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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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The Coal Vend Cases. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 2

The Hon. W. M. Hughes expressed surprise at Mr. Edden voicing an opinion, on the coal vend cases while they were sub judice. The object of…

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Mining. the Queen Bee Copper Mining Co

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 4

The half-yearly general meeting of shareholders was held at the Company's office, Wrightville, on 28th February. Mr T. E Farquhar, chairman of…

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Cobar Gladstone Mining Company

The Cobar Herald · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 4

The half-yearly general meeting of shareholders was held at the Company's office Wrightville, on 27th February. Mr. P. Snelson, chairman of directors,…

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Cobar Miners' Wages

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 5

The employees of the Great Cobar mine have caked for un increase in wages totaling about £23,000 a year…

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The Coal Trade. and the Referenda

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 6

To those electors whose apathy with respect to the referenda proposals preclude them from realising their essentially undemocratic and entirely…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 3

The 43rd half-yearly general meeting of the Occidental Gold Mining Co. was held on Tuesday last. The directors report contained the information that the…

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Bodangora Gold Mines

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 3

Mr. Christian Knoblanche, certified mine manager, writes under date 7th March:—Home sum; human nihil a mealienum puto. This seems to be "the…

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Mining. Cobar Gladstone Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 4

Report for two weeks ending 4th March:— South drive at 260ft. level extended 35ft., total 14Ift. Lode…

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The C.s.a. Mines

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 4

Since last reported south off No. 5 crosscut has been driven a further 8 feet, making total distance of 31 feet. The boulders have all cut out…

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Eleven Tons of Gold

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 4

THE gold reserve at the Federal Tressury, Melbourne, was weighed and checked on Wednesday afternoon. It was in bags of 1000 sovereigns each A million pounds in…

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Rich Find of Gold

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 3

Another rich find has been made at Long Flat, near Gundagai. About 90lbs. weight of specimens, yielding 120 ounces of gold, have been found…

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Gold Galore

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 4

Three hundred and fifty ounces of gold was taken from 300 lbs. of stone at Long Tunnel mine, near Gundagai. More enormously rich ore is in sight…

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Gold at Gundagai

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 5

At the Lung Tunnel mine, Gundagai, on Monday and Tuesday, 172ozs. 17dwts, of gold were taken out. To date, 263 ounces have been taken out and a number of rich specimens have…

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Gundagai Gold. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 4

Further particulars of the rich gold yield at Gundagai show that 263 ozs. of gold alloy were taken out. A number of rich specimens are not yet…

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Mining. the Queen Bee

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 3

Report for the fortnight ending 11th March, [?]9[?]l:-Development and prospecting work has been carried on at the bottom level,…

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Rich State Coal Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 3

Mr. Edden (Minister for Mind) says bin officers have discovered for the Government the richest coal mine in the west of the State…

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Bodangora Gold Mines

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 4

The managing director of the Bodangora Gold Mines reports as follows: Cleaning out and timbering of the main shaft are now in progress between the…

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Richest Coal Mine in the West. Mr. Edden's Find

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 6

Speaking at a gathering of railway and tramway men on Saturday night, the Minister of Mines said he hoped before 12 mouths to see in existence…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 4

Report of the Gladstone mine for j fortnight ended 18th March:-. South drive at 260ft level extended 33ft, total 174ft. Face consists of…

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How Mining Disasters Are Caused. Faults of Careless Pit Workers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 7

IN spite of the fact that was fitted with every modern contrivance for ensuring safe and efficient working, the Pretoria Pit, near Bolton, Lancashire, has proved…

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