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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

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Mining Mems

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 2

Owing to the want of water at Cobar all the batt ries on the field are now idle. The Young Australia is stopped owing to the sh[?] having broken. When this is rep[?]red…

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MINING. (G[?]lgong ADVERTISED.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 4

AT Cudgebegong Messrs. Beeves and Adams are still bagging rich stone from the 50ft level. The specimens picked ont of three tons of this stone…

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Intercolonial. a Mining Case. Sydney, [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 31 October 1896 · page 3

In the [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Mining Mems

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1896 · page 2

Mr. Panton, Melbourne's veteran P.M., claims that he was the first writer on the subject to direct attention to the fact that the principal auriferous belts of Victoria followed…

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Reminiscences of Johannesburg. Life in the Gold Fields of South Africa. a Digger's Story

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 1

In the early days, when gold was first discovered in the Transvaal, many men left their occupations and their homes, and trekked northwards in order to try their…

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Mining Mems

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 2

The Cobar Copper Syndicate's retincty works at Lithgow have been finished, and the local retinery works will soon be stopped. They men are offered the opportunity of…

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New Guinea Goldfield. Sydney, November 24

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 2

In anticipation of a rush to the recent [?] [?] [?]…

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Mining

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 2

Mine Manager of the Great Southern Amalgamated Gold Minig Coy., Cobar, report for fortnight ending November 25:— No. 1 Shaft is now down 66 feet, country…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 4

NEWS to hand last night (says the Gulgong ADVERTISER of November 27) states that another rush has taken place in Mr. Lowe's Yamble estate…

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A Mining Syndicate. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1896 · page 3

An English syndicate is being formed, with a capital of £200,000, to work the auriferous deposits in the Lod[?]on Valley…

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Terrible Mining Calamity Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 3

A fearful calamity has occurred at the Stockton mine, Newcastle, where two miners were suffocated on Wednesday morning. Yesterday, after…

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News From Transvaal. an Unfortunate Gold Prospector's Experience

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 1

Mr. W. Taylor, a gold prspector in the Transvaal, whilst following this occupation. had some curious experiences. To a reporter sent to interview him a day or two age. Mr…

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Terrible Catastrophes in the Stockton Colliery Nine Men Suffocated. Many Others Missing. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, December 2

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 2

Two of the shiftmen employed at the Stockton Pit, Newcastle, were fouud lying dead at their working places this (Wednesday) morning. Their names are George Curran…

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The Colliery Disaster. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1896 · page 3

The headings in the Stockton colliery where the foul air exists have (boen bricked up. The mine is now considered to be safe…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1896 · page 4

ON Monday, we (the Parkes INDEPENDENT) were shown a fine cake of gold, 16oz 3dwts, crashed by tributors from 34 tons from the Proprietary Mine,…

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Mining Act. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 3

Yesterday the Mining Laws Amendment Act was approved of by the Governor in Council. The ast is now in force…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1896 · page 4

THE Cohar HERALD, speaking of certain Cobar mines, snys:—Of course! The boomsters who ran a lot of these rotten shows must find the…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1896 · page 4

One day last week, a miner, working at the lower end of Spring Gully close to Warrumbucca, found a sugget which weighed over 7oz (says…

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Correspondence. Stockton Colliery Disastee Fund. (To the Editor of the Dubbo Liberal.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1896 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—We beg to appeal to you for subscriptions towards a fund now being raised, to be called "The Stockton Colliery Disaster Widows' and…

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