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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

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[By Telegraph.] the Hillgrove Mines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 3

Several of the mines here are improving in appearance. At the Baker's Creek mine the lower level is showing very rich stone. The Sunlight Mining Company is…

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Anglo-australian Mining. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 3

The Sunburst Gold-mining Company, Charters Towers, Queensland, has been registered, with a capital of £75,000. Mr. Justice Chitty has granted an…

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The Proprietary Mine. Statement to Shareholders. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 4

The directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary met a large number of shareholders by appointment at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and explained the position to…

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Mining. [By Cable.] the Price of Silver. Again Rising. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 3

The temporary scare in regard to silver has abated, and the price is again rising steadily. Bar silver is now quoted at 3s. 4d. per oz…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

The discharge of men from the Wallaroo mines is gradually going on, and only three men and a foreman remain in the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph] the Tin Mining Industry. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

The tin mining industry is gradually dying out in the Inverell district, in the north-east. One tin buyer only now remains at Tingha, one of the chief centres, where…

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[By Our Mining Reporter.] Central

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

Since last week the main shaft in the Central mine has been, sank 5ft. Its total depth is now 590ft., and is in a schistose country. There is little water…

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Sketches of Mining Fields. No. I. Early Days in New Zealand

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

GOLD was first discovered in New Zealand in 1858; but it is a moot question whether it was first found at Collingwood, in Golden (or Massacre) Bay, in Nelson…

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Mining Note

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 2

A Cockburn correspondent writes:— "The railway line from Cutana to Grant's Flus Quarries for the Koolka Iron Flux Company ia being laid down rapidly, and…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] the Lord Harry. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 2

The Lord Harry Gold Mining Company, at Ballarat, has resolved to permanently suspend operations. A fortune has been spent on the mine, bat without any…

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The Windsor Murder. AND The Rainhill Tragedy. [By Cable.] the Isanity Theory. Connection with the Krueger Mine Denied. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1892 · page 2

As Melbourne telegrams indicate that Deeming's defence will possibly be the plea of insanity, inquires on the subject have been made. Deeming's brother…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 2

Our Perth, correspondent telegraphed this morning:—Good finds of mica have been made on the Upper Gascoigne, between Murchison and Ashburton…

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Mining. [By Cable.] the Price of Silver. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 2

Silver has again advanced slightly, and it is now quoted at 3[?]. 3[?]d. per oz…

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Sketches of Mining Fields. No. I[?]. the Silver Fields of America

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 4

[?] has been recently said and written about the production of silver in Mexico, [?], and Chili Though all these countries contain silver, it predominates in…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 3

Some argentiferous ore, found 15 miles from Casterton, in the western district of Victoria, has assayed from 3 to 7 ounces of silver to the ton. The Government…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] the Limestone Mine. Sydney, Saturday. A 17oz. nugget found at the Limestone mine has been brought in to Mudgee. [By Our Mining Reporter.] the New Bobbie Burns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 2

WORK is steadily going on in this mine, and the men engaged are visited nearly every week by the secretary or some of the directors. The north drive from the…

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Wages of Coal Miners Reduced. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 2

Notwitstanding the recent stoppage, the coal miners of South Wales and Monmouthshire have had to submit to a reduction of 3[?] per cent in their wages,…

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Mining. (By Cable.) New Zealand Coal Mining. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 2

The prospectus of the Black Ball Coalmining Company, Greymouth, NewZealand, has been issued. The capital is £60,000…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 2

On Friday Mr. C. H. Goode introduced a deputation of shareholders in the Broken Hill Proprietary mine, consisting of Messrs. S. Dixon, E. Laughton,…

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[By Telegraph.] the Hillgrove Mines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 2

The Baker's Creek Company cleaned up 525oz. smelted gold from 430 tons stone, of which 228 tons were taken from the big reef. The main shaft is now…

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