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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 3

The following is the smelting return of the New Lewis Ponds G. and S.M. Company for the week ending May 22:—146 tons 15cwt. 3qr. ore and 15 tons 2cwt…

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The Cosmopolitan Mine. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 3

The battery and works of the Cosmopolitan mine, at Hillgrove, were opened formally yesterday. The first Pelton wheel used in the district has been…

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[By Our Mining Reporters.] The Central

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 3

The condition of the fourth level in the great Broken Hill fissure is at the present moment exciting widespread interest; therefore I consider it only my duty to…

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The Mine Accident. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 2

SIR,—There are many of your readers, who, though their sympathies are with their afflicted sisters upon whom such a sad calamity has recently fallen, are not…

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The Silver Ring Fatality. Breach of the Mining Regulations. The Defendant Fined

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 May 1890 · page 2

AT the Police Court this morning, Mr. Barnett, P.M., delivered his reserved decisions on the informations laid by Mr. John Collins, the Crown lands bailiff,…

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The South Mine. [By Our Mining Reporter]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 3

WHAT promises to be an important discovery has been made in the new main shaft on Block 6. At a depth of 67ft. a body, of gossauy carbonate ore made its…

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Mining Appeals

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 3

IN answer to a wire sent this morning, Mr. John Saunders, the mining registrar at Silverton, telegraphs that the "mining appeals are set down for hearing at…

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Mining. [By Our Mining Reporters.] Block 10

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1890 · page 2

As will be seen by the published assays' the North drive, third level, still continues to pass through veins of rich silver bearing material, although it is now pretty…

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The North Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 2

The depth attained in the main shaft is 384ft., but sinking has been stopped this week while the old poppet heads were removed and other alterations effected…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 2

A meeting of the Victorian shareholders in the Central Broken Hill mine was held in Melbourne on Tuesday, Major-General Keogh presiding. A resolution was passed…

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Mining. [By Our Mining Reporters.] The Junction

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 2

The 400ft. level has now penetrated the lode for a distance of 23ft., and at the present moment the face is in mullock. The material, however, still belongs to the…

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The Contract System. Its Adoption on Mines Advocated. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1890 · page 3

At the Block 14 half-yearly meeting yesterday evening, Mr. Harvey Patterson, chairman of directors, alluding to the question of labor on the mines, said all…

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Gold Mining in Torres Straits. Thursday Island

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 2

Messrs. Thomas, Vale, and King, three Melbourne mining experts, have arrived here for the purpose of inspecting the various gold reefs taken up. They agree…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 2

The fifth half-yearly of the shareholders in the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 10 Company, Limited, was held at Scott's Hotel, Melbourna, on Tuesday…

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Important Mining Development. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 2

It is reported that a new and valuable discovery has been made at Dixon's New North Clusses mine, Clunes, in a winze being sunk from the 700 to the…

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[By Our Mining Reporters.] Block 10

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 2

The usual weekly inspection made this morning shows more clearly than ever that this mine is at the present time passing through a transition stage of its…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Round Hill Company. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Round Hill S.M. Co. was held yesterday. The chairman (Mr. Clough) said they were not expecting to…

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1St. Edition. Barrier Miner. Friday, May 30, 1890. A New Central Mine Rule

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1890 · page 2

RECENTLY we had occasion to give some hard knocks to the controlling influence of the Central mine. We were forced to demand, in the interests…

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The South Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 2

As was stated a day or two ago, when reference was made to the most recent development of gossan and carbonate ore in the new main shaft on block 6 of…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 May 1890 · page 2

A meeting of the shareholders in the War Dance Extended was called for Thursday afternoon to consider the position of the company, but only a few…

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