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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

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Forgery of Mining Scrip

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 3

The Sydney police have arrested a man on a charge of being concerned in the alleged forgery of Bendigo mining scrip…

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Gold Discovery near Bathurst

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 4

One of the most alluring finds of alluvial gold it has been our pleasure to chronicle for some time (says the Bathurst "Free Press") was in…

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Southern Colliery Dispute

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4

AT Sydney on Tuesday in the Court of Arbitration judgement was give on the 13th issue in matter of the industrial dispute between the Illawarra Colliery Employees Association and…

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Amalgamated Miners' Association

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 2

The fortnightly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday, Mr Rutland presiding. A letter from the Cobar Council stated that the use of the Park for Eight Hour…

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Mount Hope Copper-Mining Co

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4

Shareholders of this company held their half-yearly meeting in Sydney last week, Mr James Moir (chairman of directors) presiding. The report…

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Current Topics. A Mining Question

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 2

Cobar field enjoys the position, almost unique in mining in this State, of having large quantities of ore bodies and very little water. There…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 4

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

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The M. C. Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 August 1902 · page 2

Reported that Mitchell's Creek Freehold mine (N.S.W.) is under offer in London for £200,000. Developments of late, no doubt, have been very good, and the mine has been…

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Find Op Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1902 · page 1

A WEEK ago we reported a rich find of alluvial gold in the district, which was brought into town and displayed in Mr. Winter's window, who purchased the…

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Lucky Find of Gold at Merrendee

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 August 1902 · page 6

Last Friday Messrs. William and Patrick Hogan, of Merrendee, brought to Mudgee a parcel of gold which recalled the stirring times of the good old days. The find,…

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Our Coal Industry

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 4

Newcastle, in New South Wales, unlike many Australian places on which. English names have been bestowed, is most appropriately…

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Coal Strike in England

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 5

Owing to the miners' strike, the directors at the St. Aveley Coal and Iron Company (Dorby. shire) have given the whole ton thousand of their employees a week's notice…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 6

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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Treatment of Gold and Copper Ore. A Groat Invention

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 3

MR. W. PAYNE, the well known mineral [?] of Orange, is about to revolutionise the treatment of gold and copper ores. This gentleman some time ago formulated a scheme…

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Pennsylvanian Coal Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 3

Owing to dynamite outrages and the difficulty of protecting blacklegs, General Gobin has ordered the troops to fire upon the Pennsylvania coal strikers at the least provocation…

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Coal Famine in England

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 3

Owing to the coal mining difficulty the price of coal has risen to 30s a ton…

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Gold at Manilla

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 4

In consequence of a rich find of gold six miles from Manilia, over 20 acres have already boon secured. Some specimens are Tory fine…

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Haunted Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 3

MINERS are notoriously superstitious, and it is this trait in their character that is responsible for the strike of men employed at the Glynncorrwg Collery, near Port…

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Colliery Strike. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 4

A body of strikers recently fired the Pochantas Collieries in Virginia, which are now burning furiously. The guards of miners and strikers exchanged rifle…

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Cough and Gold Wrinkles

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 4

Colds are more easily prevented than cured and there is no better preventive than fresh air from the great out-of-doors. A close, stuffy…

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