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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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A Creep in a Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 April 1904 · page 3

A creep occurred on Saturday night at Block Eleven, Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill. About 20 men escaped from the affected area on receiving warning…

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Mining. Rich Gold Discovery

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 6

A remarkably rich gold discovery has (says the Orange leader) been made at Whitney Green, Byng, which outvies the richest ore struck in that…

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The Quarter's Gold Returns

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 6

The gold returns for March give the yield at 25,956oz. fine gold, valued at £110,255. The gold yield for the quarter totals 87,047oz. fine, valued at…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Three Men Killed by Sulphuretted Hydrogen. Rescue Party Nearly Share the Same Fate

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1904 · page 3

Readers of the "Times" were do doubt deeply grieved to hear the sad news of the awful death of two young men—Messre. Thos. Lindsay, junr., and Geo. Eslick—who…

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Pioneer Searches for Hidden Gold

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 6

IF one wanted to illustrate the vanity of [?], one need only to point to the fact that probably not one man in ten thousand of our generation knows even the…

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The Wellington Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 May 1904 · page 2

The further deposit of £5000 on the purchase of the Wellington (late Commonwealth) Mine has been paid over by the manager, Mr. Trewenack. There is little further to…

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Gold at Wuuluman

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 May 1904 · page 2

At the recent show an exhibit that took a miner's eye was a sample of kaolin from the Welcome Jack mine at Wuuluman, now being worked by Kelly and party, and which…

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Terrible Accident in a Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

Thomas Miller, aged 16, was caught in the revolving shaft of machinery at the Tasmania gold mine and terribly mutilated, his neck and limbs being broken. Death was instantaneous…

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Gold Yield for West Australia

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 3

The West Australia gold yield for April has established a record…

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Postal Arrangements in the Coal-baggie District. Receiving Office Established at Eumungerie Siding

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 4

As applicants was recently made to the postmaster-General to remove the post office from Yellow Greek to E[?]gerte (formerly Coal-baggies) [?]ling on the common railway line…

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Cobar Gold Mines, Ltd

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 6

The report of the directors of the Cobar Gold Mines, Ltd.—late Fort Bourke—submitted to the shareholders in London on the 28th March, states…

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The Coal Fields of N. S. Wales. Their Extent and Possibilities

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 3

"COAL and and Coal-mining in New South Wales" was the title of a paper read at the recent Mining conference by Mr. Thomas Parton, examiner in the Mines…

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The Bodangora Miners

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 2

The miners at Bodangora recently made an application to the Sydney Labor Council for affiliation to the council. This was considered at a…

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The M. C. Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 2

To-night Mr. D. Manwell, late manager of the Mitchell's Creek Freehold Gold Estate, leaves Wellington for Sydney, accompanied by Mrs. and…

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A Gold Mine Waiting for Somebody

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 4

The most crying need of to-day is a substitute for Para rubber. It is certain to be discovered sooner or luter. Colluloid and oxidised linseed oil are useful for some…

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Killed at a Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 May 1904 · page 4

At the Great Boulder mine, Kalgoorlie (W.A.) owing to the winding plant getting out of gear, a cage was released and fell 400 feet. Four men…

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Mine Explosion

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 5

Fifty miners have been entombed owing to an explosion in a mine at Williamstown, Pennsylvania. Seven bodies have been recovered…

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Laying of Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 5

Professor Woolsey, Professor of International Law at Yale, a leading authority, declares that mines anchored or scattered beyond the territorial limit are an indiscriminate attack on…

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Explosion in a Mine. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 1

Fifty men were entombed by a mine explosion at Williamstown, Pennysylvania. Seren bodies have been recovered…

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Mining. Cobar Chesney Coy

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 5

Much excitement was caused in town it the and of last week when it became known that negotiations had been concluded in Melbourne under which the…

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