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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

158 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 8

The Commandeered Gold

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 20 June 1900 · page 4

The total value of the gold commandeered from the mines was £2,500,000. President Kruger…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 3

Messrs. Leonard Dodds and Co. report the output of the Great Cobar mine for last week at 62 tons 3cwt. of refined in got copper…

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The Miners' Dispute. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 5

The decision of the Colliery Proprietors does not give satisfaction to the miners, who are disappointed with the owners' refusal to increase the gelling…

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Encouragement to Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 4

In the legislative Assembly on Tuesday evening Mt Price gave notice of the intention to move that the present system of grinning mining…

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One for the Coal-dealer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 June 1900 · page 7

DURING the past few months coal-dealers have managed to clear their yards of a good deal of rubbish at remunerative rates. An indignant woman stopped a…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 1

The main shaft of the new Reward Claim is now down 22ft, and the sinking is all in lode formation. Colonrs of gold are showing in most…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Scott, Mining Broker, Cobar, reports :—The share market has been brisk and general for the week. Liberal buying orders came to…

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Miners' Relief Legislation. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 5

A bill limiting miners' time of employment below grouud to eight hours daily was read a first time, also a Miners' Accident Relief Bill…

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Two Millions of Gold in Tow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 4

One of the most novel yet responsible tasks ever deputed to me,' remarked a well-known detective to the writer the other day, 'was that of guarding two…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Scott, Mining Broker, Cobar, reports :—Business in the share market for tho weak has been fairly active and general, covering most of…

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Mining. Nymagee, Restdown, and Mount Boppy Fields

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 5

The Nymagee copper mine has for many years given labour to a large force of men and produced much copper. The features of the mine have…

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A New Gold Rush

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 2

The Mining Warden at Ararat, Victoria, reports a new rush at Mount Williams. There are now 1000 men on the field, and a number are on gold…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 3

On Thursday the directors of the Mount Drysdale Co. visited tho mines. The now find was located 13ft cast of the 325ft level, and consists of a very…

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Mining. Mount Allen and Mount Dromedary. an Immense Belt of Metalliferous Country. a Chance for the Judicious Expenditure of Capital

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 1

Leaving Gilgunnia and travelling still further south some 25 miles, Mount Allen is reached. There is little variation in the character of the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 5

Our Gilgunnia correspondent writes:— Two months ago the Dream dispatched about 30 tons of tailings to Cockle Creek for treatment, and obtained the result of 2 1/2ozs…

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No Coal Like It

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1900 · page 3

I have been taying (writes a clegyman to get some of my pupils into the way of writing business lefciere. Here is of, the results:…

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Yours or Mine? [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter 1

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 August 1900 · page 1

It was a particularly disagreeable day in London. The pavements were unsafe to foot-passengers by reason of a fall of snow which, [?]ast[?]y swept off, had left them…

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MINING. Drysdale Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 1

By the courtesy of the directors, I was enabled to make an inspection of the Mt. Drysdale gold mine. On my arrival at the mine, I found the…

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Sundown Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 1

We are pleased to learn that the Sundown Mine, in which several Cobar speculators have large interests, promises to be a remunerative reward…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

On Monday, before Mr Warden Brown, two months' suspension was granted on the Berribung[?] leases. In this case the Berribungie Co. and…

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