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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 3

At the Warden's Court application was made by the Nymagee Freehold Properties for suspension of labor conditions at the…

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Mining Troubles

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 21 July 1909 · page 3

Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P. (Labor), speaking at a meeting in Northumberland, advocated the general stoppage of the British coalfields to support the Scottish coal-miners in their…

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Mining. Bogan River Copper Co. (N. S. W.)

The Cobar Herald · Friday 23 July 1909 · page 6

When giving evidence before the Public Works Committee at Totte[?]ham, Mr G. Ea[?]on, chairman of the Bogan River Copper Co., Orange…

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Mining News

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 July 1909 · page 3

No doubt Dubbo people being interested in the Stuart Town goldfialds would like to know something abont them. Stuart Town is a very old field, having been discsrered…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 2

Yesterday (Monday) we were shown some specimens from the Great South Peak mine. The rich vein has now widened out to over an…

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Cablegrams. the Coal Trouble. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 28 July 1909 · page 3

The ballot of the Lanackshire (Scotland) miners, resulted in favor of a strike. Twenty-six thousand were for it, and 1200 against it. In Lancashire and Chester 49,303 men voted for…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 4

Great South Peak shares booming. Calls and forfeited shares advertised in this issue. The manager of the Cobar…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 3

Queen Bee report for fortnight ending 17th July:—Mining : Stoping carried on at Nos. 2, 3 and 5 levels on usual grades carbonates, black are…

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Trouble at the Great Cobar Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 5

Yesterday (Thursday) morning it appeared as if there would be trouble at the Great Cobar mine. It appears that one of the tappers' services were…

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Serious Coal Trouble. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 4

The conference between the Scottish coal masters and men has failed. As a result of the decision of the English miners to support them the men are very determined,…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 2

The Welcome Jack G. M. Coy. invite tenders for the purchase of 5,500 tons of tailings on their lease at Wuuluman. The successful tenderer…

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Great South Peak. Gold Mine

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 3

The latest report from this mine is that the north drive is now in 20 feet, and the rich leader that was etruck at the commencement has…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 3

The output of the Great Cobar Limited for four wenks ended 25th July, 1009, is as follow:—Blistar copper produced at Cobur contains by…

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Great Northern Gold Mining Coy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 2

A meeting of the shareholders in the Great Northern Gold Mining Company took place at Mr. A. Tyers Wood's office on Saturday, there being a good attendance…

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Mount Morgan Mines

The Cobar Herald · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 5

The value of the Mount Morgan gold mines' output for July is estimated at £100,000…

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The Latest Gold Rush

The Cobar Herald · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 5

The Tanami goldfield (Northern Territory) is the subject of much inquiry through the local warden's office (wired our Adelaide…

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Mining. Great Cobar Ltd. (N.s.w.)

The Cobar Herald · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 3

The report of the Great Cobar, Ltd for the year ended 31st December, 1908, states that during the periled the business of the company was…

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Mining Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 4

The manager of the Great Northern Gold Mine, Farnham, reports to Thursday, 6th August, as follows:—Water below No. 1 and intermediate levels. Stopped bailing…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 10 August 1909 · page 2

Half-yearly meeting of Queen Bee Shareholders on Tuesday, August 31st. The last month's returns from the Great Cobar constitute a record, 511…

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Mining. Queen Bee Copper Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 3

The manager reports for the two weeks ended 31st July, 1909, as follows :—Mining—Storing carried on at Nos. 2 and 3 love's on good-grade…

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