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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

165 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 8 of 9

A New Gold Find

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 2

It became known in town this rooming that a party sinking for water on Mr. England's land at Jawbone, struck payable dirt, estimated, some lay, at from seven to ten dirts to the load. The shaft…

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Cobar Mining News

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 3

MESSRS. LEONARD DOBBO AND CO. report the output of the Great Cobar Mine for last week at 54 tons 17cwt. of refined ingot copper. Mr. J. Gudgoon, scnr., is now manager of the…

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Coal Trimmer's Peril Account of His Rescue

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 4

SEVERAL narrow escapes from death have been reported in our columns lately -- in fact, there has been quite an epidemic of events of this nature. To-day we have yet another to record,…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 2

Mr Walterus Brown, Warden, returned on Sunday last from an extended tour of official inspection, during which he visited Nymagee…

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Coal Trimmer's Peril. Account of His Rescue

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 6

Several narrow escapes from death have been reported in our columns lately—in fact, there has been quite an epidemic of events of this nature…

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Cobar Mining News

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 3

MR. W. Brown, warden, returned on Sunday from an extended tour of official inspection, during which he visited Nymagee, Bobadah, Orange Plains, and Nyngan. He was away 12…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 2

The Occidental cleaned up thin week, obtaining 495 ozs from the cyanide and 205ozs from the mill. The value of the aggregate is over £2,560…

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Where Gold Fish Are Reared

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 4

Many aquariums of England are periodically replenished from a gold fish 'farm,' in Shelby County. Indiana, abont thirty miles from Indianapolis…

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Rich Struck of Gold

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 3

A phenomenally rich strike of gold has been made at Carnage south lease, near Coolgardie. Two men dollied out 900 ounces in two days. They had secured 1000 ounces previously…

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Fool's Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 4

A medical student, with a six week's vacation on my hands, nerves shaftered from overwork, and just fifty dollars in my pocket, I landed at the town of Ingonish, Cape…

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Girilambone Copper Mining Company

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 4

AN extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Girilambone Copper Mining Company was held on Tuesday at the Mercantile Mutual Chambers, Sydney, to consider a…

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The Lithgow Coal Mines Bill. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 5

The Legislative Couueil last night, by 25 votes to 10, rejected the Bill providing for the eight hours system in coal mines…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 2

The directors of, the Grout Cobar Copper-mining Company declared a dividend (the thirty-sixth)of 2s per share, payable on the 22bd instant…

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Cobar Mining

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 3

THE directors of the Great Cobar Copper- mining Company declared a dividend, the 36th of [?]s per share payable on the 22nd instant. Messrs. Leonard Dodds and Co. report the out…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

Word has been received coucerning the result of the trial consignments of Drysdale stone to Dapte. The first lot consisted of about 10 tons, and it…

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A Mining Story

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 1

A young man returned homo a few days ago from a trip to Johannesburg for his health, and, in narrating his adventures, he told about buying a silver…

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Cobar Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 December 1899 · page 2

Mr. J. Scott supplies us with the following:—The manager of the Mount Drysdale G.M. Co. reports under date, 6th inst:—The drive south is still keeping very strong; from the bottom up for…

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Gold Dredging Bill. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 5

The Upper House last night completed the consideration of the Gold Drudging Bill. After making a number of amendments, the fixed rental for gold bearing Crown Lands was £1 per…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 2

A rich find of gold has been made at the Mount Drysdale mine. On Wednesday afternoon the manager wired to the secretary, stating that the…

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Chesney Mine. Its Machinery. Operations Commenced

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 5

On Tuesday last the HERALD reporter visited the Chesney Mine, and was kindly shown over the new works by the obliging manager, Mr Roberts. The…

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