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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Bonnie Dundee Mining Co. To the Editor

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 5

Sir, — Under the above heading in [?] " Nyngon Observer" of the 28th March, 1908, is given a report reporting to be a resume of the business…

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The Mining Industry

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 3

The aggregate mineral production of New South Wales to the end of 1907 was £183,137,760, while the value of the output for last year was £10,677,378, an increase as…

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A Mining Incident

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 7

On 4th December a fall 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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Diamonds and Gold. Past Impostures. Stories Re-told

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 3

The story of Lemoine and Weruher recalls that of some extraordinary, almost incredible, and for a while brilliantly successful impostures in the…

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The Commonwealth Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 2

There are not many of the residents of Wellington who realise to the full extent what a big concern the Commonwealth Mine is, or the…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 April 1908 · page 2

It is likely that the Gunner's Dam Show, Parkes Road,' will be floated into a company. This mine has given good results for some time past…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 3

M, le Grand, a French smelting expert, has been in Broken Hill for some weeks conducting investigations into the working of the various mines…

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C.s.a. Mines

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 3

Manager of the above reports for fortnight ending lst April, 1908 :— Main shaft.—Sunk a further 21ft 6in, giving total depth 626ft ; also…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 4

Mr. W. T. Mitchell will open his mining exchange at the Club Hotel on Saturday night. He tells us that he has several shares in, hand, and we…

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Mining. Development of the Welcome Jack Field

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 April 1908 · page 3

The fact that the ground on the Welcome Jack lode at Wuuluman has been pegged out to a length of about five miles is an indication, if any were…

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Killed by Mining Machinery

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 3

Mr. George R[?], assayer at the Wer[?] Mine (West Australia), was caught in the machinery of the mine yesterday, and killed…

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Stolen Coal Given. Starving Man Set Free

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 7

There was an unusual and happy ending to a case at Croydon on Monday, 13th January, when Thomas Dodson, 29, of Salisbury road, Woodside, was…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 April 1908 · page 2

Before Mr. W. Burton Smith, Warden, on Friday, Horeley A. Bloomfield applied for the suspension of the labour conditions on his authority to…

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Mining. New Cyanide Process

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 5

Those interested in cyaniding will sho[?] have an opportunity of witnessing at the Mitchell's Creek Mine at Bodangora, a new method of working the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 5

Manager of the Creamy Hills Gold Mining Company, No Liability | Euabalong, reports:—The north drive has been extended a…

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Price of Coal. London, Wednesday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

The British coal owners will raise the price of coal [?]s 6d a ton, if the Eight Hours for Miners Bill comes into force before June 30, 1909…

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Bringing Gold to the Bank of England

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 7

THE precautions which are taken to guard gold dispatched from the mines of Australia, America, or South Africa to the Bank of England-- which for years…

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The Commonwealth Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

We understand that application is being made to secure a reserve at the Commonwealth for the purpose of a township. We believe also that the…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

Mining matters in this district have been quiet during the past few days, owing to the holidays, but things are now brightening up, and before the…

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The Welcome Jack Mine. Somethinc About Its History

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 3

Although the Welcome Jack field is at present exciting great public interest, it is by no means a recent discovery. In fact the gold-bearing…

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