Parkes As a Goldfield
The goldfield of Parkes was originally The Billabong, later The Bushman, and was finally named after Sir Henry Parkes, on whose grave in the mountain…
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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines
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The goldfield of Parkes was originally The Billabong, later The Bushman, and was finally named after Sir Henry Parkes, on whose grave in the mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The goldfield of Parkes was originally The Billabong, later The Bushman, and was finally named after Sir Henry Parkes, on whose grave in the mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arthur Hagar applied for authority to enter portion P.M.L. 6, parish of Cobar, county Robinson, to search for gold, silver, and copper, for a period of twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Word has been received that coal has been struck at Maryvale; but, on account of the great body of water that is flowing in nothing much could be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is at present on a visit to Wellington, as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gates, one of the "heroes" of the roaring old mining days of Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Word has been received that coal has been struck at Maryvale; but, on account of the great body of water that is flowing in, nothing much could be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A prospector working along the roof of the old mine at Bodangora has been successful in picking up the reef that was lost many years ago when the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The operations of a Dubbo and Wellington Syndicate in search for gold, have had, so far as can be seen, a very successful result. About one mile from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A general meeting of the directors and shareholders of the Maryvale Coal Mine was held during the week, there being some 20 persons present,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fine sample of gold bearing stone was brought into town on Tuesday from a new find on Mr. Zell's property, Bodangora, which is seven…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work at sinking on Keith's reef is still proceeding and the reef is still widening. Further applications for leases on this line of reef are being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a general meeting of the directors and shareholders of the Maryvale Coal Mine some 20 persons were present, and a good deal of enthusiasm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The mining boom at Bodangora brought this old hamlet very into the limelight. Though [?]g matters have been very quiet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a general meeting of the directors and shareholders of the Maryvale Coal Mine some 20 persons were present, and a good ileal of enthusiasm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Since the controversy which has arisen over the Dubbo correspondence that recently appeared in the Sydney press relative to various…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. E. Archbold, manager at the Maryvale coal mine, reports having cut through the scam of coal that was recently struck. It proved to be about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work has been resumed on Keith's mine and they are still driving on the underlay. A Wellington syndicate is said to have taken a ten…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A good deal of local excitement (says the "Parkes Post") has been aroused over the reported discovery of gold in highly payable quantities…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The C.S.A. Mines, Ltd., applied for suspension of labor conditions on leases 674, 9942, 9943, 10040, 1750 and 1751, parish of Kaloogleguy, county of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the couclusion of the first day of the Dubbo Racing Club's Show meeting Mr. C. W. Rogan expressed the desire to present a Gold Cup for the…
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