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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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On the Land. N.s.w. Mining Exhibition

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 July 1906 · page 4

The "Australian Mining Standard and Financial Review" writes as follows: Dear Sir,—In connection with the publication on the Mines and Minerals of…

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Mine Own

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 1

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

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Imprisoned in a Mine. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 2

Owing to a flood six men were imprisoned in a colliery in Glanmorganshire, Wales. Three were drowned. Two others were rescued on the fifth day. They had…

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Imperial Bushman Mine. Official Opening

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

The official opening of the above mine and battery took place yesterday morning. The following gentlemen took part in the ceremony:—Mr…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 4

A wire from the manager of the Crowl Creek advises:—"North drive, bottom (630ft.) level, in 20ft., carrying very little are: boulders coming in form east…

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OIL v. COAL

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 5

The British Admiralty has decided to work torpedo vessels with oil instead of coal…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 5

The Central C.M. Syndicate, which is situated some three miles from the Bee Mountain, is actively prospecting. They have let another contract to…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 8

The fifth lot of are sent to Cookie Creek by the C.S.A. Mines weighed 106 tons 19¾cwt. net, and returned £518 net, after paying rail freight…

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Trained Gold Fish

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 7

A Philadelphia dealer in pet stock has an squariom of trained goldfish. These fish, when the man holds a small ward of red wood an inch above the suriace of the…

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Half-yearly Gold Yield

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 3

The gold yield for the State for tha halfyear was 160,659oz crude, equal to 133,149 oz fine, valued at £565,581, as compared with 13l,278oz crude, equal to 111,868oz…

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About Some Cobar Mines. Candid Comments. a "Herald " man has an Interview with Mr. J. E. Scantlebury

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 4

One of the first gentlemen to take an active interest in the introduction of English capital into the Cobar district was Mr. Scantlebury, some eleven years…

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The Mining Industry

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 July 1906 · page 2

Mr. A. Kelly has completed his contract for the excavation of the dam at the Federal mine, and so soon as rain comes in plenitude a battery will be…

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Miners Entombed. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1906 · page 2

Four men, entombed nineteen hours in the Alexandra Mine, New Zealand, have been rescued. They were lying for hours in water, which poured into the mine, with…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 4

The Mount Boppy paid a dividend of 2s 6d per share, amounting to £15,125, on June 29. The May output was 6300 tons for 3502[/?]z…

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Sporting. Football. Mine Wins the Medals

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 8

The concluding match of the medal competition took place on Saturday afternoon last on the Cycle ground, when the mine team succeeded in…

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"Spotted Fever" Epidemic. Among German Miners

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 9

The Dusseldorf correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 1st May:— An epidemic of "spotted fever," or…

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Deepest Gold Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 8

Australia now possesses the deepest gold mine in the world. Within the last few weeks the shaft at the New Chum railway at Bendigo, Victoria, have been sunk to a depth…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 4

The winze at the Birthday, at the 150ft level in the south drive, is down 20ft, being in very good lode formation…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 3

The O.S.A. Central shaft is down 76ft.. the sicking being iron-stained brown sandstone. The heavy lode matter passed out of shaft on the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 July 1906 · page 8

The following are the results of the assay of samples of are from the C.S.A. mines:—From main shaft at 120ft., 0.4 per cent. lead, 9dwt. 19gr…

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