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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Dredging for Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 2

Nancarrow's gold dredging plant is being installed at Sandy Flats seven miles from Dubbo, and a small township has sprung up there. The dredge will operative on the…

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Federal Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

Notice of call by the Federal Gold and Silver Mining Company, no liability, is given in this issue. Unless the call is paid within 14 days of due date…

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Gold Mining on the Macquarie River. Near Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 2

MESSRS. D. ROUGHLEY AND PARTY have during the last week or ten days sunk a shaft on the river beaches at Sandy Falls, Cumboogle, and we understand, have applied for the necessary…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 5

The Department of Work's has granted the Mount Boppy Gold Mine the use of the water in the Government tank until the depth of 8ft. is reached. It is…

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Mining Matters

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

An application under the Gold and Mineral Dredging Act, 1899, has been made by George Chatfield King for cancelled portion GL45, parishes Trianbil and…

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A Wonderful Mine Of Oak Forest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 7

A Russian timber dealer has discovered a valuable mine of oak. It exists in a river in South Russia, and has layers three or four feet deep, scattered over one hundred…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 8

Negotiations are proceeding for the sale of the 1000 tons of are at grass it the North Nymagee mine, and steps are being taken to put the mine…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

Mount Hope copper mine will be started by the end of the month. R. C. Marsh's application for gold lease 14, county Yanda, parish. Gunella,…

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Promising Gold Find

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

The Minister for Mines has received the following report from the warden (Mr. T. A. Smith) at Trunkey, respecting a rich [?]ef being worked at Craiglea:— "Hanter and…

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Stringy Bark Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1906 · page 2

I came across a mine the other day, about a mile from Farnham, that up to the present seems to have attracted but little notice, but which will some…

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Federal G. and S. Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1906 · page 4

The mine manager reports under date ending 18th January as follows:—Have squared up shaft, fixed timbers where required, centered shaft, put in…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 6

The following circular has bean sent out by the secretary of the O.S.A. Minos, Ltd.:—The publication of the Prospectus of the C.S.A…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 5

Eight mineral leases have been applied for during the week, representing 260 acres. During the year 1905 there wore…

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The Latest Telegrams. Conference of Mining Experts. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 2

The State Premier has [?]mmoned [?] conference of mining.experts and others for February 5th to consider the question of rating wines. The conference is to be…

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A Bag of Gold in a Tram Car

The Castlereagh · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 6

It is not every tran car passenger who casualty leaves a bag containing £1000 is notes and gold behind him on the seat when he lears from the…

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Federal Gold and Silver Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 2

Our travelling correspondent sends in the following:— Paid a visit to the Federal Gold and Silver Mine on Friday last and was…

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Killed in a Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 2

Joseph Johns, 40 years of age, when in the morning skip at the Wyndham mine, Charters Towers, Queensland, put his bead out and it was crushed to a pulp against the roof…

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Mining on the [?]

The Castlereagh · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

Now is the time for the minor out of work (says the 'Orange Advocates') to get gold for himself in the Mesquarie River. The river is very low,…

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The Entombed Miners

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 5

All the men entombed in the mine at Clackmanashire, Scotland, have been rescued…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 4

The application of P. Mat hews for a g.l. in the Cobar parish, has been refused. The application of G. H. Blakemore…

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