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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

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MINING. The Elcanora Mine. [By Telegraph.] Hillgrove

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 2

The Eleanera mine started the new furnace yesterday, and sent a lot of antimony away. The company is sending a lot of crude star and oxides home for exhibition…

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Colliery Dispute. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 3

It has now transpired that the miners in the Monkwearmouth colliery actually brought out their tools on Monday evening, owing to the action of the manager…

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Notice to Mine Managers

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 2

An Mine Managers are hereby notified that to inusure insertion in the BARRIER MINER of their usual periodical reports of the progress of the works under heir charge, the information must bear the full title…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 2

By a typograpical error on Wednesday we were made to say that the Junction mine was despatching ore for smelting "at the steady rate of 40 tons pet week." The…

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The Mining Exhibition. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 3

The Government has not yet come to, any decosopm regarding the representation of this colony at the Mining Exhibition in London. Sir Henry Parkes, however,…

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Notice to Mine Managers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

All Mine Managers are hereby notified that, to insure insertion in the BAREIER MINER of their usual periodical reports of the progress ot the works under their charge, the information must bear the full title…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

The directors of the Moonta mines have granted the 10 per cent, increase in wages asked for by the men, and all danger of a strike is now over. The boys…

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Commederc Vanderbilt Mine. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

The second furnace, of the Commodore Vandernilt mine was blown in yesterday. Both furnaces are now running well…

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The Lily Mine. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

The secretary of the Lily mine has received a block of ore sawn in two, which assayed 428ozs. and 56 per cent. lead;…

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The Floods and the Mines. BRISBANE, Saturday afteroon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 3

Telegraphic reports has been received from the various mining centres this morning regarding the floods. Gympie reports work is totally suspended in the…

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Rich Find of Gold. SYDNEY, Saturday afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 3

The manager of the property telegraphed to the Australian Mining Standard this morning:—"Rich gold struck in the Mountain Maid lode, Pine Ridge,…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Mineral Leases. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

In the Government Gazette notices published yesterday the following applications for gold leases were approved:—No. 45, J. E Austin and others, parish of…

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(By Our Nining Reporter). The Proprietary Mine. No [?]llure of Water Supply

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

THE fact that work at the Proprietary mine concentrating mill has for some days past been suspended, has given rise to a certain, amount of anxiety among…

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The Development of Our Mines. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

SIR;— A few days ago I saw a letter signed "Miner" in the BARRIER MINER. I think it a great pity that five times more miners are not at work in the…

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The Colliery Disaster. LONDON, Sunday (midnight)

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 3

It has been discovered that the terrible explosion at the Morfa Colliery, Cardiff, was caused by a miner having fired a shot in a dangerous portion of the mine…

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Notice to Mine Managers

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 2

All Mine Managers are hereby notified that, to issure insertion in the BARRIER MINER of their usual periodical reports of the progress of the works under their charge, the informtion must bear the full title…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 2

The secretary of the Rutland Flux Company states that a large calcite lode of splendid quality has been met with in the tunnel, at a depth of 90ft. from the cap of…

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Mining in the Transvaal

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 2

Writing from Johannesburg, under date January 24, 1890, Mr. E. Ryan, late of Broken Hill, says:—" Travelling in South Africa is worse than in the most…

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The Mining Exhibition. AUCKLAND, Monday afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 3

The New Zealand Government has decided not to send any exhibits to the Crystal Palace. Mining exhibition, but will appoint a representative to the London…

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MINING. Our Melbourne Letter. MELBOURNE, March 11

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 2

Mining accidents have been alarmingly numerous during the past fortnight. We have had no less than four in Victoria, the same number in New South Wales,…

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