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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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Four Miners Killed. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

Four men named Brown, Donoghue, Wilson, and Cordily were killed by a fall of 150 tons of stone at a limestone quarry at Friezland, near…

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Gold Recovered. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

Over £400,000 worth of gold has been recovered from the sunken Ocenna in the English Channel…

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Mining. Queen Bee Co

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 3

Three Sydney mining investors were recently appointed to the hoard of Directors of the Queen Bee Copper Mining Co., and the office was removed from…

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Mining

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 4

The Department of Mines annual report for 1911, states that with the exception of a little prospecting by Mr Mickey, in the parish of Roche, no…

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Mining. Billago Syndicate

The Cobar Herald · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 5

Mr. W. Horsley, mine manager, reports for fortnight ending 3oth March, 1912 :—West crosscut has been extendid 4ft., total distance…

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The Queen Bee Mine

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 3

Report for week ended April 20:— No. 5 level, main north stopes—Mullocking up stope and raising passes between Nos. 4 and 5 levels, fair…

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Mining. Billagoe Syndicate

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 3

Mine manager's report for fortnight ending 27th April,:— West crosscut advanced a further 3ft, total distance 34ft. The last 3ft in sand…

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Coal at Dover. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 4

After digging, at Doyer, in Kent, for twelve years coal has at last been obtained…

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Struck a Mine. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 4

Laten reports state that the liner Texas sank through striking a mine, not through being struck by a shell…

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Annual Report of Mines Department. Wellington Division

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 6

The gold won in this division during the year is valued at £33,254, as compared with £36,602, a decrease of £3384. Of the yield for 1911 the…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 5

The King George Syndicate (late Phoenix) are still plodding, away at the time, and latest reports show that they have something very…

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Gold in the Streets

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 3

Gold and copper ore have been discovered in one of the streets of Victoria (B.C.). One enterprising prospector at once pegged out his claim in…

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Mining Fatalities. Brisbane

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 4

During the past week, six miners lost their lives in mine accidents, in the Mount Ellictt district…

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"In a Gold Casket." the Goldsmith. Artists in Metal. (Special to the "Westminster Gazette.")

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 3

"It was resolved at yesterday's meeting of the Court of Common Council that his Majesty the Cham of Tartary be invited to a dejeuner at the…

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South Wales Miners

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1912 · page 2

A proposal by the South Wales Miners Executive for national stoppage, including railway men and transport workers, was rejected by a small…

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The Long Tunnel Mine. Gundagai

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 6

More sensational gold yields are reported from the Long Tunnel mine. The shareholders on Wednesday obtained 80 ounces of gold out of 40lbs. of stone…

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Mining. Revival at the Peak

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 5

The Peak croup of mines appear to have been disturbing the normal peace surrounding the mining industry in this district for some…

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District News. (From our own correspondents). [?] MINE. Bad Fatality

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 5

On Tuesday morning last a sad totality took place at Cowell's Hotel. A man named Alfrod Day, about 65 years of age, who has been in this district…

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Mining Fatality. Perth (W.A.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 4

A [?] was killed in tbe Gold[?] [?] mine, [?], by a large [?] of stone falling and breaking his [?]. [?] had not been long out from…

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Marriage of Miners

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 6

The Chief Justice of Victoria made important Observations in the Criminal Court concerning the offence by young people of making false…

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