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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

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Mining at M'Phall

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 2

MINING prospectors have been basy for the past few weeks in the M'Phail district, [?]earching for the gold reef which is thought to exist in that locality. [?]ool slluvial…

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Notes for Mine Managers' Examination for Certicate of Competency. LECTURE 81

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 6

Mechanical mentis of ventilation act upon the air of the mine not by the temperature, but by varying the pressure. If by suitable machinery you…

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Future of South African Goldfields

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 3

During the eight months ending in August 1899, after which the commencement of the Boer war interfered with the active working of the…

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Arltunga Gold Field. How to Reach the Locality

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 6

As several inquiries have reached as with reference to the position of the Arltunga gold field e, and the best means of travelling thither, some extracts from a recent report…

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Fire at Cobar Gold Mines. Coroner's Inquiry

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

AN inquiry into the late fire at the Cy[?] Works, Fort Bourke, was held at Wrightville on Saturday morning [?] before Mr. F. B. Treatt, Coroner, and a…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

THE O[?] weekly clean-up yesterday (Friday) yielded 320 [?] of gold. THE Great Peak [?] Syndicate…

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Gold Declining in Value

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

Until recent times both gold and silver have been used us measures of values, says Mr. C. L. Redfield in the "Engineering Magazine," and…

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The Gold Find in Central Australia. A Hill of Gold

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 3

SOME wonderfully rich stone has been found at Winnecke's Depot, Central Australia. The Reward mine seems to be a hill of gold. Dr. Chewings, writing with reference to the…

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Another Gold Rush

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 2

A new gold rush has taken place near Egnis, West Australia, and 139 men are on the field. The largest nugget found weighed 43 1/2oz…

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Stuart Town Mining

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4

MINING matters, writes our special correspondent, are progressing space at the recent alluvial find situate on the Mookerawa. Bald Hills, Stuart Town,…

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The Arltunga "Hills of Gold."

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 3

The South Australian Premier has cabled to England to the effect that nothing warrants the statements about "hills of gold" at Arltunga…

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Search for Hidden Gold. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 3

The British Government is stated to have sent detectives to Delagoa Bay to search for £4,000,000 north of Boer gold supposed to be still hidden. Some…

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The South Australian Gold Discoveries. Some Tall Stories. London

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 2

Mr. H. A. Grainger, Agent-General for South Australia, has cabled to the South Australian Government, asking for reliable information as to the…

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Fortunes in Paint. Pictures That Are Gold Mines

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 3

The highest price paid for the two Vandyck's, £24,250, at the Peel sale, would seem to point to the conclusion that Sir Antony's works are increasing in value, even as are…

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Traveller. Turquoise Mining

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 6

[?]ROM earliest ages the gem now known as the tarquoise, has retained an enviable popularity, and at the present time it still…

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The Arltunga Goldfield. How to Get There

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 3

PARAGRAPHS have appeared in the papers from time to time recently having reference to mining operations on a newly discovered gold- field in the very centre of the Australian…

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The Arltunga Goldfield. An Official Cable Sent to London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 4

THE Premier of South Australia has cabled to England as follows :-- 'The gold discovery at Arltunga in causing considerable excitement, but so far there is…

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The Arltunga Goldfield

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 5

Experts assert that the Arltunga goldfield shows signs of permanency and is likely to develop into a large gold bearing district…

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The Arltunga Goldfields

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 5

A powerful London syndicate has been formed, with the object of prospecting the Arltunga goldfield…

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Stuart Town Mining

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 4

UNFORTUNATELY the weather has again cleared, up the fall being insufficient to afford any supply whatever for mining purposes at the Mookerawa, Bald Hills,…

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