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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

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A Coal-heaver's Wholesome Lesson

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 3

Some women, says a correspondent of a London paper, have an insatiable mania for carrying or leading by chain pug dogs of all degrees of ugliness. The…

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Coal Gas

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 February 1902 · page 2

A boy named Percy Graham, who was found dead in bed at Burwood yesterday, was the victim of coal gas poisoning…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 4

It's Dot often Cobar Gold Mines management gives anything in the way of information away, so when a few prophetic words are dropped by…

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School of Mines

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 2

AT last the proposal to establish a School of Mines in Cobar is taking definite form. It is years since the HERALD first advocated this, but on the last occasion the…

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Storm on the Goldfields

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 18 February 1902 · page 3

Menzies reports that on February 10th one of the severest storms that has ever occurred on the eastern goldfields swept over Davyhurst on…

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The Great Co[?] Mine Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 3

Some serious allegations were made in the Full Court yesterday in connection with the Great Cobar Copper Mining case. It was alleged that an offer had been…

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Apsley Hill Copper Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 6

Work in connection with developing the find known at the Apsley Hill Copper Mine, situated about four miles from Wellington, is being rapidly pushed on, and the find is…

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MINING. Bald hills Mine. Granted Suspension

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

On Tuesday before Mr Warden Meares, Mr Burton applied for suspension on Prospecting Protection area 99 2, situated at Bald Hills,…

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The Cobar Copper Mine Case. Sydney, February 25

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 2

Judgment has been delivered in the great Cobar Copper Mining case. The Court dismissed the app al with enets, and expressed tho opinion that the directors should…

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The Great Cobar Mining Co. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 3

The Full Court to-day delivered judgment in the Great Cobar Copper Mining case. The petitioners' appeal was dismissed with costs…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 5

At the Warden's Court on Tuesday J. P. Conley applied for six months' suspension on gold lease 381, Cobar. He was a miner, and produced his…

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Short Story Deadly Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 6

Miriam Gomez was the daughter of old Gab[?]el Gomez, 'the Portugnese Banker,' as he styled himself on his business cards…

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Great Cobar Copper Mine. Dispute Amongst Shareholders. Appeal Before the Full Court

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 5

An appeal case affecting the affairs of the Great Cobar Copper Mining Co. was determined on Tuesday by the Full Court, judgment being delivered. The appeal was from…

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A History of the Stringy Bark Gold Field

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 5

As very little has been published in Wellington papers concerning the Stringy Bark goldfield, it may be interesting to some of your readers to be furnished with an…

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Splendid Yield of Gold

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 4

Pleasurable excitement was caused among the shareholders and general public on receipt of the return from the recent shipment of ore from Mount Shorter. For some…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 4

THE A. M. A. (Miners' Association), which was a big thing when Vic. Broken Hill, Newcastle, the S. Aus. copper-mines, and others were under…

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WATER. Public Meeting. Water Supply to Cobar Copper Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

A public meeting, convened by the Mayor (Mr Neil Morrison), took place at the Grand Hotel balcony on Saturday evening last, in the presence of…

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Cobar Copper Mine. Sydney, March 18

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 2

Leave was granted to appeal to the Privy Council in the great Cobar copper mining case…

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Terrible Mine Fatality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 4

A frightful occurrence took place at a Ballarat mine early yesterday morning, when an inrush of water occurred in a shoot at the lower level of the Cardigan…

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Belara Copper Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 4

We have received word from Mr. T. J. Foley lately in charge of the Belara copper mine that the mine is closed down. From present appearances he thinks it will be a…

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