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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Special Mining Court. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4

On the special mining court resuming its sittings yesterday the Rhondda dispute was mentioned. It transpires that all the dispute is a matter of 2s. per day for one…

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Proposed Gold Congress. Do Stop the Struggle. an International Bourse

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 6

The "Freie Presse" of 14th November publishes an article by Signor Luzzattl, former Italian Minister of Finance, proposing an international peace congress…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

The Resbdown Mine, report for fort-night ending 18th ult.:—Work was resumed on the 6th ult. by three men. The winze has been sank a further…

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The Newcastle Colliery Difficlty

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 5 February 1908 · page 3

The Special Mining Court at Newcastle adjourned this morning suddenly the employers' representative declining to proceed while the Dudley wheelers were out on strike…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 February 1908 · page 3

Notice is given of the proposed cancellation of the following leases, which will thereafter be available for occupation in terms of the Mining Act of…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 8

King Edward VII Copper Mining Co., N.L., (Orange Plains).—The Mine Manager reports that the Contractors have completed 5th Section…

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Warden's Annual Report. Cobar Mining District

The Cobar Herald · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 3

By the courtesy of the Minister for Mines, we are enabled to publish a copy of the Warden's report for the year 1907 on the mines of…

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Charge Against Coal Miners

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 2

The Postmaster-General (Mr. Mauger), during the course of a speech at the Centenary Hall yesterday, said that he had been informed that one…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 3

The undermentioned leases have been declared void in consequence of the lessees having failed to execute and take delivery when called upon to…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

Sulphide ore was struck on Friday last in the north drive of the Caribelego copper mine, at the 200ft level. about 12ft in. The Secretary brought…

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The Newcastle Mining Difficulty

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 12 February 1908 · page 3

Alt the mines in the Newcastle district are now working…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 5

The Canbelege Copper Mining Commany Ltd., report to the 7th inst :—During the past fortnight 26 ft of driving and crosscutting has been carried out…

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The Dudley Colliery Trouble

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

The Dudley colliery has issued 44 summon[?]s against the youths who stopped work without notice…

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The Coal Trouble. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

The mine firemen and engine-drivers in the Maitland and Newcastle districts threaten to go on strike unless their wages are increased by the end of the present…

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Mining. C.s.a. Mines

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 3

Manager of the above reports for week ending the 12th inst., midnight, as follows:— Main shaft.—All timber and…

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The Newcastle Colliery Difficulty

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

A MEETING of the wheelers, drivers, and screen hands at the Dudley Colliery was held on Sunday at Dudley, at which the position of affaire at the mine was discussed…

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Colliery Disaster in Natal. Many Lives Lost

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

A DISASTROUS explosion is reported as having occurred at Glencoe, Natal (South Africa). The latest available particulars show that two explosions occurred in the mine in a very…

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Buried Miners and Christmas Day

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 4

Three American minors, named Bailey, McDonald, and Brown, spent Christmas in unique circumstances, being imprisoned in a gloomy cavern 1,000ft. below the surface…

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Bodangora Mining

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 4

We understand that operations at the No. 2 Mine, Bodangora, have practically ceased for the present, all attention being focussed on the Dick's…

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Another Miners' Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 5

Two hundred miners employed at the Golden Fleece, Junction, Homeward Bound, Shamrock, and Neeld's Mines (Wyalong) came out on strike yesterday, as a protest against the owners…

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