Gold and Blood
MANY years ago I knew a man who expended a great part of a large fortune in buying gold, in coin and in bars. This he melted, and with human blood and other unique…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1898
66 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 4
The Klondyke Gold Fields
OFFICIAL Information of the danger of srarvation at Dawton, in the Klondyke, reached San Francisco on December 1. It came in a letter from Captain Hansen, manager of tho Alaska Commercial…
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MANY years ago I knew a man who expen[?] a great part of a large fortune in buying [?] in [?] and in bars. This he [?] and with human blood and other [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grains of Gold
GREAT gifts make unworthy natures bold and finer natures humble. THE higher our intellectual faculties become the more exalted is our idea of God…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Gold Medallist. Sydney
The Cobden Club has decided to decorate Mr. G. H. Reid with the gold medal of the club…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cobar Mining
The Great Peak battery is running on stone from the brown lode at present. The tanks are overflowing. Mr. Lee, mine manager of the…
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The Great Peak Battery is running on stone from the brown lode at present. The thanks are overflowing. Mr. Lee, mine manager of the Chesney, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cobar Mining
THE consistent Occidental is running the 20 head of stamps on the fair grade stuff. Mr. Louis Janin returned to Cobar on Thursday, in connection, we understand, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate Wednesday, February 9, 1898. Gold in the Macquarie
To outsiders, this may appear a somewhat sensational heading; but there is nothing in it to justify "a rush." We are simply stating a fact, long…
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Two men were arrested at Taradale last week in connection with the attempt made by one of them to sell spurious gold to Mr. Nes[?]itt, manager…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cobar Gold Mines
By the last mail we ("Daily Telegraph") are in receipt of the report of the annual meeting of the Cobar Gold Mines, Limited (Fort Bourke), held in London on 28th Dec. The report shows that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colliery Explosion. London
A colliery explosion has occurred at Bochume, Prussia. Seventy- eight miners were killed, 46 injured, and 30 are still entombed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Expert’s Mining Report. (Australian Mining Standard.)
It has become the custom for experts to write their reports in such absurdly extravagant language—the poorer the mine the more technical and grandiloquent they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heroism in Mines
NEVER yet was there a mining disaster of any magnitude without several instances of individual gallantry in saving boys alone (says a writer in 'Chums'). As a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Girilambone Copper Mine
AN extraordinary general meeting of the Girilambone Copper - mining Company, No Liability, was held on Friday afternoon at the Mercantile Mutual Chambers, Sydney, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cobar Mining
OUR Restdown correspondent writes: At the Republic they are getting another lot of stone ready to send away. The Homeward Bound people are opening up and thoroughly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Colliery Disaster. Sydney
The exploring party at 10 o'clock last night recovered the body of J. Dorrity 200 yards from the bottom of the shaft. The remains were charred and mutilated, At…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Colliery Explosion. Fourteen Men Entombed, (By Telegraph.) Sydney, March 21
Fourteen men are entombed owing to an explosion in the Dudley Colliery, Newcastle. There is no chance of escape. [The above was issued as an 'extraordinary'…
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THE Great Western mine cleaned up for the mouth on Saturday last, the result being a nice cake of gold weighing 201 ounces. Mr. G. Barton, a director of the company paid a visit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Colliery Disaster. Sydney
The Dudley mine is still burning The Administra[?]on Committee has decided that it would be folly to risk the living to save the dead. Anyone…
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