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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Looted Gold Mines a Series of Robberies

The Cobar Herald · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

A series of amazing robberies are reported from Nevada, where a hundred miners in the goldfields have been looting several mines and stealing large…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 5

The mine manager, Budgery Minos, reports under date [?] 2nd: south-east crossout has been extended distance of 7[?] total…

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English Goldfield. "Reef 31 Miles Long."

The Castlereagh · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 8

For some time past rumors have been afloat as to the discovery of a gold—feld in England within 200 miles of London. It has been stated in whispers that the…

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Fatal Colliery Explosion

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 5

An explosion in a Walsh co[?]nery has [?] ombed four miners…

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Mining Matters

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 2

Mr. Mearns informed us on Saturday that his party recently sent away from Gunner's Dam, near Walmer, seventeen tons of stone, receiving a return…

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The Poseidon Gold Field

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 2

The Victorian Government has promised J. Porter a reward of £500 for having opened up the Poseidon field. There ia now a great exodus of miners…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 2

The contractors for the Great Miandetta report a promising change at the 200ft level, and samples of copper ore have been sent away for…

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A Mining Collapse

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 3

Great excitement occurred on the Melbourne Stock Exchange yesterday, when it became known that the yield from 342 tons of stuff at Barrentrie Ringes mine, only gave 244 ounces…

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Mining Matters. Harvey's Belara Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 2

Harvey's mine, about which much was heard a few months ago, is situated one mile south of the old Belara mine over a range of hills, and…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 4

Mr. Hogan is at present in Melbourne. Rumoured that the sale of the Mount Pleasant is as good as off. Tenders are being called for sinking…

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Theft of Gold Bars

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 5

£1600 worth of gold bars have been stolen from the South African Exhibition…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

Thorndale (Lynch's) looks more than promising, with a big copper formation, very kind looking. Over that way some Cobar people are on a…

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Prussian Miners' Awful Death. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 2

A terrible accident is reported from Bhenish, Prussia. A party of 22 miners were decending the St. Johann Colliery when the chain 'broke and the sage was…

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Mine Accident

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 4

A mine at Bonnie Doon, W.A., was flooded and an Italian miner was entombed in the workings. He can be heard tapping, but the prospect of his…

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Mining Matters. a Yarracal Budget

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 5

Our Tarragal correspondent writes:—Mining assumes a rather healthy aspect at present. While the Commonwealth ore is burning in the open…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 5

Groat Miandetta Copper Mining Company.—Contractor'a report, 16th March:—Sunk a further depth of 8ft., making total depth of shaft…

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The Budgery Mines. Meeting of Shareholders

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 6

On Tuesday evening at the registered office of the Company about thirteen shareholders representing 90,120 scrip out of 140,000, assembled at the first…

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Mining Matters

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 March 1907 · page 3

The latest assay from stone sent down, from the Independent Mine, Wuuluman, shows as follows:—Compact pyrites—gold, 10dwt. 21gr. per…

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Mining Matters

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 4

Our Yarragal correspondent writes: The rumour which was afloat last week to the effect that rich ore had been struck in the shaft at the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 3

Mount Boppy Blocks Mine, Canbeleg:—Report for fortnight ended March 23rd:—25off. level South West crosscut 14th. for the fortnight…

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