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

Mining & the mines, 1916

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Old Gold and Sil[?]

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 July 1916 · page 1

"Old Gold and Silver War[?] wants your od gold and silv[?] tides, such as out-of-date br[?] lockets, and other jewellery [?]…

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"Old Gold and Silver War Fund" a Reminder

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 3

One of our recent editions contained an appeal by the committee of this fund, asking for gold and silver articles of any and every…

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Coal Mining Matters. Agreement Confirmed. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 4

The northern colliery proprietors have confirmed the tentative, agreement for the working of mines: It is considered that in the public…

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Old Gold & Silver War Fund a Reminder

Forbes Times · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 6

One of our recent editions contained an appeal by the committee of this fund asking for gold and silver articles of any and every description. We…

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Mining Profits and Tax. Melbourne

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

The Victorian Cabinet decided to urge the Federal Government not to tax profits derived from the mining industry…

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Condobolin Mining Case

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 2

An interesting mining case was heard at Condobolin on Wednesday by Mr Holcombe. William Prendergast, an old man, objected to one…

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The Eugowra Gold Robbery. DID £10,000 Go to Scotland? Interesting Story of the Bushranging Days

Forbes Times · Friday 18 August 1916 · page 1

The discovery in a hollow log at Billabong Creek, near Berrigan, a few days ago, of a quantity of jewellery, the proceeds of robbery some years…

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Trouble in Mine. Enemy subjects the cause. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 5

Matters in connection with the trouble over alien enemy subjects being employed in a West Australian mine, are now practically…

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Opening of old Mines

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 4

A meeting to consider the advisability of opening up some of the abandoned gold mines, took place in the Manchester Unity…

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Mining Matters

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 3

Mr. Warden James held an inquiry at the Courthouse, West Wyalong, on Tuesday last re assistance…

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The War West Front Fighting Anzacs Surprise Turks. Britain's Coal Industry. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 3

Sir Douglas Haig reports having improved the position northward of Martinpuich. Minor attacks were entirely succssful, driving the…

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Early Days of Forbes the First Discoverer of Gold

Forbes Times · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 6

"Old Resident" writes from Sydney, under date September 17th:- "I noticed in this morning "Sunday Sun' an article on the early days of…

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Opening Old Mines

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 23 September 1916 · page 4

Mr Tom Brown, M.L.A. forwards the following:— Dear Mr Brown have to acknowledge with thanks the receipt…

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The Wellwood Gold Field

Western Champion · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 10

Matters are progressing favorably at the prospectors claim on the Well-wood gold field. The main shaft is down about 80 feet, and they are at…

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Mining

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 5

In my last communication respecting Mineral Hill "gold ore," should read "good ore,-viz., payable."…

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Executed for Burning Coal

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 2

Though wood and turf formed the fuel of our early ancestors, Investigations have proved that the Britons, even prior to the Roman occupation,…

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The Coal Crisis. Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 17

In accordance with the decision recently arrived at, the whole of the collieries of Australia, with one exception, were laid idle yesterday. Great…

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The Coal Strike. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

In addition to all of the colliories in the Maitland, Newcastle and Wollongong districts being closed down on account of the strike of the…

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Mr. Hoyle, Minister for Mines. Sydney

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. H. Hoyle has been sworn in as Minister for Mines and Labor and Industry. New York promoters have reported…

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Coal Strike. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2

Five thousand employees were thrown out of work in Melbourne yesterday, by the closing down of factories, as the result of the coal strike…

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