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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. [?], june 4, 189[?]. Gold in the Macquarie

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 2

SOME time ago largely in consequence of the attention drawn to the geologi-, cal fact by the LIBERAL, the existence of payable gold in the Macquarie…

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Cobar Mining

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 June 1898 · page 3

A MEETING of the Cobar Gold Mines Ltd., was held in London on April 15th last. For the following extracts front the Chairman's address, we are indebted to Mr. Lous Janin:--…

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The Overflow Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 2

THE latest news respecting the Overflow mine is not at all satisfactory. The treatment of the gossan ore by cyanide has not come up to expectations, the sliminess of the are…

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Gold Discovery

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 5

A rich gold discovery has been reported from the Poor Man's Mine, Yalwal. No particulars are yet to hand…

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Ascot Gold Vase. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 5

The Ascot Gold Vase was won by The Rush. Newhaven was third…

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The Romance of Gold Hunting

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 June 1898 · page 6

So long as man is "at heart a gambler" the alluring prospect of making a fortune in a day and unearthing a year's income with each turn of the spade will be…

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Coal Mines. Sydney, June 17

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 3

A deputation representing the mining organisations requested the Premier to invest in sufficient coal mines to provide for the requirements of the State. Mr. Reid…

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The Gold Cup. [By Cable.] London, June 16

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

The Australian horses, Merman and Maluma have been scratched for the Aecot Gold Cup. Newhaven is also an unlikely starter…

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Mining. Forbes

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

Some little excitement was caused locally on Monthly last, (says the Times), when Messrs. Rath, Burgess and party brought a nugget into town weighing 5ozs 15dwts of…

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Broken Hill Mines. Sydney, July 22

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 July 1898 · page 3

The report of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company shows that a hundred and forty-four thousand pounds has been distributed in dividends during the past half…

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The Dudley Colliery Disaster. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 3

The remains of another victim of the Dudley Colliery disaster—those of Thomas Young, were discovered by an exploration party yesterday…

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The Dudley Colliery Disaster. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 3

The body of the 15th and last victim of the Dudley Colliery Disaster —that of George Hindmarsh, underground manager—was recovered…

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The Dudley Colliery Disaster. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 3

The official inquiry into the late explosion at the Dudley Coliery is to be beld next week. The proceedings open on Monday. Any persons…

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New Gold Field. London, August 15

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1898 · page 2

Great gold discoveries hate been made at Lake Yagish, on the Yakon River…

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Gold in the Philippines

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 3

IN the Philippine Islands there appears to be a prospect for a new outlet of Yankee metallurgic ingenuity, and if all accounts be true, the prospective posses-ion of the…

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The Klondike Goldfields

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 4

The Times special correspondent, writing from Dawson City on July 23, says:— I reached Klondike this morning,…

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Shipment of Gold. Sydney, September 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 September 1898 · page 3

Yesterday the Mariposa took away six hundred and thirty-five thousand pounds in gold to San Francisco…

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Dredging for Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 4

THE initiation of dredging in New South Wales is being looked for with almost feverish anxiety, and grave disappointment will be felt if any…

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The Miners' Federation. London, September 27

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 October 1898 · page 3

The Miners' Federation have accepted the employers' proposal for an immediate two ana a half percent loan…

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The Coal Mining Notifications. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1898 · page 3

The Minister for Mines has issued the necessary notification to owners of coal mines, requiring them to comply with the provision of the Act for…

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