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

Mining & the mines, 1915

141 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 8

Hayes' Mining Leases

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 4

The deeds of Mr G. F. Hayes mining leases, concerning which, [?] will be remembered, an objection wa[?] lodged some little while ago, ha[?]…

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German Gold. Italian Newspapers Bought

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 7

A federation of the Italian press, after an investigation into the pro-German campaign, deplores the publication in Italy of unsigned articles…

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King of Gold

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 7

It was when the earth was quite young that Mr. Northwind sat shivering one day in his dark place in the Land of Snow and Ice…

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Gold Mining

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 5

We learn that the Lady Jersey reef, situated at Tichbourne, between Par Ices and Forbes, and which was some years ago known as Roberts…

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Mine Pilot Sunk. Iron Crosses for Emden Men Death Preferred to Rescue. Breach of Swiss Neutrality. Sydney, Wednesday 8.17 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 34

A vessel, guiding German torpedo boats through the mine zone oft Borkum Islands, was sunk by striking a mine…

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Gold Mining

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 11

We learn that the Lady Jersey reef, situated at Tichbourne, between Parkes and Forbes, and which was some years ago known as Roberts…

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Norwegian Steamer Strikes a Mine

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

A Norwegian tank steamer struck a mine off the coast of Dover, but was able to continue her voyage…

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Mining at Forbes Dredging the Lagoon

Forbes Times · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

Some time ago a person signing himself "Old Forbesite" wrote to the city papers suggesting that the Government should give…

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Gold Mining

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 8

We learn thai, the Lady Jersey reel, situated at Tichbourne, between Parkes and Forbes, and whish was some, years ago known as Roberts…

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For the Mine Sweepers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4
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Miss Mary Jay, a well-known Sydney journalist, is making a special appeal for hand-knitted socks on behalf of the brave, intrepid men who are carrying…

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A Mining Suggestion

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

Mr Henry Webster, of Forbes, who has just returned from a visit to Sydney, put a good proposal before the Minister for Mines this week. It…

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"Mining" the Air

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 7

A member of the Army General Staff at Washington states that it is feasible to "mine" the air above fortifications against attacks by dirigibles and…

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A Rich Find. In the Erin's Isle Mine

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

The small company who own the Erin's Isle mine have let it on tribute to a party of five or six men for the past three years. These…

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Gold Removed

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 3

Bucharest reports that, an amount of gold operie has been removed from Constantinople to Konia (Asia Minor)…

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For the Mine Sweepers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 3

Miss Mary Jay, a well-known Sydney journalist, is making a special appeal for hand-knitted socks on behalf of the brave, intrepid men who are carrying…

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Good Work by Mine Sweepers

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 3

A Paris paper states that mine sweepes in the Dard[?]nelles protected the French squadron. They destroyed five rows of mines…

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Mining in the Depths

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

Ore is being mined at a depth of over 5000 feet in the Catlin shaft, the deepest gold mine of the Witwatersrand, in South Africa. Considering the small…

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A Mining Suggestion

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 4

Mr Henry Webster, of Forbes, who has just returned from a visit to Sydney, put a good proposal before the Minister for…

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Mining Application

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

At the Forbes Warden's Court on Tuesday, before Mr H. Holcombe, Henry Connell, holder of miner's right No. 27, applied for permission…

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