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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 7 of 11

Mining Boom. Lode Near Forbes. Claims Pegged Out

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 2

At a point about two miles from Forbes, between the trucking yards and Galarie, Messrs W. Hayes and party struck a useful looking lode…

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Mining at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 6

Matters in the mining line continue to boom at Forbes. At the site of the recent discovery near the old Lachlan mine, much activity…

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German Warships' Movements. Mines Close Down. 12,000 Out of Work. Sydney, Friday, 10 a.m

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 6

The whereabouts of the German warships, reported to be cruisng in the Pacific, is still a mystery. Mr Cook, having made inquiries,…

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Interesting Mining Case

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 2

A case of more than ordinary interest was heard at the Warden's Court this morning, when John Twist, Thomas Twist, John J…

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Local and General. The Calarie Mining Case

Forbes Times · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 2

The case in which J. J. Flannery and H. A. Sharp and. J. and T. Twist applied for an injunction against Geo. Francisco Hayes with…

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Junction Gold Mine

Forbes Times · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 4

In our last issue we briefly announced that some fairly good prospects of gold had been washed from dirt taken from the face of the…

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Interesting Mining Case the Lachlan Lode. Alleged Breach of Agreement

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 4

A case of more than ordinary interest was heard at the Warden's Court on Tuesday, when John Twist, Thomas Twist, John J…

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The Calarie Mining Case. G. F. Hayes' Find. Application for Injunction Refused

Forbes Times · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 8

A case of more than unusual interest was heard in the local Warden's Court on Tuesday last, when J. J. Flannery, H. A. Sharp, John…

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"Come Out and Fight!" German Mines Exploded Frontier Movements. Sydney, Tuesday 10.20 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 20 August 1914 · page 20

It is reported that the British fleet has sent a wireless to the Germans to come from shelter and fight. The inactivity of the Germans is…

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Japan Declares War. Indiscriminate Mine L[?]ying. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1914 · page 4

Japan has declared war. against Germany. Japan expects to meet resistance from Germans in the Far East, as…

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An Echo of the Coal Strike

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 4

It was the first week of the coal strike, and the miners were discussing their various ways of economising during this time of limited means. After…

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Difference in Gold

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 2

"Most people suppose," says an assayer, "that all gold is alike when refined, but this is not the case. An experienced man can tell at a glance…

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An Echo of the Coal Strike

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 8

It was the first week of the coal strike, and the miners were discussing their various ways of economising during this time of limited means. After…

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Brilliant Gold Mine

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

Mr Arthur Grimm, M.L.A., forwards the following communication from the Department of Mines, to Messrs F. H. Brook and party,…

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Miners Buried Alive

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 2

Inhabitants of Frameries, near Mons, declare that the Germans blew up the mouths of the shafts, hereby entombing the miners alive…

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An Echo of the Coal Strike

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 September 1914 · page 3

It was the first week of the coal strike, and the miners were discussing their various ways of economising during this time of limited means. After…

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Modern Mica Mining in India

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 7

Some of the most valuable deposits of mica in the world occur in India, where for centuries they have been worked in the crudest possible fashion…

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Old Lachlan Mine

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

Messrs Sullivan and party are on promising operations at the old Lachlan mine, Calarie. They are down 20 feet, where the reef is 4 feet wide,…

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Floating Mines. Sydney

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 7

The British scout cruiser, pathfinder, 3,000 tons, struck a mine 20 miles east of the British coast, and foundered The loss of life was…

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A Mining Matter G. F. Hayes' Gold Lease

Forbes Times · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

Mr. Harcourt Holcombe, P.M., was occupied in the local Warden's Court yesterday morning with the hearing of an application by George Francisco Hayes…

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