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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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The New Mining Bill. Summary of Its Provisions

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 3

The new Mining Bill just introduced by Mr. Moore (Minister for Mines and Agriculture) proposes to consolidate 13 existing Acts, and 28 existing…

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Maitland Collieries

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 September 1906 · page 3

There is every probability of the collieries in the Maitland district being thrown idle to-day, affecting 3500 men and boys…

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Euchareena Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 September 1906 · page 2

The last clean-up of the Imperial Bushman returned 81oz. 3dwts. smelted gold. A mile west of the Bushman's are the silver mines of…

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The Northern Miners on Strike. Maitland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1906 · page 2

The Maitland collieries, with one exception, were laid idle yesterday morning. The men appeared at eight o'clock on Sunday night but refused to work at the hour the…

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The Coal Strike

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 4

The prospects of the coal strike is the chief topic in commercial circles, and it is hoped that conciliation will be possible. It is understood that the…

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The Colliery Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 5

The colliery owners have agreed to hold a conference with the miners at Newcastle tomorrow, the resolutions of the employeen' federation being generally adopted by the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 4

A large number of people visited Budgery this week. We have received a report from a Budgery correspondent dealing with…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 6

The Mt. Lyell has consigned an aggregate of 3810 tons blister copper for the company's current half-year. At the Overflow Mines the 160ft…

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The Australian Mines

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 3

Australia's dawn is breaking As they tap the stratas deep, And cleave the rooks asunder Where the metals lie asleep…

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The Maitland Colliery Strike. The Union's Ultimatum

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 5

The committee of management of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the northern districts met on Wednesday at the Newo[?]tle Trades hall when the trouble between the proprietors…

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Gold Stealing at Kalgoorlie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 5

A mine owner usmod Consider, stated before the gold stealing Commission at Kalgoorlie that he thought the value of the gold stolon exceeded £3000,000…

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The Mining Fair

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 5

The Mining Fair, in aid of the building fund of the R.C. Church was concluded in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening, after having enjoyed a most…

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The Mining Bill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 5

In the Assembly on Thursday the debate was resumed on the second reading of the Mining Bill. The Mining Bill was road a second time,…

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The Budgery Mines. Developments and Possibilities

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 8

This field, now prominently before the public, on account of recent copper discoveries in the Budgery mine, is situated 50 miles oast of Cobar, 30…

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Short Story Christmas Present for Mine Host

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 7

A CHRISTMAS which I shall nover forget was that which I spent in Paris furis dating the sge. I do not intend, howeveh, to barrow, my…

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The Mining Trouble. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 4

Matters in connection with the stoppage of work at the South Maitland collieries remain practically without change. The miners and townspeople regard the…

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The Collieries Trouble

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 September 1906 · page 3

Work at the coal mines at. Newcastle was gone on with as usual on Monday morning and the opinion is that the critical phase of the crisis is past and there is every season to think…

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The Coal Strike

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 September 1906 · page 4

The Newcastle conference adjourned last night without coming to any decision. It will meet again to-day, but the general feeling is one of…

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Copper Hill Mining

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 September 1906 · page 4

Satisfactory arrangements have been concluded between Mr. H. E. A. Miller, representing a wealthy syndicate, and the present lessee, A. C…

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Canbelego King Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 6

A Caubelego advice to the 'Daily Telegraph' of Saturday last says:—The Caubelego King Gold Mine is at present exciting much interest here…

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