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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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The Anticipated Coal Strike

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

The coal companies in America are storing immense stooks, in preparation of the anticipated strikes…

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C.S.A. Mine. Official Reports

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 8

Reports from the O.S.A. mines to the 20th January state that the south drive at 452ft had been extended a total of 78ft, the face being in ore…

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Cobar Mining Field. the Warden's Report

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 6

By the courtesy of the Mines Department we are enabled to publish herewith the report of Mr. Warden Troatt on the Cobar mining district,…

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Mine on Fire

The Castlereagh · Friday 16 February 1906 · page 4

The junction Mine at Broken Hill fire at the 350 fast level. Brigades are fighting the flames…

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The Latest Telegrams. Fire in a Mine. Sydney

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

The Junction Mine at Broken Hill is on fire at the 560ft.level…

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Gold in Sheep's Teeth

The Castlereagh · Friday 23 February 1906 · page 3

An unusual applicative was made to the clerk of Petty Sessions at Hay last week for two [?]ers' rights. The incident which led to the application is…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 8

The C.S.A. Mines management report (11th inst.):—South drive, 482ft. level: Extended lift, for week, total from centre of east crosscut…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 3

M.L. 76, of [?], in the name of S. Wilson and another, has been approved. Mineral leases 24 and 29, in the…

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The C.s.a. Mines

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 3

The second lot of ore sent to Cookie Creek by the C.S.A. mine, weighed 96 tons 17 owt net, and returned £487 163 6d net, after paying rail,…

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The Madagascar Goldfields

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 7

A Reuter telegram from Paris, dated 24th November, states that the decree making further regulations with regard to the gold mines in…

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Mine Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 2

By the overturning of a skip in the Long Tunnel Mine at Walhalla (Vic), a man named Kiernan was killed and several others injured…

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Gold Mining near Euchareena. Further Find

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 2

A NEW find of gold has been discovered near Curragurra Creek, about 4 12 miles from Euchareena, in an easterly direction. It is situated on Robert Sherring's selection on…

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The Federal Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 5

The mine manager reports under date ending 23rd February as follows:—Winze sunk a further depth of 4 1/2ft., total depth 30ft. from the 80ft. level…

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Coal Won by Me

The Castlereagh · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 5

To [?] the way down to feel which in to banish cold sounds absurd, but it is at least a "slim" way of etrcumventing the enemy…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 6

W. Crumblin'a application for M.L. 12, at Cuttagullyaroo Tank, lias been refused. The M.L. applications 1 an 2, by H. L…

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Alleged Gold Find

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 4

A gold find if reported from Euchareena, near Conagurra Creek. According to the report which was wired to the NEWS, the vein is thin, but improving as it is followed…

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Gazette Notices. Application for Mining License

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 4

A. Tobin, 5 acres, county of Lincoln, parish of Tenandra, application for a lease for 20 yeears, under Mining on Private Lands Act, 1894…

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Native Bee Copper Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 3

About three miles from Goolma and one mile from the Wellington-Goolma road a new find of copper is being developed which, according to assay…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 6

The statutory general meeting of the C.S.A. Mines, Ltd., was held on the 28th ult. Dr. Richard Reid, who presided, said that all the shaves had been…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 5

The Queen Bes tank caught about; 6ft. of water last week, which means that they now have some six months' supply of water…

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