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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

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Explosive Coal Dust. Sydney

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

A test of a sample of coal dust obtained from Mount Kembla Mine was found to be violently explosive…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency. LECTURE 11

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 6

(1) The laying out and construction of shafts, chambers, main drives or levels, adits, uprises and stopes…

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Amalgamated Miners' Association

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 6

The usual fortnightly meeting of the above Association was hold at the Society's rooms on Tuesday evening. Mr Rutland (President) presided, and…

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Gold and Silver Silk

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 3

We wonder if it is a traveller's tale We learn that gold and silver silk tiro coming from South Africa. The fibres are spun by two…

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Science. a Substitute for Coal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 5

PROFESSOR William Hallock of Columbia university, is purstuing investigations along, the lines Association for the Advancement of…

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The English Mine Accident. Three Men Rescued

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 3

THREE men were reached on Tuesday from the Union Mine after having been entombed for 120 hours, during which time they were foodless. except for a single meal…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency LECTURE 12

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 6

(1) The laying out and construction of shafts, chambers, main drives or levels, adits, uprises and stopes…

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Coal Mines Bill

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 4

In the Assembly the Regulation in Coal Mines Bill passed through committee…

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Miners' Wages. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 4

The bill relating to the wages of coal miners passed in Committee…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency. LECTURE 13

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 4

(1) The laying out and construction of shafts, chambers, main drives or levels, adits, uprises and stopes…

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Fire at a Colliery

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 2

A fire broke out at the Corrimal colliery, Wollongong, od Saturday morning, in some old workings near the Mt. Pleasant boundary. There were no men in the mine at the…

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Important to Mining Men

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 September 1902 · page 2

Daring the hearing of an application in the Wardon'a Court on Friday, Mr. McKell made some remarks which should prove of interest and guidance to the public, and…

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Mining Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 September 1902 · page 3

By the explosion of a charge of dynam[?] in the Queen Crossreets mine, Charters Towers, yesterday, Benjamin Davidson was killed and Hugh Melver badly injured…

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Mining

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 September 1902 · page 2

The "Peak Hill Express" says The Proprietary Mine is to start crushing. There is something like 1600 to 1700 tons of ore to be put through,…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 September 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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Rise in Coal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 October 1902 · page 3

Coal has risen in price to £3 15s per ton in New York…

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Miners Strikes. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 October 1902 · page 3

New York and Boston are threatened with a famine as the result of the Pennsylvania miners' strike. The French Minors' Congress has decided on…

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New York Coal. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1902 · page 3

Coal in New York has risen to £3 15s per ton…

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Important to Mining Men. The Dubbo P.M. on Dummying

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 October 1902 · page 2

DURING the hearing of an application in the Warden's Court at Wellington a fow days ago, Mr. McKell, P.M., made some remarks which should prove of intermit and guidance to the…

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GOLDFIELDS. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1902 · page 3

Gold rushes occurred at Pietersburg and Barberton. For two fields over 22,000 licenses for claims have been granted…

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