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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 5

The following is the report of the Canbelego Silver Lead Syndicate:—The present depth of shaft is 150ft at which level a crosscut was put in West…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 6

More Budgery: During the last, week the following mineral lease applications have been token up in the locality of the latest big boom:—John…

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The Coal Difficulty

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 5

The Coal Conference was resumed at Newcastle on Thursday. The miners' representatives decided to recommend the miners generally in agree to the terms offered by the proprietors,…

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An Interesting Mining Model

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 6

An interesting model of a gold-mining plant has been made under the supervision of Mr. Thomas Pascoe, superintendent of the Mount Boppy…

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Visit to Budgery. the Mine That Is Booming

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 4

The mine which has caused so much excitement in mining and financial circles during the last few weeks attracted a representative of this…

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Imperial Bushman's Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 September 1906 · page 3

Amongst the exhibits that attracted considerable attention at the Mineral Exhibition is a case of gold specimens from the Imperial Bushman's mine at…

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The Coal Mining Difficulty. Acceptance of the Owner' Terms

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 2

BY an overwhelming majority the Maitland and Newcastle miners accepted the owners' terms. Thanksgiving services were hold on Sunday…

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The Collieries Re-starting. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 2

All the Northern collieries will be in full swing again on Wednesday…

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Another Mining Trouble

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 3

When the East Greta assembled at the colliery on Monday for the purpose of cavilling for places, trouble arose consequent on the management requesting that they should sign…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 4

An interview with Mr. J. D. Kendall appears on the third page of this issue. The South C.S.A. Mining…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 6

The fresh contract to sink the North Nymagee new main shaft a further 100ft. has been started, and the shaft sunk to a total depth of 105ft., with no change in…

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Mining Freeholds

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 6

The "Herald," in the course of an Article on "Mining Freeholds: What Investors Want," remarked :—"Great Cobar is a freehold of 1100 acres…

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The Mining Bill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 5

In the Assembly yesterday evening the Mining Bill was further considered. Progress was reported when clauss 101 was passed. During the discussion the Chairman (Mr. Wood) ordered…

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The Mines Bill

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 October 1906 · page 4

In the N.S.W. Assembly the Mines Bill has passed through Committee. A clause was carried taking away from the holders of conditional purchases…

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Mine Explosion

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 5

Seventy-five miners have been imprisoned by an explosion in a colliery, Virginia (U.S.A.)…

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Colliery Explosion. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 4

A disastrous explosion took place in the Pocahontas colliery, Virginia (U.S.) Seventy-five miners were entombed…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 5

The Mallee Tank Co. has been formed and is in the course of registration. Tenders close on the 15th instant,…

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District Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 8

There can be no doubt whatever that the district is in for a mining boom, and from all accounts a real substantial one. The records at the local Warden's office…

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C.s.a. Mines, Limited

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 October 1906 · page 5

Mine report for week ended September 28:—Main shaft plat: The plat has been out 12ft wide, 9ft high, and 7ft long, and timbered;…

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Mining. the Caledonian Mine

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 2

Those interested in this Bourke Caledonian Gold-mining Syndicate will be glad to learn that very encouraging developments have taken place tins month. On Monday the…

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