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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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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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Victorian Gold Yield

The Cobar Herald · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 5

The official returns of the Victorian Department of Mines show that there was a small increase in the yield of gold for the month of…

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The C. S. A. Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 5

Mr. Bakemore, one of the principal shareholders in the C.S.A. Ltd., states that the main shaft is now 461 feet deep, and was connected up with…

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Coal Lumpers' Difficulties. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 4

This morning over 700 coallumpers were out of employment, due to the fact that they ceased work contrary to the terms of the Arbitration Court award, and it is also…

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Terrible Mining Fatality. Four Men Killed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 8

A TERRIBLE fatality occurred in the South Clifton colliery on the South Coast on Saturday. Five men were tunnelling when a fall of earth took place, and four were killed…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 3

The Cinbelege West shift is down 16ft. The Grweroo west or [?] extended to 40ft at a depth…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 April 1907 · page 3

In connection with the coal lumpers' strike, 100 unionists [?] down to one of the wharves on Monday where a number of nonunionists were engaged and endeavored to…

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Budgery Mines

The Cobar Herald · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 3

The report from the Budgery mines for the fortnight ended the 15th inst. states:—The air shaft was holed through to the rise on the 1st inst…

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Blayney Copper Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 5

The Blayney "Advocate" states that the furnace, machinery, &c., at the Blayney copper mine are assuming a shipshape aspect. One of the old…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 5

The Great Cobar, Limited, for the four weeks ended April 7, treated 13,450 tons of ore for 1022 tons of timbre, containing 390 tons of copper, 1200ozs of…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 26 April 1907 · page 3

For the first, quarter of this year the State's export of minerals exceeded that of the corresponding three months of 1906 by do lees than…

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The Coal-Lumpers' Strike. A Nice Point under the Immigration Act

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 4

AT the Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, two Chinese seamen belonging to the steamer Tainan were charged with assisting to load that vessel with coal, contrary to the laws of the…

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Mining Matters

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 April 1907 · page 3

A Cobar syndicate, who have taken a copper lease of 60 acres on Mr. J. R. Job's Timbie property commenced work last week (says the Molong Argus). A…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

The Copper Well mine has been let on tribute for a term. The Mallee Tank shaft is down 200ft. A second contract is about to…

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Accident at the Chesney Mine. Man's Narrow Escape and Painful Experience

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 2

On Thursday evening a very painful accident occurred at the Chesney mine. It appears that a man named Alexander Cameron was engaged in…

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Mining. C.s.a. Mines, Limited

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 3

Report of work done for week ended 24th April:—Main shaft: N further sinking has been done. Piat has been cut, on western side, about…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 5

The secretary of the Shang mine reports the shaft down to a depth of 60ft, on Saturday last, from top of brace. Country passed through…

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Mining Matters

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 3

The lease of W. Budd and another, parish Balderodgery, is ready for delivery, and the private mining lease of H. C. Schinkel, parish Wear, has been…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 3

The mine manager of the Mount Boppy Copper Mine reports for the week ending 30th April:—No. 1 level: No. 1 winz sunk 4ft, total…

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Send off to Mr. Geo. Field. Concert and Dance. Presentation of Gold Medal

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 7 May 1907 · page 5

Coonabarabran is unfortunate in having lost within the last two months, two of its most respected residents. The first was Mr. G. E. Wright, the Roads Engineer,…

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