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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 2

The clean up at the Welcome Jack Mine for the week just ended (96 hours work) was 97 1/4oz. retorted gold. Everything is continuing on favorable…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 3

Creamy Hills Gold Mining Development Company, No Liability.— The Mine Manager reports:—The crosscut has been extended a further…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 4

From all accounts matters are going well at the Commonwealth Mine. The furnace is working splendidly, and about 500 tons of ore have been dealt…

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Gold In Scotland

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 6

The announcement was recently made that gold had been found in paying quantities in the neighbourhood of Ardrishaig, Argyllshire, and the subsequent investigations tend to…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

At the Warden's Court on Friday, Mr. Dove, Warden, dealt with the application of William Giddings for assessment on an authority to enter the…

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Mining Fatality

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 3

Two miners were killed yesterday by a fall of earth while working in a shaft at Norseman, West Australia…

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Action by the Miners Federation

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 3

The meeting of the committee of management of Colliery Employees federation was held at castle on Saturday. The committee had [?] consideration the position of members…

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Marvellous Gold Discoveries in New Zealand

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 3

A gold discovery said to be the richest over made in New Zealand, is reported from the Bay of Islands…

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The Goal Mining Special Court. Judge Heyden's Patience Exhausted

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 3

N. Friday it was reported in the Special [?]bitration Court sitting at Newcastle what [?] difficulties at the Polaw Maine mine, where to younger miners were on Strike, could not…

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Mining. the Budgery Mine. Half-yearly Reports

The Cobar Herald · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 3

The following are copies of the reports which have been circulated amongst the shareholders in the Budgery Mines, No Liability:—…

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Mine Manager's Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 3

During the half-year the following development work and improvements have been carried out on your mine. New Main Shaft has…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 5

Owing to shortage of water we understand that arrangements have been made by the Great Cobar to get water from the Cobar Gold Mines…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the shareholders of the Welcome Jack Co. was held at Webb's Hotel on Friday evening. Mr. M. M'Leod, chairman of directors…

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A Trip Round the Mines Down South. Messrs Phillips and Scott on Tour

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 2

It is generally known that Mr. J. M. Scott is the legal manager for the Creamy Hills G. M. Co., which property he floated last year, after…

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Mining Explosion in America. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

By a gas explosion at the Union Pacific coal mine, at Hanna, Wyoming, U.S.A., two men were killed. A second explosion en-tombed seventy men who were trying to…

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New Transvaal Mining Law. A Drastic Measure

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 2

THE new Transvaal gold law vests the sole right of mining for gold in the Crown. The baser metals are vested in the landowner. Discoverers are granted fifty claims free…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 4

All the indications juet now are theft Wellington is in for a mining bo[?] based on the exceedingly good [?] obtained at the Welcome Jack parent…

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North Gundabooka Gold-Mining Company, Linued in Liquidation

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 5

Notice is he only given that a first and final dividend at the rate of One Shipping and Two-p-[?](1s 2[?]) per Share is now available at my office…

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A Mining Incident

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 7

On 4th December a foil of rock in a gold mine at Ely, Nevada, entombed several men. Three men named Bailey, Brown, and Macdonald were covered a…

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