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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 3

Mr. Norman Danvers Power sailed for Manila, Philippine Islands, on the 6th inst. Our London correspondent…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 4

Canbelego Copper Mines report week ending 16th instant:—Do the week the main shift has sank a farther 9ft, total depth…

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Arithmetic Competition for Girls. Gold Watches for the Best Papers

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 7

The Principal of Bexley Ladies' College, Sydney, offers two Ladies' Gold Watches for the Lest papers on arithmetic from girls under 17 years of age…

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Colliery Accident on the South Coast. Sydney, Firday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 4

Sixteen miners were injured at the Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, on Wednesday morning through a cage violently striking the bottom of the…

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Miners' Grievances at Maitland. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 4

Miners at Hetton Greta Colliery, in the Maitland District, announce that they will give notice of their intention to cease work as a protest against the…

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Arithmetic Competition for Girls. Gold Watches for the Best Papers

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 7

The Principal of Bexley Ladies' College, Sydney, offers two Ladies' Gold Watches for the best papers on arithmetic from girls under 17 years of age…

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Bonnie Dundee Mining Company

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

The mine manager reports that the south drive at the 400ft level has been extended to 132ft with no change in the lode. Stoping has…

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Newcastle Collieries. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 2

In the Industrial Court yesterday morning an application was made to Judge Heydon on behalf of the Colliery Employees' Federation for an order…

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Newcastle Miners' Board Mr. Patterson's Position

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 2

YESTERDAY an application was made to the Industrial Court for an order disolving the Newcastle Miners' Board and for the constitution of a new Board…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 3

The Cobar Glandstone Mining, Company, No Liabiti[?]y, reports for two weeks ending 24th July, 1910:— Main shaft sunk by contractors 27ft,…

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Trouble at the Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 29 July 1910 · page 5

Some trouble arose at the mine on Tuesday night. At present there are 45 truckers, on—15 per. shift—and the management proposed…

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The Coal Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 July 1910 · page 5

The recent coal strike cost the Australian Gus Co. [?]700,000…

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A Mining Application

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 August 1910 · page 2

An application was made to the warden by W. J. Oswald, on Friday for the suspension of the labor conditions on the Goodrich leases for a period of…

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Southern Collieries Award. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 2

The award in connection with the Southern Collieries Wages' Board has been published. It provides for a new scale of wages, eight hours from bank…

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Fatal Mining Accident

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 August 1910 · page 3

Two miners named Frank Monro and Wm Brough were killed by a fall of stone in a colliery at Huntley, New Zealand…

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Commonwealth Mine Keys Claim for Detention

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 August 1910 · page 4

At the Wellington police court on Friday, before Mr. Lee, J.P., Aeneas M'Donald proceeded against William M'Kenzie for the illegal detention of…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 9 August 1910 · page 3

It is proposed to cancel the under-mentioned gold-mining lease, and notice of cancellation thereof will be published in the" Government…

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A Decreased Gold Yield

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 2

THE gold production months of the year to and of July decreased as compared with last year by 7522oz. The yield, according to a return by the Under-Secretary…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 6

Mine managers' examinations will be held at Sydney, Broken Hill and Cobar on 1st, 2nd and 3rd November. Those desirous of…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 3

The drive at the 240 feet level at the Great South Peak gold mine has been completed for a distance at 200 feet north, and a crosscut has…

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