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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 8 of 11

Old Lachian Mine

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

The land bout the old Lachlan Mine is so thoroughly pegged out that newcomers are not now in it. In last issue we reported good gold…

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Junction Mine Fire. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 3

The damage by the recent fire on the Junction Mine, Broken Hill, is estimated at between £2000 and £3000…

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A Mining Case

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

A case of some interest to mining men was heard at the Warden's Court yesterday, before the Warden, Mr H. Holcombe. Thomas Lozell and party…

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Old Lachlan Mine

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 2

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

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Mining. Some Forbes Shows

Forbes Times · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

The recent revival in mining operations in this district still continues, and the fact of a big boom once more setting in is not an unlooked for contingency. During the…

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The Mining Disaster. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

The total death roll in the Huntley colliery disaster is 35…

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The Forbes Times. Tuesday, September 22, 1914. Mining in Forbes. a Revival Assured

Forbes Times · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 2

In the early sixties (1861-63) there were 30,000 people on the Forbes gold field, and mining was fairly on the boom. The people of…

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State Battery Needed. to Develop Forbes Mining. What It Means to the District

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 3

The Mayor of Forbes presided over a well attended meeting of Forbes miners on Saturday evening, at the Post Office Hotel. The object of the…

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Mining. Some Forbes Shows

Western Champion · Thursday 24 September 1914 · page 29

The recent revival in. mining operations in this district still continues (says the Forbes "Times") and the fact of a big boon once more setting…

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German Mine-Layers Sunk

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 4

A German cruiser and two torpedo boats laying mines in the Baltic Sea were sunk by a Russian cruiser…

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Gold at North Hill

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 2

While digging in his garden, North Hill, not far from Mr A. Black's store, Mr Newhouse turned up a small piece of gold on Saturday. The gold is…

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Big Battle Continues. Germans Entrenching at Brussels. More Damage by Mines. Sydney, Saturday 12.31 p.m

Western Champion · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 4

The big battle in France continues, but there is nothing decisive yet. It is reported that in some places advances have occurred and…

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The Forbes Times. Friday, October 2, 1914. Mining Notes. Mines Inspector at Forbes

Forbes Times · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 4

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week Mr. J. Carthew, Inspector of Mines, visited Forbes for the purpose of inquiring into and…

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A State Battery. Mining Inspectons Visit

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon Mr J. Carthew, an inspector from tho Mines Department in Sydney, paid a visit to Forbes. The visit was in connection…

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A Mining Matter

Forbes Times · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 2

Mr. H. Holcombe, P.M., was engaged in the local Warden's Court yesterday morning in the hearing of an application by Joseph…

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Enterprising Miners. Peg Out a Store

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 1

The recent discovery of a nugget of gold near Mr A. Black's store on North Hill, Forbes, has caused a certain amount of activity in that…

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A Mining Problem. Swelling Country at Forbes Its Cause, Effect, and a Remedy

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 3

The swelling country which has been met with in the sinking of the Junction and other mines at Forbes has caused no end of trouble to those…

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Coal Enough for 1000 Years

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 October 1914 · page 3

According to a calculation made by the International Geological Congress of Canada, the available supply of coal still unmined in the world is 7,397,000,…

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The Missing Gold. Holidaymakee's Experience

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 October 1914 · page 4

A Glasgow man's adventure in the Isle of Man was related before the Douglas stipendiary, when Margaret Williams, chambermaid in the Brookwood Boardinghouse, Douglas,…

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Forbes Mining

Western Champion · Thursday 8 October 1914 · page 27

On Wedneday and Thursday of this week (says Friday's "Times") Mr. J. Carthew, Inspector of Mines, visited Forbes for the purpose of…

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