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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

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Cobar Mining News

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 3

THERE was a small flood out Cobar Gold Mines way on Saturday night, there being a deep stream crossing the road near the old Huntingdon mill. It was caused by the slimes dam…

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Overflow Silver Mining Company

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 4

THE seventh half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Overflow Silver-mining Company was held at the company's officers, 18 Bridge Street. last week. Mr. R. Griffiths…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 5

Mr J. M. Scott, Mining Broker, Cobar, reports: —Business in the Share Market has been more regular than for some time past, and a…

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Cobar Mining

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 3

MR. J. M. SCOTT, Mining Broker, Cobar, reports:--Business in the share market has been more regular than for some time past, and a number of sales has been recorded. Monday's…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 2

The Occidental mill cleaned up on Thursday. The gold was brought in on Friday. The run was for three weeks…

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A Mining Loss

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 4

Mr J. Whear Roberts, until lately mining editor of the Telegraph, in the course of an open letter to Mr Lyne in the D.T. says:—"I am bound to…

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Western Agriculture -- Narro Mine District

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 2

MR. R. W. PEACOCK, in the "Agricultural Gazette" writes : -- "Even the casual observer travelling along the Western line could not fail to notice the…

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Gold for America

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 5

The Moana has left for San Francisco with 160,000 sovereigns…

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Gold for the Cape

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 5

Sovereigns, to the value of £170,030, were yesterday shipped from Melbourne to the Cape…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 3

During the week Cobar has been visited by Mr A. E. Bubbs, secretary of the Anglo-Australian Exploration, Ltd. A representative of the Cobar…

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The Alameda Gold Robbery

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

Two of the gang of 'Australian thieves suspected by the San Francisco police to have been guilty of the gold robbery from the Alameda on the voyage from Sydney to San Francisco,…

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Johannesburg Goldfields

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

A WRITER in the "Argus," who has lived in South Africa, and has since been in Victoria and West Australia, makes the following contribution :--"Had It not been for the discovery…

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The Alameda Gold. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1899 · page 3

Some sensational developments are expected shortly in connection with the Alameda gold robbery…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 2

The Occidental cyanide plant last week cleaned up for £1500 worth of gold. Mess. Leonard Dodds and Co…

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The Department of Mines

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 4

The annual report of the Department of Mines is to hand at last. It is a very voluminous document, and in it the Minister (Mr J. Cook) gives…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

The shareholders of the Chesney Cobar Company have empowered the directors to borrow £20,000 on debentures for use at the mine. The…

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Transvaal Gold Setzed at the Cape. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 5

The Cape Customs have impounded a hundred and fifty thousand pounds worth of minted gold on board the Kinfauns Castle, consigned to the Transvaal…

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The Amending Coal-mining Bill. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 5

The Legislative Council yesterday threw out the Amending Coal-mines Regulation Bill, dealing with the employment of inexperienced men at the face of the coal…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

Messrs Leonard Dodds and Co. report the output of the Great Cobar Mine for last week at 54 tons l7cwt. of refined ingot copper…

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Mining Methods in Sweden

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 4

A prominent feature of the mining districts of Central Sweden is, says a writer in the Engineering Magazine, the great number of deep, piping…

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