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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

Mr M [?]e, Inspector of Mines, lef for Sydney on Thursday. He will not return until after the holidays. The sixth ordinary General meeting…

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Drysdale Discovery. A Phenomenal Find. Glittering Gold

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

Thoro was a mild sensation in Cobar last week owing to the splendid find made in Mount Drysdale mine. Since this mine caused such a sensation…

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Grains of Gold

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 3

Vanity is the only intellectual enjoyment of many people. Pride is the first weed to grow in the human heart, and the last to be eradicated…

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The Gold Yield. Sydney

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

Last year, the gold yield amounted to 500,000 o[?]es--the best yield since 1862…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

The mining companies of Australia paid nearly half-a-million in dividends during the month of November. Of this amount West Australia contributed £319,875 Queensland…

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Gold Dredging in New South Wales

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 1

A new chapter in the history of Australian gold-mining is being opened in New South Wales by the introduction of the steam dredge…

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