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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

132 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 7

Elong Coal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

It has been well known for years past that there are deposits of coal in the Baltimore district, but the want of railway communication put…

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Price of Coal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 6

The 3s per ton increase in the price of coal will necessitate a rearrangement of charges for gas by municipal councils and gas companies throughout the…

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Muriel Tank Gold Find

Western Age · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

What promises to be an important new gold find has been made near Muriel Tank, situated 13 miles north-east of Canbelego, on Budgery…

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Reported Gold Find. Near Sunny Corner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

There appears to be no reason to doubt the truth of the reports which appear in the Bathurst "Times" and "Advocate" regarding the discovery…

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Mining News. C.S.A. Mines, Ltd

Western Age · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

Report of work done at mine for fortnight ended 6th January, 1916:— No 2 Level—No 22 winze—This winze was sunk a further distance of…

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Sunny Corner Gold Find

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 6

The scene of the gold discovery at Sunny Corner was visited by a great many miners and officials of the Department on Friday, and all…

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New Gold Find Near Sunny Corner. Report by the Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. J. B. JAQUEP, A.R.S.M.

Western Age · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 3

The site of the discovery is distant about 8 miles from Sunny Corner and just off the Palmers-Oskey Road, upon Mr A. Gray's Conditional…

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Gold for the War. Romances of Gifts to Chancell[?] of the Exchequer

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

"Letters too sacred to be seen except by the official eye" is the description by Mr. James Douglas of the human documents sent to the Treasury, together with free gifts of…

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Sad Drowning Fatality. in the Chesney Mine Tank. Lulu and Teddy Knight the Victims

Western Age · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

Another of those unfortunate drowning fatalities, which luckily, are few and for between, but have at times shocked the people of this…

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Sunny Corner Gold Find

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

The Chief Inspector of Mines, Mr. J. B, Jacquet, A.R.S.M., in a report on the new gold find near Sunny Corner, say:—The site of the discovery is…

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Bunny Corner Gold Find

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 6

Among the men attracted to me Sunny Curlier gold discovery was "Sandy" Anderson, who has been on every gold field in Australia since…

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New Gold Find at Lucknow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. Bert. Davis, who has been prospecting to the eastward of Lucknow, in the vicinity of the old rifle range, has come across stone at a depth of 11 feet…

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Mt Boppy Gold Mine Closed

Western Age · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 3

The Mount Boppy Gold Mine, which has been the support of the town of Canbelego with its population of 2000 sou[?] for the past 15…

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The Goolma Copper Mine

Western Age · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 2

The Rev. Father Milne Curran, the eminent Australian geologist, spend portion of last week visiting the Goolma copper mines. The…

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Mt. Boppy Gold Mine Closed

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 February 1917 · page 2

The Mount Boppy. Gold Mine, which has been the support of the town of Canbelego with its population of 2000 souls for the past 15 years (says the…

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Mount Boppy Gold Mine Closed

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 2

The Mount Boppy Gold Mine, which has been the support of the town of Canbelego with its population of 2000 souls for the past 15 years (says the…

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Hun Mines Adrift. Submarines Galore. Germany Will Be Starved in Four Months. London, Feb. 12

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 3

It is feared a great number of German mines in the Sound off Copenhagen are adrift. Owing to the ice many, will explode…

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Ballimore Coal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 6

We regret to note that the report of the manager of Dubbo Municipal Gasworks ou the test of Ballimore coal for gas purposes is not…

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Union Amalgamation. A.W.U. and Amalgamated Miners

Western Age · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 2

Some time ago a scheme for the amalgamation of the Metaliferous Miners' Organisation with the A.W.U. was agreed to. The miners…

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Mount Boppy. State's Greatest Gold Producer. Only Temporary Closing Down

Western Age · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 3

The closing down of the Mount Boppy Gold Mine, Canbelego, which took place recently, is a very serious blow to the gold mining industry of…

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