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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

235 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 5 of 12

Mining

The Cobar Herald · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 6

The Budgery report for two weeks ended May 14 is as follows : 218 level, N. drive from main shaft along eastern side of gossan been…

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Mines Report. [Article 3.]

The Cobar Herald · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 7

The following notes are taken from the report of Mr. J. Polkinghorne, Inspector of Mines :— The following places were visited, and…

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From Our Exchanges. the Miners'shop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 6

The miners of the Cobar copper mine have arranged with the superintendent of the mine to start a butchers, baker's, and a greengrocer's shop, at which…

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A Mining Lease. Claim That Failed. Bobadah

The Cobar Herald · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 5

An important case, affecting mining interests, was heard here on Saturday by Mr. Warden W. S. Arnott, of Cobar. A man named Darrich sued L. J…

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Bonnie Dundee Mining Company. Scheme for Raising Capital. to Erect Smelters

The Cobar Herald · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 6

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Bunnie Dundee Mining Coy., No Liability, was held at Draper's Commercial Hotel on Monday night…

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Queen Bee Mine

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 3

The Queen Bee report for week ended May 18 is as follows:—No. 1 level, stopping on vein of good ore 8in. wide, 100ft, north from shaft. This ore…

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Mining

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 3

We understand that applications for the position of Inspector of Mines for the Cobar district closed on May 27th. Owing to the…

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Miners' Wages. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

The Northumberland colliery owners have agreed to raise wages by 3[?] per cent…

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A Wealthy Mine. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 2

Up to date £1,000,000 have been distributed in dividends by Broken Hill South Company…

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C.s.a. Mines Limited

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 28 May 1912 · page 3

Report for weekending May 21:— No. 2 level.—South drive from No. 6 crosscut has been driven a further 6ft., total distance 119ft. The…

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Mines Report. [ARTICLE 4.] Mines Prospecting

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 8

A great falling off has taken place in the amount of prospecting done during the year. This may be ascribed to two causes, namely…

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Macquarie River Mining

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 6

Matters in sluicing on tbo Macquarie River, in the vicinity of Euchareena, are being busily pushed ahead. Besides the Company's jet sluicing plant,…

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344 Ounces of Gold. Melbourne

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

The phenomenal return of 340 ounces of gold from 11 14 fathoms of wash dirt, puddled at the Central Cath[?]art mine, provided a sensation in the Melbourne…

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Another Mine Accident Young Man Killed in a Rill

The Cobar Herald · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 5

Shortly after, mid-night on Monday a young man named Allan Peabody Evers met with a sudden death at Great Cobar mine. On…

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Gold Find Near Parkes

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 2

A very promising reef has been unearthed on the Back Trundle road, about 20 miles from Parkes. The cap of the roof, which carrying fine gold,…

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Good Gold Find

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

A very promising reef has been un[?]arthed on the Back Trundle-road about 20 miles from Parkes, by Young and party, who have been prospecting…

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Miners for Cobar. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 4

The steamer Thoimstocles, which arrived yesterday, brought 623 immigrants. The passengers include 20 miners, who had been engaged in England…

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Australasian Mining Institute of Engineers. a Visit to Cobar

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

Never at any one time in the history of Cobar has there been such an assemblage of people loaded up with mining knowledge in every…

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Budgery Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 5

The Budgery report for the two weeks ended May 28th is as follows: 218 level: s North drive along east side of gossan has been extended to…

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New Gold Discovery

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 6

A very promising reef has been unearthed on the Back Trundle road about 20 miles from Parkes by Young and party, who have been prospecting in…

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