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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Great Cobar Copper Mining Co

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 6

A point cams up for argunent in connection nub the Great Cobar Mining Company in the New South Wales Equity Court, when an…

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The Gold Yield for May

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 June 1904 · page 3

The gold yield for May is valued at 76,306 ounces, being an increase of 3700 above corresponding month last year…

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Mines Discovered

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 9 June 1904 · page 3

Admiral Togo discovered exploded forty one mines in Talien wan Boy…

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Masked Robbers Bag of Gold Stolen

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 June 1904 · page 3

In broad daylight, on 25th March, a Widnes cashier and a man accompanying him were suddenly attacked by two men, said to have been wearing masks,…

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Mining. Cobar Chesney Copper and Gold Mining Company

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 2

The directors of the Cobar Chesney Mine, Cobur (N.S.W.), hare sanctioned the sale of the property to the Gt. Cobar Company for £40,000 cash, and…

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Copper Mine V. Canbelego

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 2

The Copper Mine team journey to Canbelege on Wednesday last, and like the Town team on their visit found the Canbelegoites u rathe…

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Football. Competition Matches. Copper Mine V. WRIGHTVILLE

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 2

The Copper Mine and Wrightville teams met on the Cycle Ground on Saturday last. The attendance on the ground was fairly large…

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Mining in the Far West

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 June 1904 · page 2

We learn from inspired circles that the vast metalliferous belt of the Cobar mining division is extending in various directions, principally to the…

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Crowl Creek Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 2

At the Crowl Creek mine (Shuttlet during the past week 259 trucks of g[?]ore hAve been broken from the stop[?] the 270ft. level, and sent to the [?]…

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Phenomenal Gold Find

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 2

The Mining Registrar at Wattle the informed the Minister for Mines that George Clarke and two sons, who [?] working a small vein at Wattle Flat[?]…

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Mining. Cobar Chesney Company

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 2

A special meeting of the Cobar Ches[?] Company was held in Melbourne Tuesday for the purpose of confirming action of the directors in selling…

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Important to Miners. the Dredges and River Miners

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 June 1904 · page 2

An important case came before the Warden at Stuart Town on Thursday last, in which William Barrett and others sued Herbert Park, of No. 1…

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The Ladies' Column. for Mine and Thine. Eugenie c. DOLSON

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 June 1904 · page 5

At evening, in our dear old home, We plan together, you and I, As hopefully for years to come As in the days gone by…

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West Australian Mines. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 5

The new manager of the great Boulder and Perseverance Company of West Australia estimates that the ore in sight is worth £43,000. Three months ago, on…

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The Great Boulder Mine. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 2

The new manager of the Gt. Bould[?] Perseverence Company, West Australia estimates the are now in sight wort £480,000. Three months ago the…

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Mines Ac[?]ident Fund. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 5

The Mines Accident fund had a credit in April of £90,000, and the question of increasing allowances is under considers ation…

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The Ladies' Column. for Mine and Thine. Eugen[?] C Polson

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 25 June 1904 · page 3

At evening, in our dear old home, We plan together, you and I, An hopefully for years to come As in the days gone by…

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Miners Killed

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 2

Two miners have been blown to pieces by an explosion at the Hercules mine, Zeehan, Tasmania…

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Gold Near Home Rule. New Claims on Payable Gold

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 June 1904 · page 2

The Acting Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. Jaquet, on Saturday, submitted to the Minister for Mines and Agriculture a report that he had received…

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Gold Rush to Home Rule

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 1 July 1904 · page 2

A telegram to the Sydney press last Saturday status that a gold rush has set in near Home Rul, Mudgee dis triet. There are already 200 men on…

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