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

Mining & the mines, 1914

208 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 11

Mining at Forbes. Brilliant Co.'s Operations. a Splendid Showing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 3

Mr J. Carthew, mining inspector, paid a visit to the site of the Brilliant Gold Mining Co.'s operations on Wednesday. This mine, is owned by a…

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German Coal Consumption

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 10

The returns of the Coal Syndicate with regard to sales in Germany show clearly how greatly the inland consumption of coal has increased. If, for the sake of convenience,…

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Petrified Bones in a Mine

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 9

Miners at the Usworth Colliery, County Durham, have made a gruesome find. While hewing in the Maudlin seam they broke through into a…

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Mining at Forbes

Western Champion · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 31

On Monday and Tuesday of this week Mr J Carthew, mining inspector for the Western district of New South Wales under the Department…

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Plumbago Mines in Ceylon

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 7

Plumbago, Ceylon's most important mineral product, is known all over the world for its lustre, lubricating, polishing, and binding qualities. In…

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Mines Close. Water Famine at Cobar. 1000 Men Affected. Cobar

Forbes Times · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

The Cubar district is suffering from the effects of drought. The failure of mine supplies has already thrown out of employment…

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Junction Gold Mine

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 4

Mr J. Birnie, manager of time Junction Gold Mining Syndicate's claim near the rifle butts, reports:—This week we passed light through the…

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Lacmalac Gold Mine. the Mine Manager reports

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 4

Wright's shaft is now unwatered and cleaned up. 45 feel of water and 15 feet of mullock have been taken out. I have prospected reef…

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Keep-it-Dark Gold Mine to Be Re-started on

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 4

MR A. A. DUNCAN informs us that he has successfully floated the Duncan Options, and that the new company has been duly registered…

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Council Owns a Gold Watch

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 4

TEMORA Council was considering the report of the auditor recently, when the suggestion was made that the Council should dispose of a gold…

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The Junction Gold Mine

Forbes Times · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 4

There was a good attendance at a meeting of shareholders of the Junction Goldmining Syndicate, held on Wednesday evening last. The…

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Gold Discovery in New Zealand Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 4

A new reef has been discovered at South Big River mine, at Reefton, N.Z. The gold is reported to average 28 ozs. gold per ton…

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Mining at Forbes Junction Syndicate's Operations

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 4

At a meeting of the directors of the Junction Gold Mining Syndicate yesterday, the principal business was the discussion of officers' reports on the…

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Junction Gold Mine

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 4

Mr John Birnie has resigned his position as manager of the Junction Gold Mining Syndicate's claim near the rifle-butts. For the present the…

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A Gold Find

Forbes Times · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 4

A wire from Ballarat dated yesterday says:—Two brothers, W. and M. Roberts, who had been prospecting at Daybreak, near…

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The Romance of a Mine. the Queen of Molybdenite. Ore One Time Discarded As Valueless Now Worth £525 Per Ton

Forbes Times · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 7
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

How many regrets lay among the past endeavors of the man who has been lured by the call of mining speculation? How many abandoned sharts to-day,…

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The Romance of a Mine. the Queen of Molybdenite. Ore One Time Discarded As Valueless Now Worth £525 Per Ton

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 6

How many regrets lay among the past endeavors of the man who has been lured by the call of mining speculation? How many abandoned sharts to-day,…

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Mining Notices

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

The undermentioned Mineral Leases have been cancelled for nonfulfilment of the labor conditions contained therein, and the land…

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Canaries As Life-savers. Bad Air in Mines

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

The enumeration of canary-birds among the necessary implements of the miner might cause surprise, but these pets are life-savers of the first order when their services are…

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