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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1889

10 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

The Mining Scandal. Sydney, January 18

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 4

Chanter, Minister for Mines, at Abigail's request, has promised a searching inquiry into the Mountain Maid scandal…

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Gold at Thargomindah

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1889 · page 2

MR. MICHAEL ROWEN, leader of the Government party which recently started from Thargomindah to prospect the Grey Rouges, returned on Monday last with several [?] which were obtained…

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The Gold Discoveries in Wales

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 2

THE paper which was read recently by Dr. W. G. Black before the Edinburgh Geological Society on the Morgan gold mining district in North Wales, is a valuable…

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The Frogmore Copper Mines. Sydney, March 29

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 March 1889 · page 5

The men employed at the Frogmore Copper Mine have all been discharged except a few to keep the shafts in repair…

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Official Correspondence. Department Mines, Sydney, 24th April 1889

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 5

Gentlemen,—I am directed by the Hon. the Sectary for Mines to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th instant, with reference to the necessity for a here being put down on the…

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Cobar Mining Notes

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 4

THE returns from the Chesney Cobar trial crushing were made semi public on Thursday last. From what we could learn there were 240 tons of stuff put through the machine, of this the first 40 tons…

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Telegrams the Colliery Disaster. Sydney June 22

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1889 · page 2

A disastrous accident has occured at the A and A Company's mine at Newcastle 11 men being entombed. June 24…

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Mining Notes

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 August 1889 · page 5

DURING the past week or two the mining market has been quiet and shares have been very low. The Chesney Cobar shares dropped to five or six shillings, but they rose in a few days to 10s. This is…

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Cobar Mining Notes

The Western Herald · Saturday 31 August 1889 · page 4

ON the property known as Chesney's 10-acre block at Billagoe, it is the intention to put down a shaft 50 feet. The Billagoe South Silver-mining co. have…

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[?]of Mines. [?]ring Places Branch. [?] 29th November, 1888

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 6

[?]inform you that a re[?]rom the local officer re[?] of a dam over the War[?] that his report was…

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