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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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More Gold at Poseidon

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 3

Another two hundred and fifty ounce nugget has been found at the Poseidon rush, Victoria…

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Colliery Disaster. a New Zealand Mine on Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 2

A terrible colliery disaster is reported from Southland. A serious fire has broken out in the Nightcaps colliery, as the result of which three miners lost their lives…

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Suicide of a Mining Engineer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 3

Sydney Thow, 33, milling engineer and surveyor, shot himself through the head at his residence at [?]aber field last night, and died almost immediately. He had suffered from…

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New Mining Act

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 4

The new Mining act comes into operation on July 15th…

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MINING. C.S.A. Mines Report for Week Ended 19th JUNE

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 8

Main shaft.—Sinking has been resumed below water level, but the water has proved very heavy and very little progress has been made for…

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MINE v. WRIGHTVILLE

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 4

Senior teams representing the above cubs are booked to meet on the Park on Saturday afternoon, commencing at 3.45. We confidently advise lovers of the game…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 28 June 1907 · page 5

The mine manager of the Mount Budgery reports for the week ending June 22nd:—No. 2 shaft has been sunk a further depth of 20ft, making…

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Blayney Mining

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 3

At the Blayney copper mines and smelters the pumping station has been installed, and the new dam completed, which will provide an ample supply of water for the…

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The Coal Lumpers' Trouble

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 5

An acute stage has been reached in the dispute between the coal lumpers' and Stevedores Association and a grave industrial crisis can be averted only by the exercise of discreet…

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Coal in an Ice-o[?]ff

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 7

It can scarcely be said that there has ever been a "favoured nation" in the matter of coal; for of all nature's distributed materials coal is…

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The Mining Act. To Come into Operation on July 15

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 5

THE Mining Act, passed last session, and the regulations made under it, published in Wednesday's 'Gazette' will into operation on July 15, upon which date the provisions…

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Mining at Cumnock

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 2

Mr. G. A. Bloomfield, of Ringwood, near Cumnock, is working a copper show, on his property, and has struck a lode 9in. wide at a depth of 10ft…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 2

The directors of the Budgery Reward South on Tuesday considered what work should be done in the mine, in view of the crosscut, at…

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Sporting. Football. MINE V. WRIGHTVILLE

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 3

It was confidently believed when the Mine and Wrightville teams were matched to meet on Saturday last that the match of the season would…

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French Buy Welsh Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 4

Apart from the French syndicate who are negotiating for the purchase of certain collieries in Swansea Valley, a French company has bought the now Wernddu colliery, situate…

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A Mining Swindler. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 2

At the Sessions to-day, AlexanderFraser, who pleaded guilty in connection with the Big Hole mining swindle was sentenced to five years' imprisonment…

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Mining and Dredging. Euchareena, Stuart Town, Molong

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 3

No. 1 dredge cleaned up for a three days' run for 25ozs. of gold. A mishap to the main link of buckets happened, two pins breaking and the…

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Hill End Goldfield. in the "Good Old Days."

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 July 1907 · page 7

The Sydney "Empire" of the 4th November, 1872, contained the following particulars of Beyers and Holterman's historic find of gold and other…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 4

The manager of the North Budgery reports:—Shaft now down 40ft., with timber and ladders in position for 30ft. The country is unaltered, with an…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 5 July 1907 · page 8

At the Mount Boppy Copper-mine, the No 2 level crosscut has been driven a total of 60ft. Rich ore is showing in the face, add there is…

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