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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Dick's Reward Cold Mining Company

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 4

The Dick's Reward Gold Mining Company, which is being formed to work the property known as Dick's Reef at Bodaugora, should commend…

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No Coal Substitute. Exhaustion of British Mines

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 6

Sir William Ramsay, the great chemist, doubted, in a speech at the British Selenco Guild recently, the possibility of discovering a substitute for coal, and…

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Queen Bee Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 8

The manager reports for the two weeks ending 10th April:— Mining.—Stoping has been carried on at No 2 Level on carbonats ore and…

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Mining Dick's Reward

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 8

In this issue appears the advertisement concerning the flotation of the Dick's Reward Gold Mining Co. The Sharebrokes, Mr Geo. Mershe, of…

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No Coal Substitute. Exhaustion of British Mines

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 7

Sir William Ramsay, the great chemist, doubted, in a speech at the British Science Guild recently, the possibility of discovering a substitute for coal, and…

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A Heroic Woman Receives the First Gold Medal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 6

One of the most sourageons acts of selfsacrifice and heroism that have ever been reported to the Royal Humans Society of Australasia came under the notice of the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 3

Budgerygar North Mine has been granted Government aid for l00f of sinking as follows :—15s per foot for the first 25ft, 16s for the second 25…

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Fort Bourke Copper Mine

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 3

The manager of the above reports for fortnight ending 22nd April, 1909 :— Since my last report of the 8th we…

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Sale of Mining Machinery

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 May 1909 · page 2

Mining men are evincing considerable interest in the sale of the Mitchell's Creek Co's machinery and plant, which will be conducted by Messrs. Bedford…

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Mining. Nyngan Mining News. Budgerygar

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

At Budgerygay Mine the drive at the bottom level (880ft) his been tended to 130f, in practically the same class of ore, but of rather richer…

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Perils of the Mine. Recent Advances in Life-saving

The Cobar Herald · Friday 7 May 1909 · page 7

Before the Prince and Princess of Wales and a distinguished audience at the Royal Institution on February 19, Sir Henry Cunynghame delivered an…

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Miners' Dispute. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 5

Miners and others employed at the Golden Fleace, Wyalong, downed tools last night, owing, it is stated, to objection being taken to one of the workers…

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Perils of the Mine. Recent Advances in Life-saving

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 7

Before the Prince and Princess of Wales and a distinguished audience at the Royal Institution on February 19,Sir Henry Cunynghame delivered an…

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The World's Coal Bill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 12 May 1909 · page 4

Striking figures showing the tremendous increase which has taken place in the pace at which the world is using up its coal supplies are given in a White- paper issued on…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 4

A splendid development is reported from Gardiner's Blocks at the C.S.A. Mr Gainford, the Sydney representative of the owners…

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Big Coal Corner

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 4

Four coal mines in Maryland, (A[?]erics), have amalgamated, with a joint capital of £7,000,000…

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Earthquakes and Mining Accidents

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 3

A Reuter message from St. Petersburg says a novel proposal has been brought before the Meteorological Congress which has just been sitting in St…

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Great Sale of Mining Machinery

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 May 1909 · page 2

Final attention is drawn in those columns to the highly important sale of mining machinery to be held by Messrs. Bedford and Taylor, at…

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Mining. the Cobar Tinto

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 2

In these days of depression It ii refreshing to hear and know of a genuine development in one of Cobar's mining propositions which…

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Mining in 1908. Departmental Reports

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 3

The following information is extracted from the annual report of the Department of Mines for 1908:— GOLD…

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