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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Narromine Gold Cup Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1927 · page 2

Messrs. Barnett and Hennessy announce in our advertising columns that they will offer at public auction an Tuesday next, at noon, at "Tattcrsalls…

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Gold in a Log

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 8

An extraordinary find was made by 'two men who were rabbiting near Mineral Hill, in Condobolin district. They threw an old log on their camp fire at…

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Local Jottings. Manna Hill Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 October 1927 · page 2

The Secretary reports as follows:—Connecting tunnels. Mine manager reports, crosscut driven 9 ft, in hard ground from…

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Mining Warden's Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1927 · page 5

Application by Hector's Briek Coagainst Carl Brodbent and Irma Brodbent for permission to center was adjourned for a week on the application…

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Narromine Turf Club. Gold Cup Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1927 · page 5

The following are the nominations for the annual Gold Cup Meeting of the Narrowmine Turf Club, to be held next. Tuesday and Wednesday, October…

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Gold at Forbes

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 October 1927 · page 3

Interest in mining activities at Forbes has been enhanced by the unearthing of a 14oz. nugget at the Bald Hills mine, near Daroubulgie, by Messrs…

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New Coal Mine. First Ton to Cost £1,000,000

Western Age · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

A new coal mine, which ultimately ecpected to have an output of 4,000 tons a day, is being sunk, at Edwintowe, Nottinghamshire. The snat…

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Gold at Fosses

Western Age · Friday 21 October 1927 · page 1

Interest in mining activities at Horbes has been enhanced by the uncarthing of a 14os nugget at the Bald Hills mine, near Daroubalgle, by Messrs…

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Gold From Edie Creek. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 4

Seventeen thousand ounces of gold valued at approximately £42,500 arrived at Sydney to-day from the Edie Crock and neighbouring fields…

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Narromine Races Gold Cup Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 5

The Narromine Turf Club's meeting of 1927 must be voted from all points of view a great success. There was only one thing that was in any way…

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Late Cables Colorado Mines. Serious Trouble with Strikers. Trinidad

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 6

A Colorado message states that dozens of people were injured in a fight between members of the I.W.W. and mine guards. Strikers, succeeded in…

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Gold From New Guinea

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 6

The steamer Montoro arrived in Sydney on Tuesday last with 17,000 ozs. of gold from the Edie Creek, New Guinea gold field. This gold is worth at least…

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Gold at Bald Hills

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1927 · page 4

A recent discovery of gold at Bald Hills bids fair to be a good thing for the Parkas and Forbes district. It is stated that Mr. Longton, Mining…

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Trangie Races. Gold Cup Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1927 · page 2

Trangie Jockey Club's grassfed and cornfed meeting held on Tuesday and WednesdaY of last week, was one of the best ever held on the Tranige…

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Manna Hill Gold Mining Co., N. L. V.

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 November 1927 · page 9

Preliminary work and making plant efficient for handling the mines objective, absorbed considerable time. The mine Manager., (Mr. H…

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No Coal—only Oil Used. Copenhagen

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 2

Frank Hodges, lecturing here, declared that within a decade no coal would be in use, as oil would have superceded it…

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Local Jottings. Manna Hill Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 November 1927 · page 10

The secretary reports:—A meeting of shareholders was held at the Master Carriers' Association's rooms on Monday evening. Particulars…

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New Antiseptic. Coal Tar Product. Important Announcement

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 1

Sir Alfred Mond, chairman of Imperial Industries, Ltd., speaking in London to-day before chemists and doctors, made his promised statement…

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Local Jottings. New Britannia Gold Mining Syndicate

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 November 1927 · page 8

The secretary reports:—Search for late Talbot Sam's discovery continues. Simultaneously, in virgin country, excellent dish prospects of…

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