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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Queen Bee Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 3

Queen Bee Mine report for week ended 29th September—Mining—Nos 1 and 2 levels have produced the usual quantities of oxidised ores with no…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 3

The mine manager of the Overflow Mines advises that the mine adjoining to the north is now on very nice copper ore, and he is pushing forward…

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MINING. Concentrates

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 5

The directors of the newly-formed Rabbit Hill Co. intend going out to-day to inspect the property, and on Monday a party of men will be sent out to start Typhoid has not yet left us. A patient was taken to the Hospital last week. Cobar has now a smaller number…

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Mining. the Caledonian

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 2

The 3ft. reef struck last week in the Bourke Caledonian Gold Mining Coy.'s claim at Gundabooka, was found in the winze at the end of the 50ft. drive at the 100ft. level…

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Coal Combine at Newcastle. The Shipping Ring

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 3

A COMBINE, which has been in process of formation for nine months, to control the output of the Newcastle and Maitland collieries, has now been consummated. The combine affects…

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The Federal Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 2

The Federal Gold and Silver Mining Company's property at Wuuluman is reaching that stage where the present sanguine faith of the shareholders will…

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The Commonwealth Mine Another Six Months' Suspension

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 2

At the Warden's Court on Friday, before Mr. W. Burton Smith, Warden, Captain Hosking, manager of the Commonwealth mine, applied on…

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Colliery Disaster in England. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 3

A great colliery disaster has occurred in Durham. Twenty-seven bodies have been recovered. Many miners are still entombed…

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The Latest Cablegrams. Colliery Explosion. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

A terrible axplesion has occurred at the Witegate Colliery, Durham. The bodies of 27 victims have been recovered, and 30 minert were rescued alive. It is feared that…

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Our Mining Laws. Some Ideas for the Legislature

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 2

Mr. J. G. C Knoblanche, of Turon dale, a gentleman whose practical authority on the subject is exceptional, recently wrote Mr. W. W. Young,…

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Queen Bee Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 8

Report of the Queen Bee mine for week ended 6th October:—Mining—No 1 level (150ft): Stoping carried on on both eastern and western…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 8

The tenth lot of ore sent to Cockie reek by the C.S.A. Mines weighed 108 tons 14cwt. 1qr. 22lb., and returned £575 11s 6d, after paying rail…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 5

Owing to the increase of business of the Cobar Stock Exchange have found it necessity to have a call at noon and another fit 4 o'clock. This…

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The Mining Bill

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 5

The Council road the Mining Bill a secoud-time last night, passing a large majority of the clauses in committee…

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Comparison of Costs and Profit. the Occidental and Cobar Gold Mines

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 8

As one mine has been working under English management for over 10 years and the other may be next year, a comparison of their costs and…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 3

Mineral leases approved: R. Leslie and another, 40s.; A. J. L. Flesbman 40[?] V. B. Hogarth and another, two of 10[?] each; all in the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 4

Over 20 000 shares have been taken up in the Mount Boppy Copper Mining Company, and the list doses on the 10th November. Mr. Marehe,…

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The Nymagee Copper Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 8

Although this mine is quite outside the Cobar mining district, being upwards of 100 miles away, it, too, has been placed under offer to some people…

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The Mining Bill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 3

The Legislative Council yesterday considered the Mining Bill. Several amendments were carried against the Government, but one precludes any person from mining for coal, shale,…

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The Budgery Mines. Abridged from S.M. Herald, October 20

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 3

There is nothing about the lode in the Budgery Mines, Limited, to puzzle Hie minor with experience of copper lodes, either in the Cobar, Queen Ree,…

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