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

Mining & the mines, 1920

86 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 5

Miners Sue Manager

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

Miners at Mount Kembla are suing thoe mine manager for the detention of their tools in a mine which the men claim is dangerous…

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Tim Mine Near Ariah Park

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 6

The tin claim on Mr. S. R. Garvin's property, 4 miles east of Ariah Park, is showing well. Mr. J. Tilden, who is the prospostors for a Burrowa…

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Platinum Miners

Western Champion · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 13

A party of platinum miners, from Fifield, who visited Sydney with, a large parcel of the precious metal found some difficulty in disposing of…

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Incendiarism Alleged Cobar Copper Mine Fire. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 6

The Directors of the C.S.H. Copper Mine at Cobar attribute the fire in the mine in March last to incendiarism…

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Coal Mining. Proprietors' Objections. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 2

The collery proprietors object to the appointment of a special tribunal to inquire, into the coal mining industry…

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Platinum Miners

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 2

A party of platinum miners from Fifield, who visited Sydney recently with a large parcel of the precious metal, found some difficulty in…

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To-day's Wires Great Cobar Copper Mine. Offer to Government. Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 4

It is stated that the receivers of the Great Cobar Copper Mine offered the machinery to the Government, but the price is considered excessive…

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British Miners' Demands

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 4

The British Government replies to the miners demands to-day., In the event of the reply being unfavorable, a serious situation arises…

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A Mining Matter

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 2

The following was dealt with by Mr. Warden A.B.C. Burke on Tuesday:—Mr G. VV. Rowlande, 'owner of private lands on portion 2, parish Walli, on which…

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Authority to Enter to Mine for Gold. [?] Local Case

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3

An interesting mining case was dealt with at the Warden's Court in Cowra on Tuesday of last week by Mr. A. B. C. Burke (Mining Warden)…

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Searching for Gold. Private Contracts Illegal

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 1

In an application for authority to enter a property to mine for gold, Mi ning Warden Bourke gave some good information for prospectors and land…

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Coal Mining Trouble Averted by Tribunal

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 6

The threatened trouble in the coal mining industry has been averted by the appointment of a coal tribunal…

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The Forbes Gold Cup

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 August 1920 · page 2

THE Forbes Gold Cup, run on Saturday, was won by Mr. R. Frazer's Jean Scott. This is second gold cup to come to…

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Gold at Parkes. Pioner Prospector Dead

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 7

Mr. Peter Sense, one of the pioneer alluvial god mining at Parkes, died, on Thursday morning at the age of 86. He discovered alluvial gold at…

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Gold Dust and Bad Dust

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

Dust inhaled is popularly regarded as a source of lung trouble. Experience has shown, however, we are told by a writer in "The Journal of the…

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Gold Dust and Bad Dust

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 6

Dust inhaled is popularly regarded as a source of lung trouble. Experience has shown, however, we are told by a writer in The Journal of the…

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A Mining Application

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 6

The local Warden, Mr. C. B. Helm, heard the application on Tuesday last of John Barnett for authority to enter the private property of…

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Gold Nugget Found

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 2

Mr. Talbot Sam, of Forbes, had a lucky find on Saturday morning last, when he picked up a nugget of gold on Thomson's Hill on one of the old…

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Gold at Altonville

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 5

Permission has been granted two prospectors to enter farm lands near Atonville, to search for gold, where recent discoveries are alleged to have…

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New Coal Award

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 4

The new award for coal miners will probably cause an increase in the cost of coal. Sir Allen Taylor estimates it will…

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