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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Back to the Early "Forties." the First N.s.w. Gold. a Shepherd and His Walking Tours

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 3

It is generally believed that the first gold was discovered by Mr. Hargreaves [?] Bathurst in 1851. This is not correct, for gold was discovered at…

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Lost His Gold

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 October 1928 · page 8

The old man who was assaulted and robbed during last week-end, apparently came into town on pleasure bent, but got drunk and met…

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Out to the Border. Police Inspector's Long Trip. the Deserted Mining Fields. Only Saw One Rabbit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 7

Mr. Parker, Police Inspector for the Dubbo District, returned last Tuesday morning from his first inspection of the huge territory over which he holds…

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Superb Masterpiece. "Love Me and the World Is Mine."

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 1

The Monarch-Empire management announce that to-night (Tuesday) two big specials will be screened at their theatre. The principal feature will be…

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Autographed Photo Gold Plane Worth £1250

The Wellington Times · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 9

Kingsford Smith is out to break another record by raising £30,000 for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind children. He has launched the…

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Where Drought Is Terrible. S.A. Premier and Coal Supplies. Adelaide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1928 · page 1

Mr. M. Collins, a well-known grazier, reports that the north-west of South Australia is very dry ami Unit surplus horses on sheep stations are being shot…

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Good Luck in Coal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 22 November 1928 · page 8

Recently in London an old lady was seen to pick up a piece of coal, put it to her lips, and place it carefully in her hand-hag. This was for luck. There…

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City Coal Contracts Scathing Reference SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 22 November 1928 · page 1

Scathing reference to certain of the witnesses of the recent Commission that inquired into the City Council Coal Contracts was made by the…

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Miners Quarrel Gun Fired Newcastle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 1

After an altercation near Hebburn No. 2 colliery, during which a gun was alleged to have been Bred, Thomas. Howe (51) was arrested and…

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Gould's Gold Man Arrested £300 Involved Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 26 November 1928 · page 1

Percy Davey Wynne, who was engaged in iegal work in Sydney five years ago, was arrested on warrant at Geelong yesterday charged with having…

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New Guinea Gold. Expedition Sets Out. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 1

Fully equipped with the latest gold mining plant Messrs. Coghill, Miller and Reid left Sydney by the Morinda bound for Mount Lawson, New Guinea, where…

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Oil From Coal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1928 · page 1

Germany, like Australia aud many other countries, especially in Europe, has found little or ne petroleum. But as oil has become such a necessary…

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Local Jottings. Manna Hill Gold Mine

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 December 1928 · page 8

The Secretary reports.: "Completion of battery expected this week. Water service should be ready next week. Resumption of crushing…

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"UNPARALLELED." Mining Situation. LONDON

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 6 December 1928 · page 1

The situation in the mining areas of Great Britain has not been paralelled in living memory, says Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and the ultimate solution…

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"UNPARALLELED" Mining Situation LONDON

Western Age · Thursday 6 December 1928 · page 2

The situation in the mining areas of Great Britain has not been paralelled in living memory, says Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and the ultimate solution…

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The Bother About Coal. Elements in the Australian Problem

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 2

The following article written by Professor F. R. E. Mauldon in an illuminating exposition of the circumstances that have brought one…

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Important Gold Discovery. at Canbelego

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 4

Mining matters in the once great Cobar district appear to be experiencing a revival, and from reports to hand there seems to be a hope that things…

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Latest Telegrams. Coal Trucks Jump Points Were Lines Tampered With? Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 1

When the engine and a number of coal trucks jumped the points on the Corrimal-Balgownie Company's private line at Corrimal last night…

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Miners Stand "Pat." No Alteration. Not a Minute or a Penny Off. Broken Hill

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 1

A militant, minority conference rejected the offer made by the mining companies for a long term agreement covering wages and conditions. It further…

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The Old Mine Offices

Western Age · Thursday 13 December 1928 · page 2

The old mine offices have now been taken over by the Public Works Department, and are lighted up with electricity, which presents quite an added…

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