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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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Gundabooka Mines

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 August 1922 · page 2

An Inspector will visit Gundabooka Mines on the 20th and his report on the field will be looked forward to with considerable interest. A private…

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Gold Mania

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 6

Since gold was discovered by Veteran Toomcy at Muriel Tank, nearly everyone in the town and district has been smitten with gold fever (says "Western Age," Cobar). In…

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Mining Lucknow Activities

Western Age · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

The Mining Warden, Mr. George James, after a visit to the Orange mining district, where Lucknow is at present the scene of marked…

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Saxa Coal Measures. News From Original Prospector

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 7

Mr. Charles J. Keenan, [?]nr., of Albert Siding, sends along the following very interesting letter:—"Dear Sir,—I saw by your valued paper that the…

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Birds and Animal Gold-miners the Golden Goose

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 August 1922 · page 8

The account published recently of a Syrian goose, in the gizzard of which was found flakes of pure gold, calls to mind a similar case which occurred…

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Mining Warden's Court Muronbong Coal Company Granted Exemption

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 August 1922 · page 5

The following applications were dealt with by the Mining Warden, Mr. James, at the Warden's Court yesterday:—John Joseph Fitzgerald made…

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Discovery of Mt. Morgan Gold Mine the Romance of Its Facts

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 August 1922 · page 7

"The discovery of two or three gold mines would do more for the prosperity of Australia than all the politicians' said a "man in the street" to me the…

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Big Sale of Mining Plant

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 August 1922 · page 4

Abel Wilkins and Co., auctioneers, have received instructions to sell by auction the whole of plant of the Mitchell's Creek Tailings Company, at Bodangora,…

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Throw Off the Old Gold Peps Enda Soreness and Irritation in the Chest and Air-Tubes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 5

Nothing is more dangerous and exhausting than a persistent cough, for it seriously weakens and injures the delicate membrane lining the…

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Big Sale of Mining Plant

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 2

Abel Wilkins and Co., auctioneers, have received instructions to sell by auction the whole of plant of the Mitchell's Crook Tailings Company, at Bodangora…

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Muriel Tank Gold Field. Report by Inspector of Mines

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 3

The following is the summary of the report compiled by Mr J. B. Jaquet, Chief Inspector of Mines, on his recent inspection of the Muriel…

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Gundabooka Gold Field

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 2

Mr. B. Doe, M.L.A, asked the following question in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, August 24th, 1 1922:—"In view of the increased…

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Big Sale of Mining Plant

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 August 1922 · page 6

Abel Wilkins and Co., auctioneers, have received instructions to sell by auction the whole of plant of the Mitchell's Crook Tailings Company, at Bodangora,…

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Mining

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 3

East Lucknow.--Operations at this mine are to be started in [?]arnest in a low days. Mr. T. Pascoe had been appointed manager and three…

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Lucknow Gold Field

Western Age · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Mining matters are still active in the Lucknow district. At the Mining, Warden's Court at Orange, presided over by Mr. G. James, 31 cases were…

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On the Golden Trail Drama and Tragedy Centre Around Every Gold-field

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 September 1922 · page 7

Now and then the world is stirred by the news of a "gold-fiud" although seldom are there such wild scenes as marked the rushes of half a century…

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Mining Notes. Lucknow Mines

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 3

There is rather more than a flutter of excitement in the Lucknow mining market, and the rise in South Lucknows to 63 on Monday betokened…

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Lucknow Mines Development

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 3

A report from Lucknow Gold Mines N.L., states that development work on No 1 vein is producing ore of a good grade. The vein is [?] wide, (4…

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