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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

296 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 14 of 15

Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 3

Mr. J. Laidlaw kindly informs the Nyngan "Observer" that at Honey-bugle the following mineral lenses were taken up last week at the local…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 4

The eleventh lot of ore sent to Cockle Creek by the C.S.A. Minos weighed 10¼ tons, and returned £576 19s 9d after paying vail, freight, and all charges…

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The Secesh Movement. the Necessity for a Plebiscite to Be Taken. a Goldfields View. (From the Perth Sunday Times.)

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 November 1906 · page 4

There seems to be no particular reason why the State Parliament, if it is so disposed, shouldn't place before the people the question of…

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N.s.w. Gold Yield

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 November 1906 · page 4

The value of the New South Wales gold yield for the ten months of the present year show a comparative increase of £41,713…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 8

The 12 lots of are sent to Cookie Creek by the C.S.A. Mines weighed 99 tons 13cwt. net, and returned £606, after paying rail, freight, and…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 5

The contractors have commenced sinking the Tharsis shaft to the 400ft level, very nice country being gone through. Mr Scott this week floated the Great…

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Mining. Canbelego

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 3

An advice to Tuesday's "Telegraph" contains the following:—"A company, named the Little Boppy Copper Mining Company, Limited, has been floated…

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The Gold Yield

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1906 · page 2

The yield of gold for New South Wales during October was 33,908oz fine, valued at £144,031, as compared with 30,685oz, valued at £130,341, for October, 1905. The…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 4

The Mount Boppy C.M. Co. will be registered very shortly. The registration of the Queen Bee South Co. will take place in a few…

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Fatal Fall Near the Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 4

On Thursday night there was considerable excitement in town when is become known that an old man named Houston had fallen down the quarry…

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Mining Fatality. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 4

By a fall of stone in the New 'Argus mine at Bendigo yesterday, John Hammond and Wm. Newman, both married men, were killed…

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The Romance of the Cornish Tin-mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 2

THE recent sensational rise in the price of tin and the stimulus it is giving to Cornish mining draw attention to the oldest and one of the most interesting…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 8

The C.S.A. Block 10 shaft has been sunk a total depth of 51½ft. The ground passed through was soft yellow clay slate, with a small seam…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 5

It has been decided to start work on the South Budgery and the North Blocks next week. Mr. Dunlop informs us that the Great…

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Short Stort Vengeance Is Mine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 7

'SO that is your final answer, May?' The girl bit her underlip, and answered with effort; 'I'm afraid you must take it as that.'…

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Labour Troubles. Conference Between Mine-owners and Men. the Common Rule a Stumbling Block

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 4

In connection with the dispute between the A.M.A. and the mineowners of the Cobar district, n conference was held at Mr. Leah's office on Wednesday…

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Mining Warden's Court. Friday, 23Rd November. (Before Mr. W. Burton Smith, Warden) a Dredging Lease

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 November 1906 · page 3

The adjourned application of Thomas Hammond Martyn, for a dredging lease of 75 acres 1 rood 15 perches of land in the parish, of Micketymulga,…

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Gold Mine Robbery

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 5

Night watchman Polhiil, of the Golden Arrow Mine in West Australia, has informed the police that shortly after midnight on Tuesday he was…

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Mining Warden's Court. Friday, November 30Th, 1906. (Before Mr. W. Burton Smith) Martyn's Dredging Lease

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 3

The Mining Warden delivered his reserved decision in the application of Thos. H. Martyn, for a dredging lease of 75 acres, 1 rd., 15 perches, in parish…

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Shale Mine

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 6

The matter of the developement of the shale mine at Murrindi (says the “Quirindi Gazette ”) was advanced another stage last week by the company…

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