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

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mining

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 2

The Golden Fleece has a fair amount of first quality stone at grass. Nothing sensational has occureti in connection with recent…

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Yalgogrin. MINING

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 2

The Battery is kept going very regularly of late. Troy finished crushing on Friday night, after putting through 50 tons for 70 ozs of smelted gold…

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Mining Notes

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 8

As brifley reported in our last issue a Bathurst-Sydney syndicate representing £10,000 is to work the, claims adjoining Potter's Mine, Mr Mark…

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Mining

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 4

The Shamrock, after a vast amount of development work and difficulty with water, is now proceeding to open out at the 600 feet…

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Mining. Discovery at the "Brookmans."

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 2

On Saturday last and at a point 32 feet south of the shaft, the tributors in this mine came upon a fine chute of stone. Indications point to it being…

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The World's Coal Deposits. Some Interesting Figures

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 6

The well-known journal "Stahl und Eisen" has recently published some figures, since quoted by. "Engineering," bearing upon this question. A more…

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The Miners' Wages

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 April 1909 · page 4

The miners of Broken-hill can claim that they "got all they asked for" when the High Court upheld Mr Justice Higgins award, so far as it…

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Peak Hill Mining. Gold Hill Company

Western Champion · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 22

The mine manager reports under date 26th April:—The Company milled for the [?] 160 tons of ore for a return of 3[?]…

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Bobby Burns Mine

Western Champion · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 22

150 tons of ore have been] cyanided for the month for a return of 38ozs smelted gold. The new main drive above the water lever has now been…

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Great Eastern Mine

Western Champion · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 22

Messrs Frazer and party, the owners of this mines are preparing to cyanide a considerable quantity of profitable sand they have available, when this is…

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Golden Grown Mine

Western Champion · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 22

Free milling ore of an average value of about 2ozs of gold per ton is being broken in this mine, and a good body of stone is being operated upon. The…

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Mining Near Mingelo

Western Champion · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 22

Furner and party are sinking on a very promising lode formation on Matthews's Estate. The shaft is now down 30ft. The width of the…

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Gold From Silver. Possible Transmutation

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 7

A contributor to the "Matin" reproduces in that journal the points of a remarkable conversation be recently had with Sir William Ramsay at…

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Gold Prom Silver. Possible Transmutation

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 3

A contributor to the "Matin" reproduces in that journal the points of a remarkable conversation he recently had with Sir William Ramsay at…

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Miners Accident Relief Fund

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 4

During either the whole or some portion of the year the Act was in application at 185 mines, and at 31st December 172 mines were subject to its provisions…

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Mines Department. Annual Report

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 4

We have received a copy of the Annual Report of the Mines Department,' It is most exhausting in many respects., too much so in fact, and…

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Mining

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 4

The official report of the Mines Department for 1908 is to band. It contains an extended collection of interesting notes on the industry, and the…

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Mining

Western Champion · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 5

From the annual report of the Department of Mines for 1908, we make the following extracts:— GOLD…

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Mining Notes. Part 2. Trundle Division

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 May 1909 · page 8

Several copper lodes were prospected in this division during the year, but so far no discoveries of any moment have been made…

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Gold Hill Company

Western Champion · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 6

Considerable development work is being carried on at this mine. The main level at 300ft, is being extended North on a good body of average grade…

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