and the outlook is Splendid, The ore body is…

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Timber From the Mine

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 6

One of the most curious mines in the world is in Tonkin, China, where, in a sand formation, at a depth of from fourteen to twenty feet, there is a deposit of…

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Coolgardie Goldfields. Story of the Discovery

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 6

Few mining districts have such a romantic history as Coolgardie (says the "Engineering Magazine"). The leading mining centre, Coolgardie, from which…

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Mining

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 4

Mining matters continue very quiet. The recent attacks made publicly and privately, on local mining prospects have…

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THE Myalong Advocate. Saturday, January 30, 1909. Suspension on Mines

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 4

THE Brookman's United G. M. Co, was before the Wardens Court on Monday applying for suspension of labour to allow of a…

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Wyalong Goldfields Cricket Association. Second Round Cup Competion

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 2

Half Holiday v. West Wyalong at West. Wyalong Febuary 3rd and 10th Half Holiday v Wyalong at Wyalong Febuary 17th and 24th…

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Wyalong Goldfields Cricket Association

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 4

The Competition was advanced another stage on Wednesday when the Half Holiday met West Wyalong, and on the first days play the…

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Tottenham. Albert Water Hole Mines. Important Developing Policy

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 February 1909 · page 8

The Iron Duke Copper Mining Company have accepted tenders for 90 feet new main shaft, 9 x 4 in the clear, to connect with the winze at…

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Our Mines the Barrier

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 4

On Wednesday we availed ourselves of an opportunity that offered, to inspect the Barrier. This was our first visit to this…

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Wheat-growing in N.s.w. "A Gold Mine Yet to Be Explored

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 1

"IN wheat-growing in New South Wales there's a gold mine." The speaker was the manager of a very big agricultural property in the Young district and…

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Peak Hill Mining

Western Champion · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 11

At the Golden Crown mine, Peak Hall, a crushing of 290 tons free milling ore gave 141 [?]z smelted gold, The assay value of the tailings is 15dwt…

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Peak Hill Mining. Myalls-peak Hill G.M.

Western Champion · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 6

At Myalls fair gold is showing in the No 8. north winze but the shoot is very short. At Peak Hill the "Mingelo" shoot…

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£300 Bag of Gold. a Woodcutter's Savings

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 7

An extraordinary action was brought on December 7 (says the London "Daily News") by Mr Thomas, Browning, a wood-cutter, to recover from J…

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Millions of Gold. New York Incident

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 3

The operation of carrying L15,000,000 in coin and L100,000,000 in notes and bonds across Wall street from the old to the new home of the National City…

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Mining Movements

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 4

We are pleased to be able to announce that this district is at last attracting the attention of genuine outside mining speculators in a large…

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