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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

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Gold near Leadville

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 October 1902 · page 6

Considerable excitement has been caused during the last few weeks by a discovery of a rich lode about four miles south from Leadville on the travelling stock reserve. It…

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Colliery Accident. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 5

A terrible colliery accident has occurred in M[?]. A cage full 690ft., and eight men were dashed to pieces…

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Coal and Bread. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 3

The scarcity of coal in New York is affecting the price of bread…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 5

Assoc. M. Inst. Civil Engineers. Assoc. M. Inst. Mechanical Eng. M. and C.E. University of Liege. 1st class Cert. Mine Manager,…

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American Coal Strike Outrages

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 3

The American coal slrike has resulted in thirty murders. Seventy persons were injured and twelve houses have been blown up with dynamite…

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Pennsylvania Miners. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 3

At a mass meeting in Pennsylvania of miners a firm stand in the present strike was agreed upon, Household coal has advanced a shilling per ton in England…

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Miners' Strike. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 4

In France 70,000 miners, constituting two thirds of the French collieries, have struck for a ten per cent, increase of wages…

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Spruce Mining Beetle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 6

Government experts have reported on one of the most destructive forest insects yet known. It is the spruce mining beetle, whose deadly borings is the bark…

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The French Miners Strike. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 3

The French coal miners hare declared a general strike, and set down the cause to the refusal of employers to consider a minimum wage and the…

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The American Mining Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 4

The coal miners on strike in America threaten to hang some of the coal owners to lamp posts…

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for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency. LECTURE 16

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 4

(2) The timbering of shafts, adits, main drives or levels, passes, stopes, and generally the system of timbering mines and filling…

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Mining Collapse at Broken Hill Central. Two Men Buried

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 4

A TERRIBLE collapse occurred in the southern workings of the Central Mine Broken Hill at 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning, resulting in the burial of two men who were working in the…

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Alleged Gold Stealing, Davis and Furnell before the Court. Accused Committed

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 4

On Tuesday, before the P.M., Henry Davis and George Furnell were charged on suspicion with stealing 159oz of gold bullion, valued at…

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On Geology and Matters in connection with Prospecting and Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 4

Of all the sciences, geology is the most instructive and interesting to the mining student, mine manager, and prospector. Its pages of past…

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Cobar Water Supply. The New Scheme. Can the Mine Use the Water ? The Council Advises ' No '

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 3

At last Council meeting the new water scheme came on for discussion. The Mayor made a lengthy statement of the position of affairs and stated…

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Alleged Gold Stealing, Davis and Furnell before the Court Accused Committed. (Continued from Page 4.)

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 October 1902 · page 2

James Smith Treadwell said he was in charge of the Great Western Gold Mine. He came to Cobar on May 8th last. The two top plates were…

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Wellington Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 October 1902 · page 2

THERE are not wanting signs that considerable activity will shortly prevail in mining matters in this district. For a long time the opinion has been held that the mineral…

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State Ownership of Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 October 1902 · page 3

Many public men in America are advocating the national ownership of mines. The flagship of Vice-Admiral Fanshawn, newly appointed commander of the Australian…

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Effects of Coal Strike in U.S.A. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1902 · page 3

Anthracite coal is almost exhausted in 20 large cities in the United States. Many New York householders are burning bricks soaked in oil…

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Mining Scrip

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 October 1902 · page 4

A young man has been arrested on an alleged charge of what appears to be extensive forgery in connection with certain Charters Towers mining scrip…

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