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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 5

The Qusen Bee Co. has declared dividend No. 6. of 3d per share, payable on and after 18 October. Great excitement prevails in town this…

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Struck a Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 5

The British steamer Leho struck a floating mine off Shantung and sank. The crew and 15 passengers are missing…

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New Mining Bill

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 4

The new Mining Bill was read a first time. It proposes a somewhat new set of labor conditions, designed to have properties worked actively…

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Orange Plains Mining Field. Promising Copper Mines

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 2

On this extensive field copper mining has been carried on for some considerable time past. The copper belt extends for about ten miles, over…

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Crowl Creek Mining Co

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 6

At the fifth half-yearly ordinary general nicotine of the Growl Creek Copper Co., Shuttleton, N.S.W., hold in Melbourne on September 20th, Mr. E. M…

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Mining. Big Revival in the Industry C.S.A. RUSH

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 4

A mooting of shareholders in the South C.S.A. was hold on Monday night when it was decided to incrense the shares from 30 to 60. The holders have such…

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The Mining Bill

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 October 1905 · page 2

A Mining Bill, which deals comprehensively with all mining in the State, was read a first time in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night on the…

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The Mining Boom

The Castlereagh · Friday 20 October 1905 · page 5

Since the sensational reports that have gained currency during the past few weeks relating to the startling developments that have taken place…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 5

This week Mr. H. Cornish lodged an application for the Spotted Leopard. This makes the fourth applicant. There is a little lull in the C.S.A…

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"Orange Plains Copper Mine" A New and Promising Field

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 October 1905 · page 1

ORANGE PLAINS COPPER MINES are situated 18 miles south-west of Dandaloo, on Orange Plains Station, county Kennedy, p[?]rist B[?]aconsfield…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 4

We hear that there is considerable activity in Sydney mining circles for syndicate shares in the vicinity of the C.S.A…

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Orange Plains Copper Mine. a New and Promising Field

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 3

O[?] Plains Copper Mines are sit[?] 18 miles s[?]th west of Da[?] on Plains Station, county K[?] parish Beaconstield…

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Fire at a Colliery

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 2

An outbreak of fire was discovered at the Sandford Merthyr colliery, Maitland district, at 2 o'clock yesterday morning. The flames and smoke…

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The Colliery Explosion

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 1

Both tunnels of the Stanford Colliery, in which the explosion occurred on Sunday, were Sealed up yesterday. The funeral of the Victims was attended by over 2000 people…

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Colliery Explosion. Six Officials Killed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 2

THE Stanford-Merthyn Colliery, situated at Maitland, and employing a large number of men, has been the scene of a fatal explosion, The neighborhood was aroused by the sound…

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The Colliery Disaster. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 2

Latest particulars regarding the Stafford-Mertbyr colliery disaster at Maitland show that the explosions occurred early en Sunday morning. No one was in the workings…

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The Maitland Colliery Disaster

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1905 · page 3

The manager of the Standford-Merthyr colliery is strongly of opinion that the mine was deliberately fired and he offers a reward of £300 for the…

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Not a Hill of Gold

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1905 · page 3

The Wenneck's Depot Reward Gold Mine, South Australia, which during the Attunga boom was described as a hill of gold, came to an inglorious end…

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The Colliery Disaster

The Castlereagh · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 4

Charles Liback, a foreign laborer, has been arrested on suspicion of having not fire to the Stanford Methyrmine He denies the charge…

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Latest Intelligence. Sydney, Thursday. Stanford-merthyr Colliery Disaster

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 November 1905 · page 2

The manager of the Stanford Merthyr colliery disaster is strongly of the opinion that the mine woe deliberately fired, and offers a reward of…

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