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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Outbreak at Mexican Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 3

A body of 5,000 Mexican strikers at the Leans copper mines dynamited the property and attacked the American miners, 45 Americans and 100 Mexicans being killed…

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The Federal Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 4

The latest assays from this mine, taken a few days ago, are—Junction reef, 4ozs. 11dwts 11grs gold, and 4ozs. silver; Federated, 6dwts 13grs…

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Amended Mining Regulations. Special Cold Leases

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 7

Amended mining regulations have just been gazetted, which contain a new liberal provision in respect of special leases for gold mining. Under…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 5

For the week ended 27th inst. at 8 a.m., the mine manager of the C.S.A. reports:—Main shaft—Contract has been let to sink to 63ft. 6in…

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Murder at Cue Gold Fields

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 3

A dryblower, named Michael McNaughton, has been murdered i[?] a cold blooded manner at his camp, near Cue, West Australia. The object of the murder was robbery, as the man's…

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Rich Gold Find at Appletree Flat. 110Zs. of Cold From 3 Buckets of Dirt

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 3

Quite a stir has been created at Appletree Flat during the past few days by the discovery of a remarkably rich patch of gold at Scabby Hill by…

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Alienation of Goldfield Reserves. a Protest Before the Land Board

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 June 1906 · page 5

In connection with the proposals for alienation of portions of goldfields reserves adjacent to Wellington the following protest was made before the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 16 June 1906 · page 5

All mineral leases applied for on the catchment area have been refused, including the Spotted Leopard, which has since boon applied for by Charles Sharpe,…

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Miners' Accident Belief Fund. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1906 · page 2

The Full Court yesterday delivered its reserved judgment in the case of Watson v Smith and others. It appeared that John Watson was a miner, and was permaneanly…

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Federal Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 June 1906 · page 5

The mine manager reports under date ending 15th inst, as follows:— Have finished contracts in the…

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Our Earliest Copper Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 June 1906 · page 2

The "S.M. Herald," in its mining columns recently, had the following:— The trouble that has arisen over two…

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Mine Own

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 2

I need not token-flowers to all How deeply dear thou art, Still on mine ear thine accents dwell, Thy virtues in my heart;…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 5

Eight acres were applied for as a gold lease near Gundabooka, and adjoining Parker's claim, on Thursday last. The last clean up of the Occidental was…

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'King Solomon's Mines.'

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 7

These mines were not in Rhodesia—so, at last, apparently thinks Mr D. R Maslver, who opened a discussion on ' The Rains of Rhodesia and the Probable Date of Outside…

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Killed in a Colliery. Sydney.'Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 4

James Dodd,a miner, was killed at Wallsend Colltiery yesterday by the falling of a stone from the roo…

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The C.S.A. Mine

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 3

Mr. G. H. Blakemore, general manager of the Great Cobar Copper Refining Syndicate, and one of the principal shareholders in tho C.S.A…

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Should the Copper Mine be Rated?—Yes!

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 June 1906 · page 4

THE Cobar Council's valuers' returns have just been issued, and it must strike one immediately that the exclusion of the Copper Mine is an…

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Commonwealth Mining

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 4

The trouble at the Commonwealth mine is the absence of iron-stone, necessary for the smelting operations. What has so far been used has come…

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Mount Hope Mines, No Liability

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 3

In our last issue we referred to the fact that a party of Coonamble gentlemen bad passed through Cobar on their way to Mount Hope to see…

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Mining, a Chat with Mr. George Eason

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 6

Mr. George Eason was one of a party of Coonamble gentlemen who passed through Cobar this week on heir way back to Coonamble, after…

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