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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

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Commonwealth Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 4

Negotiations have again this week been in progress with a view to settling the deadlock at the Commonwealth Mine, and Mr. Bolton has been…

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Used the Wrong Coal

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 5

Up Lochfyne some time ago an old fisherman with a sense of humor in better working order than his conscience came on a dead fish called a "stenlock," or coalfish…

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In Quest of Gold. the Murchison Field. a Story of Discovery

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 5

There lives at Mt Lonarch, some 10 miles out of Avoca, an esteemed settler named Mr A. W. Johnson. He had business in Maryborough during last week,…

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Coal at Cobboco

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 5

WHILE sinking a well on Mr. W. W. Tink's settlement lease at the back of Burroway, 28 miles from Dubbo, three seams of coal, each about six inches thick, and two or…

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Used the Wrong Coal

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 3

Up Lochtyne sonic time ago an old fisherman with a sense of humor in better working order than his conscience, como on a dead fish called a "stenlock," op coalfish…

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Alleged Discovery of Payable Gold. Close to Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 4

LAST week Mr. J. H. Stanford, well known in this district, while prospecting on Terramungamiue holding, in the neighbourhood of Duboo, struck a gold bearing deposit close to the…

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In Quest of Gold. the Murchison Field. a Story of Discovery. by J. N. Cleary

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 3

There lives at Mt. Lonarch, some 10 miles out of Avoca, an esteemed settler named Mr A. W. Johnson. He had business in Maryborough during last week…

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Dubbo Gold

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

The Dubbo "Dispatch" has the following to say concerning a reported discovery of payable gold near Dubbo:—Last week Mr. J. H. Stanford, well…

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The M.c. Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

Mr. David Man well, formerly Manager of the Mitchell's Greek Mine, Bodongora, is in Wellington. We have it on good authority that Mr…

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District News. the Wellington Mines, Ltd

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 4

A very pleasant night's amusement was spent in the hall at Yarragal (Wellington Mines) on the 4th inst., when a social eventuated in aid of the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 5

Crowl Creek bus declared a maiden dividend of 1s per share, amounting to L5250, payable on March 6. At a meeting of the Queen Bee Copper…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Saturday, February 11,1905. the Labour Party's Coal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 4

The Labour Party's goal is Socialism. From time to time we have emphasised this fact in these columns, and have pointed out some of the evils that will…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

At their meeting yesterday morning the directors of the Occidental G.M. Co. declared a dividend of 3d per share payable able on 3rd March…

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N.S.W. COAL. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 6

The loss to Western Austra[?]an railways through using Collie coal instead of Newcastle coal was £131,135 up to December last. A test shows that 64½…

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Tomingley Goldfield. Land Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 2

The Crown Lands Agent at Dubbo will offer at auction on Wednesday, March 22, three allotments at M'Phail, within the Tomingley goldfield. The land is about 35…

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Commonwealth Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 4

Fourteen original shareholders in the above have sold 11 1/2 shares previously bold by them, and the company may therefore, virtually, be said to…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 2

Rumoured Hint Mount Boppy Co. intend putting down another tank. Half-yearly meetings of Queen Bee and Occidental companies next Tuesday…

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The King's Gold Claim Can Now Be Jumped

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

Had King Edward but fulfilled the regulation in force in the Yukon territory, he might now be the owner of a considerable quantity of virgin gold from…

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Bodangora Miners

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 6

The President of the Arbitration Court made an order on Monday morning on behalf of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of…

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The King's Gold Claim. Can Now Be Jumped

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 5

Had King Edward but fulfilled the regulations in force in the Yukon territory, he might now be the owner of a considerable quantity of virgin gold from…

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