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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

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New Gold Find

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 July 1899 · page 3

On Friday morning, at Black and Sons' mill the Molong ARGUS were shown several rich specimens of gold quartz, and also a sample of washed gold which had been…

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Discovery of Coal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 3

A great discovery is reported on the Denison River, Queensland…

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The Lucknow Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 4

WE published with reluctance and regret in a recent issue (says the "Advocate") a copy of a circular sent out by the London directorate of the Wentworth Proprietary mines to the…

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Gold Dredging

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 4

IN the south of New Zealand the dredging boom still continues, and almost daily new companies are formed. The 24 or 25 dredges whose returns are made public continue to…

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A New Copper Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 4

MANY years ago (says the "Nyngan Observer") a party of prospectors struck a copper roof in the midst of the pine forest of Orange Plains, and after sinking a shaft through solid rock for…

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The Alameda Gold Robbery

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 3

LATE files of the San Francisco "Chronicle" contain lengthy reports with regard to the robbery. In its account of the affair, the " Chronicle" says : -- "The vault was entered several…

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Cobar Gold Mines. Additional Particulars

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 2

In a recent issue of the Herald, a report of the work at the Cobar Gold Mines was published. At the time, our reported thought he had made a…

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Miners Entombed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 3

A number of miners have been temporarily entombed at Westphalia by an earthquake…

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Gold Discovery

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 3

A valuable discovery of gold is reported, about 280 miles, from Port Augusta, South Australia…

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Gold Dredging

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 July 1899 · page 2

A deputation, consisting of members of parliament, waited on the Minister for Wines yesterday afternoon with regard to gold dredging. Mr. W.F. Hurley, M,L A.,…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

The Young Australia tank has about 10ft of water in it, having been very will favored by the rain. The Occidental cleaned up this week…

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Shod with Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 4

THE death of Mr. Frederick Tofield, jeweller, of South D[?] (says the MINING STANDARD) vividly recalls the picturesque incident of the old…

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Dredging for Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 4

THE following extract from a letter written to the MINING STANDARD by Mr. R. A. Park, engineer to several dredging companies in Victoria, is a…

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Gold Dredging in New Zealand

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 4

In the south of New Zealand the dredging boom still continues, and almost daily now companies are formed. The 24 or 25 dredges whose…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Wednesday, July 26, 1899. River-dredging for Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 2

THE question of carrying the business of gold-seeking into the actual beds of out main western rivers in bound to give rise to problems of its own. This…

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Cobar Mining News

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 3

THE Young Australia tank has about 10ft. of water in it, having been very well favoured by the rain. The Occidental cleaned up this week from…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 2

The clean up of the Occidental mine last week, and which was briefly reported in our last issue, has been sufficiently satisfactory to warrant the…

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The Department of Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 1 August 1899 · page 2

THE annual report of the Department of Mines was laid upon the table of the Legislative Council on Wednesday night. It in a very voluminous document, and in it the Minister…

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Gold Returns

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 5

The gold returns for July show an Increase of 24,000 ounces over June, and 30,500 ounces over corresponding period of last year…

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The Story of a Lost Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 6

A BONANZA for which men have searched in vain has a romantic history, if history it may be called for which no man can vouch the truth, oven while he tells the…

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