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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Awful Colliery Disaster

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 March 1906 · page 2

Intelligence has been received in London of a terrible mining disaster which took place at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning in the coal mines at…

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Latest Cablegrams. Terrible Colliery Explosion London

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 2

A terrible colliery explosion attended with great loss of life, occurred in France a few days ago, the latest, estimates of deaths numbering upwards of 1100…

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French Colliery Disaster. Awful Scenes in the Mine. a Hero Dies. (By Cable.) London, March 11

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 2

The latest estimate of deaths in the French colliery disaster is upwards of 1,100. The disaster has caused a profound impression in Paris…

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Broken Hill Mine Fire. Sydney

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

In consequence of the fire at the Broken Hill Proprietory Mine extending south, the capital value;has declined £192,000 on the Stock Exchange…

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French Mine Explosion. London, Monday night

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

Many of the corpses recovered from the mine explosion in France are headlest, blackened, cinders. The remains of the victims were lying in heaps like on a…

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Appalling Disaster in France. 1100 Miners Killed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 14 March 1906 · page 3

A TERRIBLE mining disaster took place at seven o'clock on Saturday morning in the coal mines at Cour[?], in France. A fire broke out at a death of 700 feet, and this led to a…

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The Federal Gold and Silver Mine. Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 5

The first ordinary meeting (the statutory one) of the shareholders of this company was held at the office on Saturday, 10th March. Mr. Jabez…

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French Colliery Disasters

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 4

Miners are still alive in the galleries of the Courrieres colliery…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster 1200 Miners Perish

The Castlereagh · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 4

Intelligence has been received that a terrible mining diester happened at 7 o'clock as Saturday morning in the coal mines of [?], France…

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Telegraphic News. Sydney, Friday the Proprietary Mine

The Castlereagh · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 5

The position at the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, is gradually becoming more serious…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 4

The application of J. M.' Scott for a mineral lease in the parish of Florida has been refused. Mr. Sam Remfry has resigned the…

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Broken Hill Mine Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 5

The fire in the Proprietary Aline at Broken Hill seems to be gutting worse daily, and the fire is now at tho 650 level. The McBride shaft has collapsed for 90 feet. About 200 men…

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French Miners' Stbike. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

Forty thousand miners have etruck work, refuaing 10 per cent. of a rise…

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Gold at Belara

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 4

Good reports reach us concerning the prospects of the mining show on Mr. Harvey's property within about half-a-mile of the Belara copper mine…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 4

A wire from tho manager of tho Shuttleton Mines advises:—"Big improvement in south drive; face sample, 12 per cent, copper, full width." The…

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The Kaiser Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 2

The prospectus of the Kaiser Gold Mining Company will shortly be issued. This mine has been thoroughly examined by Mr. A. McDonald, manager…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 6

The C.S.A. North manager advises:—"Block 18: The shaft, about two chains from the south east corner, is down 12ft., and the lode matter…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 5

John Gainsford, on Friday last, lodged an application for a mineral lease of the "Spotted Leopard." There are now five applicants for this coveted property…

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Our Hidden Wealth. the Once Famous Peak Mine. the Blue Lode Efforts to Trace It South. the Queen Bee Copper Mine. ("S.m. Herald Special Reporter.)

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 3

There was a time when the famous Peak mine, owned and worked by Mesars. Barrass and Conley, commanded the attention of the people of New South…

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Mining Applications

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 April 1906 · page 2

At the Warden's Court on Friday, Francis P. Bolton applied for suspension of labour conditions on Authority to enter, N[?]rish portion 7, parish…

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