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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

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Mining. Cobar

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 2

The mine manager of the tircan Northern Golf Mining Company, (no liability), reports for the fornights endings 6th January, 1807m as fellows:—Western [?] No. 2…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1897 · page 4

BURGESS and Smith of Reid's Gully report (says the Parkes INDEPENDENT) that the cleaning up of a fortnight's run on their new battery showed a…

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The Stockton Colliery. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 3

The Minister for Mines intends to appoint a special court to investigate the Stockton colliery disaster, consequently a second inquest will be…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 4

SAYS the Gulgong ADVERTISER:—The Tammany rush should prove as good as anything about Gulgong. Splendid gold was obtained there years ago…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 4

A number of claims have been pegged out in Mr. W. Hulchinsou's paddock at Springfield, where at 105ft., prospects up to [?] to the…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 4

LIKE its great neighbour the Happy Valley, the Black Lead promises to become famous as a reliable gold producer once more (says the Gulgong…

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Coal Baggie. (From Our Own Correspondent.) January 25

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 3

A SPLENDID rain fell, here Inst week, about two inches and a half being registered. It proved beneficial to the corn and pumpkin crops, and grass paddocks are looking…

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Burra Copper Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 January 1897 · page 3

THE property, which consists of two tumoral leases, contains an area of 80 acres, and is situated about five miles from the Cobar Nyngan railway, the nearest point travelling from Nyngan being Florida,…

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Heroism in Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 February 1897 · page 7

Never was there a mining disaster of a magnitude without several instances of individual gallantry in saving boys alone, says a writer in an English paper. As a colliery…

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"All for Gold"

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 2

Bourke theatre goers will be pleased to learn that the celebrated military drama "All for Gold" is in active rehearsal and will shortly be produced in aid of the…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 4

A LTTTLE excitement was caused dating the week by a rush, on a small fictile, to a spot near the Condobolin railway line about a mile from Parkes…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 4

THERE has been quite a plethora of mining experts and mining speculators visiting this district the last few weeks [?], and we learn from…

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Cobar Mining

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 3

THE interest in mining business is slowly reviving. News came to hand on Saturday last of a new find at the Rookery. For some time a syndicate known as "Jefferies" has been at work and last…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 4

THE contractors in the main shift at the Teminglev Company's mine have completed their work. The shaft is now at a depth of 100 feet, securely…

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"All for Gold."

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

This sensational military drama is to be produced at the Bijou Theatre next Wednesday evening in aid of the R, C. Convent Huiloing Fund. It has been carefully…

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Cobar Mining

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 March 1897 · page 3

THE Commercial bank despatched 480[?]z gold during the week. The last clean up of the Eldorado, at Drysdale, was 33[?]z…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 4

SAYS the Gulgong ADVERTISER:— At the Cullengeral rash a number of [?] are making good wages, some as high as £5 per week per man…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 4

LAST week two nice nuggets of gold were found in the neighbourhood of Blufft Ophir, One was a two ounce piece, the other an ounce of jagged…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1897 · page 4

Latest news from Scabby or Union Gally, better known as "the Fortyfoot," is enconraging. About 70 men are now on the field, and clams have…

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