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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1962

19 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Cobar Mines New Shaft Commenced at C.s.a

The Western Herald · Friday 16 March 1962 · page 7

Cobar Mines Pty. Ltd. has commenced sinking the new main shaft at the C.S.A. Mine, six miles…

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Cobar Mine Works Again

The Western Herald · Friday 30 March 1962 · page 14

Work has begun on the 1,500 feet deep C.S.A. Mine at Cobar, directors of Broken Hill South announced…

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£5½ Milton to Reopen Cobar Mines

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1962 · page 3

The Minister for National Development, Senator W. H. Spooner, said last week in Canberra, in a written…

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Re-Establishment of Cobar's Mining Industry Work Being Pushed Ahead at C.S.A.

The Western Herald · Friday 22 June 1962 · page 3

Considerable progress towards the re-establishment of the mining industry at Cobar has been…

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Bourke Rifle Club Jim 'Scotty' Davidson Wins Gold Medal

The Western Herald · Friday 6 July 1962 · page 14

Last Sunday's shoot resulted in a win for Jim Davidson after coming off the grass. He won the…

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Bourke Catholic Race Club Newmarket to Gold Spur

The Western Herald · Friday 13 July 1962 · page 10

The large crowd of racegoers who attended the race meeting organised by the Bourke Catholic Race Club on Saturday last saw Gold Spur record an effortless win in the Newmarket Handicap…

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Village Official is Gold Medalist

The Western Herald · Friday 27 July 1962 · page 10

West Australian John Winter, who won a gold medal for the high jump at the 1948 Olympic Games in…

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Tin Mining in the Cobar Shire

The Western Herald · Friday 3 August 1962 · page 8

Another large-scale development in the Cobar Shire is taking place at the Talebung Tin Mines, near…

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Coonamble Gold Cup Meeting Bourke Horses Nominated

The Western Herald · Friday 14 September 1962 · page 8

First entries received for this year's Coonamble Wool Festival Gold Cup Meeting on Monday,…

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Travelling Honeymoon to the Gold Coast and Brisbane

The Western Herald · Friday 28 September 1962 · page 1

A classic gown of white delnstred satin was chosen by Miss Janice Louise Pitches for her marriage to Mr. James Albert Riley, which was solemnised at Holy Innocents Church, Bourke, on Saturday afternoon…

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Coonamble Jockey Club Wool Festival Gold Cup Race Meeting

The Western Herald · Friday 12 October 1962 · page 12

Statewide interest has been created in the Coonamble Jockey Club's Wool Festival Gold Cup Race…

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Early Days Along The Darling (Reprinted from "Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate," April 16, 1960. Written by Allan Watkins)

The Western Herald · Friday 19 October 1962 · page 7

In 1882, when. Mr. Leonard Pearson was a Geordie lad of seven, he sailed from Gravesend to Australia. Temoparary guardian of the child was a female steerage passenger who disembarked at the Port of…

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"Gold of the Seven Saints"

The Western Herald · Friday 2 November 1962 · page 13

The desperate flight of two trappers who have stumbled on a fortune in gold nuggets and are…

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Coal by Pipeline

The Western Herald · Friday 16 November 1962 · page 8

A new research plant just completed at a British facility may lead to the perfection of a "pneumatic…

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Development of Cobar Mines Diamond Drilling Gives Satisfactory Results

The Western Herald · Friday 16 November 1962 · page 12

A revival of mining operations on the Cobar field is now in progress, conducted by two mining…

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Commonwealth Games Gold Medal to Bourke's Percy Hobson

The Western Herald · Friday 30 November 1962 · page 5

Bourke and district residents had a special interest in the Commonwealth Games on Saturday afternoon last when the High Jumping was contested. It was a great thrill when the announcement came that Percy…

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Our Gold Medalist

The Western Herald · Friday 14 December 1962 · page 1

PERCY HOBSON displaying his Gold Medal at the aerodrome last Friday. The report of Civic Welcome to Percy is in this issue. Photo by "Speedex"…

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Bourke's Gold Medalist Honoured Welcome Borne and Congratulations to Percy Hobson

The Western Herald · Friday 14 December 1962 · page 3

There was a magnificent response from the residents of Bourke to attend a function of welcome and to extend congratulations to Percy Hobson, who gained honour for…

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"Seven Cities of Gold"

The Western Herald · Friday 21 December 1962 · page 7

Conquistador steel, Indian arrows and mission bells forged the beginnings of the Golden State…

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