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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Decline in Coal

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 2

The condition of affairs at Newcastle is deplorable, owing to the declining coal output…

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Good Gold Prospects

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. J. B. Anderson, who holds one of the claims at Dark Corner, Burrendong, with Messrs. A. J. M'Leod, G. E. Anderson, W. G. Reinhard, and…

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Miners' Federation

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

Mr. James Stewart, President of the local A.M.A., takes a deep interest in the scheme for the federation of the whole of the…

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Mining. South Mount Boppy

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 6

The " Financier" of February 9 states that an extraordinary general meeting of the South Boppy Gold-mining Company, Ltd., was held on tho previous day in…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 4

The Cobar Gladstone Mining Co.. No Liability, report for two weeks ending 1st April:-South drive at 260ft. level extended 39ft., total…

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The Napoleon Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 6

THE English directors of the Great Lucknow Consols mine, near Orange. N.S W., have bought the Napoleon mine, 30 miles distant from Lucknow. The terms upon which the…

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60,000 Miners Being Supported. London, Thursday nigt

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1911 · page 4

The United Mine Workers' of America.will support 60,000 miners at Alberta, who suspended work on April 1st…

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Balmain Colliery Dispute. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 2

On the suggestion of Mr. Beeby (Minister for Labor), the parties concerned in the Balmain colliery dispute have agreed to the appointment of a…

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Boppy Boulder'gold Mining Coy., N.l

The Cobar Herald · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 5

Since the annual meeting of the above company on the 25th ultimo, a north drive was started off the western crosscut in the lode at the 200ft. level, and up…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 5

Two Chinamen are working the richest how found at Emmaville for some time. This claim is situated at the head of the Gulf Creek, and cleans up to 201b. tin to…

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C. S. A. Mines

The Cobar Herald · Friday 14 April 1911 · page 5

Since last reported south off" No. 5 crosscut has been driven 8ft. ; total distance 47 feet. The face at present is in somewhat poorer ore than we have had,…

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The Coal Vend

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 April 1911 · page 4

In the High Court, before Mr. Justice Isaacs, the coal vend prosecutions were commenced. The Court was filled. Mr. Wise, K.C., intimated that the cases…

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Gold at Gundagai

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 3

Another rich gold find has been made in the Long Tunnel mine, Gundagai, near where the sensational find was made a few weeks ago. A few dishes of staff which were "do lind" on…

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Action Against the Coal Vend

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 3

This morning Mr. B. R. Wise, K.C., resumed his opening address before the High Court in the the case against the coal vend…

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Gold at Gundagai. Gundagai

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

Another rich gold find has been made in the Long Tunnel mine, near where a sensational find was made a few weeks ago. Half a dish of stone dollied…

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Stuart Town Gold Mines

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 4

Mr. S. Jones (manager of the Beehive and Great Northern mines, at Stuart Town and Farnham respectively), writes:—The erection of the…

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Two Miners Killed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 5

A fall of earth took place at the Victorian Proprietary Mine, B. Bendigo, on Thursday. As a result, two men were killed, another seriously injured, aud a number of ethers slightly hurt…

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Coal Vend Prosecutions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 4
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

The Coal Vend prosecutions are still pending. Mr. Wise concluded his eddrees for the Crown on Wednesday after speaking for 12 hours. Evidence…

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Great Cobar Copper Mine

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 4

It might be interesting to the residents of town and district to know that there is not a partical of truth in the rumor recently in circulation, to the effect that the above…

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