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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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District Mining

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 8

From the annual report of the Department of mines we take the following mining returns for 1913.— STUART TOWN DIVISION…

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Mining. Occidental Gold Mining Company, N.L.

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 6

Report of work done at the above mine for the fortnight ended 29th April, 1914:—Owing to the Easter holidays…

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Subsidising the Miner. New Conditions of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mines

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 6

For some years past the miners and other workmen employed by the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Co., South Australia, have been…

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Occidental Gold Mining Company, N.l

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

Report of work done at the above mine for the fortnight ended May 13th:— Ore Raised.—2117 trucks of ore…

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Mining. THE C.S.A. Mines Limited

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

Report of work done at the above mine up to 9th inst.:— No. 2 west crosscut has been extended another 2 feet; total…

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Naked Lights in Coal Mines

The Cobar Herald · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 5

The Coal Mines Committee considers that the use of naked lights in mines is one of the most prolific causes of explosions in mines…

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Bodangora Mining

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 6

From all appearances there is going to be a revival in mining at Bodangora, and the work of marking the gold leases is at present being proceeded…

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Mining Misfits. (From S.m. " Herald.")

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 3

Australia lias suffered considerably, and will suffer, from criticism in England based upon money lost in mitring ventures within our…

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Death of Mr. Walter Mines

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 4

By the death of Mr. Walter Mines, dairyman, Dundullimal, the figure of a well-known and popular personality has been removed from our midst…

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Death of Mr. W. Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 1

Residents of Dubbo were shocked this morning when the sad news spread that Mr. Walter Mines, the well-known and highly-respected dairyman of…

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How Long Will Coal Last

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 7

Ten additions have lately been made to the Cambridge manuals' published by the Cambridge University Press, among them being an interesting account of the world's…

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Buried Gold. Victims of a Legend

The Cobar Herald · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 2

An extraordinary story of buried treasure, which recalls some of the delightful works of George A. Birmingham, has just reached France from the…

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Is Cobar Doomed? Fears of Miners' Secretary. Government Urged to Extend Railway

The Cobar Herald · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 6

The fate of Cobar owing to the danger of the supply of basic ore giving out is causing much concern to the Amalgamated Miners'…

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Buried Gold. Victims of a Legend

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 2

An extraordinary story of buried treasure, which recalls some of the dolightful works of George A. Birmingham, has just reached France from the…

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Mouramba Copper Mines

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

Report for the fortnight ended May 16:— Development work.—No. 4 level: The South main drive was advanced…

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New Coal Seam

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 3

An American company is now opening up the new coal seam on the Mudgeo line, between Brogan's Creek and Carlo's Gap (130 miles from Sydney)…

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The Late Mr Walter Mines

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1914 · page 2

The funeral of Mr, Welter Mines, who died in the Hopotoun Hospital on Friday morning last, took place on Saturday afternoon. The procession…

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New Coal Mine Near Mudgee

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 6

An American company is opening up a new coal seam on the Mudgce line, 139 miles from Sydney, between Brogan's Creek and Carlos Gap. The…

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Cobar District Mining. Extract from Mines Department report for the year 1913:—

The Cobar Herald · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 7

It is pleasing to find that the Mount Bopy Gold Mining Company has recorded an increased yield for the past year, and the statement given below shows what consistent returns have been yield by this mine for the past 13 years. It has maintained its…

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Trouble at the Mine

The Cobar Herald · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 5

A little trouble started at the nine this week. A party of six truckers were asked to put in a price for mullocking a stope and…

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