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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

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Copper Mine Cricket Club Annual Ball

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

About 30 couples attended this ball on New Year's night. Notwithstanding the heat, dancing was kept up till about 4.30 a.m. The floor was in perfect order, and…

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Mining Accident. London, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 4

Sixty eight miners perished in a fire in a colliery in Southern Russia, and eleven others were entombed three days, and 21 who were entombed five days…

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W.A. Gold Yield. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

Since 1806 the gold yield of West Australia is valued at £87,670,370…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 9

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

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The State Gold Yield

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 3

The gold yield of New South Wales for the past year is valued at £59,000 in excess of that of the previous year…

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Important to Miners

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

By the amending Mining Act of 1902, assented to 17th December last, private lands were made available for mining for the following additional minerals:—Copper, iron…

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Mining Forgeries. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 3

The directors of the Great Fingall Gold Mining Company, West Australia, announce that A, Rowe, a partner of the firm of Bewick, Moring, and Co.,…

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Western Australian Mining. Reported Sensational Find

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 3

SOME weeks ago two men -- Lang and Hat -- pegged and leased some ground near the center of the Southern Cross township where some gold had been found. They have…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency. LECTURE 27

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 6

(3) The ventilation of mines. The subject of ventilation is in itself such a large one that in these brief notes we can only touch upon…

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Miners' Accident Reliet Act. A Peculiar Case

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2

A VERY novel case, being the first of its kind in the State, came before the West Maitland Police Court some days ago when James Ral[?]t[?]n was charged with a breach of the…

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Tucker's Hill. A Promising Goldfield

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 6

Recent results at Tucker's Hill point to the probability of this old field blossoming out again something like the "good old days." So far, three distinct saddle reef…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 10

Attoc. 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 Teralba Mines Arbitration. Railway Commissioners to Pay £18,460

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 3

FOR some considerable time arbitration proceedings have been pending between the Pacific Co-operative Steam Coal Company, Limited, and the Railway Commissioners as…

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The Rand Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 3

The question of mining at great depth is again being actively discussed on the Rand, and several companies intend to develop the deeper levels. About £50,000,000 is to be…

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Mount Yarrigal Mining Company

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 4

A meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held at the Council Chambers last night, Mr. T. H. York occupied the chair. A vote of thanks to the…

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Sub-Letting on Goldfields

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 January 1903 · page 2

A somewhat important mining case was heard at Goulburn on Thursday last, in the District Court, before Judge Fitzharding, in which Henry Wallace, holder of a sluicing…

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Amalgamated Miners' Association

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

A general meeting of this Association was held in the office at Wrightville on Tuesday, Mr Rickard presiding. Minutes and correspondence having been adopted, it was…

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LECTURE 28. (3) The Ventilation of Mines

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 7

If we suppose each level to be 100 feet long, then the small one gives 22 x 100, or 2200 square feet of rubbing surface for a section of 25 square feet,…

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Traveller. a Trip to the Ruby Mines

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 5

Now, the laspector General of Police looked grave when he heard that two English ladies were suggesting the possibility of…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 7

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

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