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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Entoombed In a Mine. Endeavours to Save a Miner

The Cobar Herald · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 3

On Tuesday evening of lash week the Westralia Mine, at Bonnie Vale, West Australia, was flooded by a sudden inflow of water and a…

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The Bonnie Vale Mining Episode. The Rescue of Varischattl

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 2

MODESTO VARISCHETTI, the Italian laborer employed in the Bounio Vale mimo and imprisoned in a rise about 1000 feet below the surface level by a rush of water which flooded…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 5

A report from the manager of the Great Hermidals states:—"The prospecting shaft is 20½ feet in depth and every foot sunk is showing…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 3

The mine manager of tho Mt. Boppy Copper Mining Company reports for week ending 2 d April:—Stoping No. 1 Level, N.W. Drive in…

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Cobar Miners

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Amaigamated Miners' Association at Cobar, on Thursday, it was decided to give the mine-owners 14 days' notice, that if their request for a conference was…

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Labor Trouble at Cobar. Queen Bee and Occidental Mines Affected

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 3

THE strike at the Queen Bee mine which started last Thursday continues amongst the smelters, although the rest of the mine is being worked the same way. The captains…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

The C.S.A. Central shaft is down 214ft, the progress for the pant week being 5ft. Tenders close on Friday next for…

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The C.s.a. Mines, Limited, Cobar

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

Report of work done for ended 24th March:—No. 2 west: crossout off north drive: Face now in 126ft., being an advance of 7ft for…

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Men Called Out. Labor Troubles. All Mines under the Mine Owners' Association affected, except the Cobar Gold Mines, because they did not boycott Occidental Men. Boycott the bone of contention

The Cobar Herald · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 4

The trouble which has been brewing in this district for a number of years culminated in a cull-out Of all the men on the minos under the Mineowners'…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 5

On the western lode of the Canbelego Queen Copper Mine at a depth of 16ft., the ironstone formation left the north side of the shaft, and at 18ft. had also…

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Ama. and Mine-owners' Conference

The Cobar Herald · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 4

There was a conference of A.M. A. delegates and mine-owners on Wednesday evening. This paper did not know that the conference was…

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A Mine on Fire. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 April 1907 · page 4

A great fire took place at Pithead, near Barn[?]ley, Yorkshire, and 160 miners were resound with difficulty…

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Terrible Mining Fatality

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 2

A terrible fatality occurred in the South Clifton colliery on the South Coast on Saturday. Five persons were tunnelling when a fall of earth took…

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Mining Matters. Friday's Warden's Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 3

The following cases to assess rent and compensation were dealt with:— John Sloane, Stuart Town, 20 acres on Mrs. Pilchsr's land, for gold…

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Budgery Mines

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 3

Harm dale, Tuesday—The No 1 winze of the Busgery mines is 48in from he 218[?] level; drive south east 42. This drive is being carrie…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

Messrs. Leonard Dodds and Co. all by tender 25 tons of Great Grdenbone copper at £100 3s 3d serton in Sydney…

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Labour's Uurest. Settlement Arrived At. Four Months' Peace. All Mines at Work

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 2

We are very pleased to be able to report that the strike which was running some 24 hours when we last went to press, ended on Friday…

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The Coal Shifters Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 3

The coaling of the mall steamers with nonunion labour continues. It is expected that both vessels will get away to time. It is estimated that £1000 in wages have been lost…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 6

The manager of the Canbel go Con[?] Mining Company, Ltd., reported for fortnight ending, 11th inst.:—Since last report the main shaft has…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 5

Queen Bee Mount C. M. Syndicate Further assays from the lode of this syndicate's property at a de[?] 3f. give 25 [?]…

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