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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

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Mining. Bulletin Pars

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 7

Mr. Dr[?] and Elderado, two Cobar (N.S.W.) gold mined that have spent the past year or so shouldering each other in a neighbourly way, and…

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Mitchell's Creek Mine. an Interesting Description. (Continued from issue of June 8.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 2

Under the guidence of Mr. McIntyre, underground manager, I started below for a tour of inspection, little thinking what a vast exploration was in front…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 7

Mr. J. M. Scott, stock and share-broker, Cobar, reports :—Another week of inactivity in mining stocks, but toward the end of the week enquiry…

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Commonwealth Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 June 1905 · page 3

My object in writing is to describe as nearly as possible what is and what seems to be. Of course there is always more "seems to be" than " really is."…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 8

Mt. Boppy North, adjoining Mf. Boppy (N.S.W.), and, like it, Bullowned, still shoves along grittily. To date nearly £3000 has been sunk…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 7

Mr. Jacquet, Inspector of Mines, arrived on a visit to Cober on Thursday night. At Lithgow copper refining works…

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Department of Mines and Agriculture, Sydney, June 16th, 1905

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 3

Sir,—Referring to your letter of the 20th ult., on the subject of granting assistance to prospectors in connection with the carriage of ores…

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Mining.—progressive and Otherwise. [To the Editor.]

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 June 1905 · page 9

As notified in my previous article, I will endeavour to describe some of the mining movements which have come under my notice at various times and in…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 7

The Queen be directors, at their meeting this week, declared the third interim dividend of 3d fer shave, payable on aud after July 14. [?]usfer books…

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A Revolutionary Discovery. Gold From the Sea

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 5

FOR many years attempts have been made to extact the gold which is known to exist in the sea in a State of solution, but, though gold has been collected and Precipitated, no…

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"Coal for the Fleet" Preparing for The Harvest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 8

Last year the Railway Commissioners stored large quantities of coal at Dubbo to supply the locomotives working on the Western line, a quantity being considerably…

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Mr. W. Longworth. Testimonialised by Employees. Facts About the Copper Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 1 July 1905 · page 2

The presentation to Mr. W. Long, worth, referred to in our lust issue, took place on the dump on Sunday afternoon in the presence of about 250 persons. A…

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Gold Field Reserves

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 July 1905 · page 4

At the meeting of the local Land Board a couple of weeks ago, the chairman (Mr. Crouch) stated, in reply to an inquiry by Mr. Stobo, that a…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 7

Our Double Peak correspondent writes:—Mining matters are very qui[?] here at present. The machinery for the Mount Allen mine has not…

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Gold-lined Jaws. a Mouthful of Precious Metal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1905 · page 5

Some months ago it was reported that butchers in London had discovered gold in the teeth of sheep sent home as frozen mutton from New Zealand. The…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 7

On Tuesday the Warden granted six mouths' suspension to the Drysdale and Eldorado Companies, ponding the proposed sale…

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Our Largest Gold Producer. The Mount Boppy Mine. Extensive Saddle Reef. Favorable Official Report

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 5

The Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr, J. B. Jaquet, has recently examined and reported upon the character of the auriferous reefs at Mount Boppy…

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Peak Hill Mining

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 July 1905 · page 2

The following appeared in Friday's " Daily Telegraph ":—The value of the gold obtained by the Myails and P[?]ak Hill for the four weeks ended June 17,…

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Gold in Sheep's Teeth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 8

With reference to a paragraph that appeared in our columus a few days ago stating that gold had been found in sheep's teeth, Professor Liversidge, at a…

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The Occidental Mine. the Moore Slimes Process. a Great Success

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 2

The Occidental shareholders are to be congratulated on their possessing such a profitable mine, and such progressive and careful management, as…

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