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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Metalliferous Mining in the Cobar District

Western Age · Friday 13 August 1920 · page 3

Mr M. A. Davidson, M.L.A., has sent the following communication to the Premier (Mr. Storey) in regard to the Cobar mines:—…

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Mining News. Doradilla Copper Mine

Western Age · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

The manager (Mr. W. S. Curteis) submits a progress report for the fortnight ended 31st July, 1920, as follows:—…

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Doradilla Copper Mine. Progress Report

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 2

Progress Report for the fortnight ended 31st July 1920:— Surface. Dismantling the boiler at the Main Shaft is still proceeding…

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Revival in Mining

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

Years ago the newspapers teemen with advertisements consisting of gold and silver mine company prospectuses, but so much money was swamped in…

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Mining News. Cobar Gladstone Copper Mining Co

Western Age · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 2

At the 24th half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above company held at Belmont buildings, 15 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, on…

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Mining in India

Western Age · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

Writing to a friend in Cobar, Mr. W. A. Hegarty (formerly of Cobar) and now resident in India, writes:—"To give you some idea of the…

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Doradilla Copper Mine. Progress Report

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 2

Progress report for the fortnight ended 14th August 1920:— Surface—The boiler has been dismantled and the plates have been…

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Mining News. Doradilla Copper Mine

Western Age · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 2

The manager (Mr. W. S. Curteis) submits a progress report for the fortnight ended 14th August, 1920, as follows:—…

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Doradilla Copper Mine. Progress Report

The Western Herald · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 2

Progress report for the fortnight ended 28th August, 1920:— Surface—The decking of the brace has been almost completed, and hand…

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Elong Coal Mine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 1

The syndicate that has been working the Elong coal mine is anxious to dispose of the property. It was their intention sonic time ago to seek State…

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Mining News. Brown Lode, No Liability

Western Age · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

The manager of the Brown Lode, No Liability, reports for the two weeks ended 5th September, 1920, as follows:—…

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Cobar Mining

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 1

Will Cobar crime back? Many think it will. On the other hand, there are ninny possibilities. One of the men who has hopes that it is possible to…

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Gold Dust and Bad Dust

Western Age · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 4

Dust inhaled is popularly regarded as a source of lung trouble. Experience has shown, however, we are told by a writer in "The Journal of the…

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Good Gold

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 4

Mr. Park, manager of the Gold Dredging Company, which at present is working on their new lease at Apsley, gives very encouraging reports. Since…

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The Mining Crisis Public Meeting at Cobar. Deputation Appointed to Wait on Premier Government Caustically Criticised

Western Age · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 2

A public meting was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday last for the purpose of protesting against the inaction of the Government in…

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Mining

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 September 1920 · page 2

The manager of Kelly's mine, at Wuuluman, reports:—Since starting to crush we experienced trouble with machinery and pump. We, however…

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Mining News. Brown Lode. No Liability

Western Age · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 2

The manager of the Brown Lode, No Liability, reports for the two weeks ended 19th September, 1920, as follows:—…

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Mining Warden's Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 4

The following applications were dealt with by Mining Warden A. B. C. Burke this morning:—Authorities to enter granted: Frank Joseph Feldman, 5 ac…

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Constructed From Coal-tax. Story of St. Paul's Cathedral

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 7

Do you know that St. Paul's Cathedral, the moat prominent object in the City of London, was paid for by a tax on coal? Such was the case, and one…

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The Mining Crisis

Western Age · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 3

The following letter in relation to the mining industry has been handed to the Premier (Mr. J. Storey) by Mr. M. A. Davidson, M.L.A.:—…

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