New Opal Field. 300 Miners at Work
The Lightning Ridge opal fields are causing considerable excitement just now on account of very rich stone being found on the western slopes of the ridges. Up…
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Mining & the mines, 1907
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Presentation of Gold Medal
At the annual presentation of prizes at the Dubbo District School in December last, Mr. G. H. Taylor (chairman of the School Board), kindly donated three…
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A number of Cobar mining men are interested in copper shows in this district, and some big developments are likely at an early date. Those who…
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Restdown Mines, Limited—Report for fortnight ended 13th inst. During the past fortnight the shaft has been sunk a further depth of…
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The Managing Director of the No 1 South Budgery Copper Mining Co., reports under date July 22nd:—240 feet level. The Contractors have…
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The mine manager of the Budgory Mine reported for the fortnight ending July 6th, as follows :—Main shaft sunk 24ft for fortnight…
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The Coal Lumpers' trouble is not yet over. A number of free laborers were subjected to considerable insult at Miller's Point this morning, and some blue metal was thrown…
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The union coal lumpers celebrated the settlement of the dispute with their employers, by what they termed a thanksgiving meeting in the Domain…
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" Mining" has been declared a public purpose within the meaning of subsection VII of the 78th section of the Crown Lands Act of 1884…
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Shango Copper Mining Syndicate.—A tender has been lot for sinking a further depth of 70ft from the 88ft level, and the contractors start work…
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Report of work done for week ended 24th July:—Main Shaft.—Shaft has been sunk a further 3ft 6in, making total depth…
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AN American paper declares that the long looked-for mode of transmuting the baser metals into gold has been discovered. A journal published in Los Angeles, California,…
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It has often been said that Cobar is an ideal site for a School of Mines, and we are pleased to report that the matter has been taken up…
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The No. 2 shaft of the Bonnie Dundee mine ia now over 218ft. from the surface. The last 7ft. passed through lode matter, with seams of…
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In his position as Minister for Mines, Mr. Moore has been able to effect much needed relief in matters which more vitally concerned the…
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According to old legends, exist in the [?] land of El Dorado; but all the gold in this marvellous land would not compensate you for the loss of health…
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The manager of the Budgery Mines reports for fortnight ending August 3rd as follows:—Main Shaft.—The contractors in…
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C.S.A. South Mining Company, Ltd.,—Contractors report shaft now down 294ft. with no change to report. Last assays, gold trace, silver trace, lead 1…
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Report of work done for week ended 31st ult.:—Main Shaft.—Shaft has been sunk a further 5ft, making total depth…
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Report of the Queen Bee Copper Mining Co., for week ending 3rd August, 1907. Mining.—Slopes at Nos. 2, 3 and 4 levels producing the usual…
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