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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

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CAULFIELD Reading Will Be More At Home In Cup Than In Shorter Races First Choice For To-day Historian, True Flight Look Best of Remainder of Strong Field High Caste Likely Elect, But Stamina Is In Doubt—Gold Salute Selected for Windsor

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 4

To-day's Caulfield Cup stands out as one of the most open events, with the V.A.T.C. trophy as prize, in recent years. Because the Caulfield racecourse itself is being used as a military camp, the race will be conducted at…

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Western District Centres NARROMINE Boy Severely Burnt More Air Tainees at Flying School Gold Cup Races Profit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 3

Master Arthur Woolfe, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Woolfe, of Third Avenue, suffered severe burns to his arms last week when…

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Moonee Valley Cox Plate Clash Will Be Highlight Of Meeting Ajax Should Survive Test by Two New Zealand Stars Gladynev Might Win Gold Cup—Mohican For Mile, and Tel Asur Appeals in Sprint

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1940 · page 4

While the Moonee Valley Gold Cup is the most important event on to-day's programme at the Victorian course, the highlight of the meeting will be the W.S. Cox Plate, in which Ajax, Bea[?] and Beau Vite will…

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Big Gold Output Transvaal Mining Records

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 4

For the sixth time in eight months the Transvaal mining industry has set up new records. Figures issued by the Chamber…

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Ship Sunk by Mine Off Coast Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 1

A British vessel has been sunk off the Australian coast as the result of an explosion, due possibly to the presence of…

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Gold Salute's Mission Williamstown Cup Next Melbourne, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1940 · page 6

Mr. A. E. Cooper, owner, of Gold Salute, said to-day that the gelding would not run in the Final Handicap at Flemington to-morrow. His next…

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Dubbo's New Presbyterian Minister Has Been Sailor and Gold-seeker Rev. G. M. Scott Has Fine Record In Church—Work In Missions And Social Service

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 7

Four years service before the mast, satisfying a craving to go to sea with the Salvation Army in Canada, and later,…

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Mystery Solved Body in Mine Shaft Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 November 1940 · page 1

The discovery of a human body in a disused mine shaft at Sulby, near Ballarat, has revived the mystery of…

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Mine Sweeper Sinks After Collision with Steamer Crew of 24 Perish

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 November 1940 · page 4

One of the most tragic collisions in Australian seafaring history occurred at Port Philip Bay, Melbourne, on…

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Lodging the Railway Staff Commissioner Acts As “Mine Host”

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 4

The uninitiated must wonder what happens to the driver, fire-man or guard of a long distance train at the end of his outwards…

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Another Ship Mine Victim But Still Afloat

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 1

Another ship—British cargo vessel—was mined off the southern Australian coast on Saturday night, but is still afloat…

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Struck Mine Off South Australian Coast Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 1

The British overseas cargo vessel, which struck a mine off the coast of South Australia on Saturday night, is…

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Fatal Coal Fall Miner Crushed Al Cessnock Ccssnock, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1940 · page 6

The crushed body of John Davies (about 56), married of Bellbird, was removed form 15 tons of coal and stone after an extensive fall of coal at…

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Fifty Miles of Coal Cut in Year by Scottish Robot

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 December 1940 · page 3

Four coalcutters, built by a Scottish firm, have just been shipped to Chile to join the 17 already at work there. These machines, the most…

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Mining Leases

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 December 1940 · page 2

The Council of Advice has notified the P P- Board that all cases applications for leases under the Mining Act, embracing land within…

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A Generous Supporter Mine Host Roy Henry

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 December 1940 · page 2

Patriotic appeals in Gilgandra hsuve a good supporter in Mr. Roy Henry, mine host of Tattersall's Hotel, end special…

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