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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

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2nd Edition Mines Office, 6 p m. Intercolonial Items. New South Wales. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 4

The gates for the Autumn Meeting of the A. J. C. realised £1500. The St. Lager gates were not sold. The trial of Kirby, who tried to cut his…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 2

Mr. John Warren's reply to Mr. J. L. Matters, who questioned whether a winze sunk to 565ft. in Block 10 had not exposed kaolin at that depth in August last,…

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Mining. the Central

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 2

Since last week there is no changa worth noting in regard to this mine; the usual progressive work is going on. The main shaft is now down 595ft. in schisrose…

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Mining. by Telegraph] Gold-mining at Cooma. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Slattery) has received a report from the warden at Cooma stating that a recent crushing from Slow and Freebody's claim et Fiery…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1892 · page 2

The London Mining Journal of February 20 writes:—We are given to understand that demonstrations have been made during the past few days in the city…

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The Imperial Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 3

Work is being vigorously pursued in the Imperial mine in different places. The western crosscut at the 600ft. level of the main engine shaft has attained a…

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Good Friday. The Miners' Holiday Difficulty

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 4

THE general manager of the Proprietary mine, on being called on by a MINER reporter this afternoon in relation to the difficulty in regard to granting the miners…

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Good Friday. Difficulty About the Miners' Holiday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 2

A SLIGHT difficulty has arisen with the Proprietary and Central mines in regard to the keeping of Good Friday as an association holiday. It is provided…

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[By Telegraph] the Peak Hill Mines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 3

The Peak Hill Proprietary Company has crashed 260 tons stone for 138oz, smelted gold. The Union Bank sent away 1100oz., and the Australian joint…

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Mining. [By Cable.] the Great Eastern Lode. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 3

The shares in the Great Eastern Lode, Limited, formed to work silver lodes in the county of Yancowinna, near Broken Hill have all been allotted…

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Barrier Miner. Saturday, April 16, 1892. Good Friday and the Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 2

THE managements of the Broken Hill Proprietary and Central mines did certainly not treat their employees and their employees' union with…

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The English Coal Miners. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1892 · page 2

The Durham coal minera, who promoted the recent movement for a total suspension of coal production in Great Britain in order to reduce the reserves,…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] the Hillgrove Mines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1892 · page 2

At the West Sunlight mine the foundstions for the battery have been finished, the dam is also nearly finished, and the laying, of the tramway is well forward…

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Barrier Miner Monday, April 18, 1892. The Central Mine's Profits

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1892 · page 2

THE Hon. R. C. Baker, a South Australian director of the Central, has ventured to reply, through the Hegister, to the MINER'S suggestions…

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Sketches of Mining Fields. Iv.—new Zealand

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1892 · page 2

The Molyneux (or Clutha) River has been justly thought to be the richest gold containing river in the world, and, were it not for the immense volume of water it…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 2

Mr. E. Pope, in his report of the Gympie (Q.) goldfields for March, states: —"The quantity of stone crushed is below the average, and is 1327 tons short…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Intercolonial News. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 2

No decision has yet been arrived at in regard to the proposed reduction of miners' and and other employees' wages at Zeehan and Dundas. If, however,…

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Barrier Miner. Wednesday, April 20, 1892. Chinese " Miners" in Australia

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 2

A BRISBANE telegram in yesterday's MINER stated that the Ravenswood goldfields' three years of grace had just expired; and now the Chinese are…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Intercolonial News. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 2

The Minuter for Mines, Mr. T. M. Slattery, has received a telegram that from the lower level of the Lady Belmore mine, near Copeland, 11 tons of stone…

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The Newcastle Miners. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1892 · page 2

In view of the pteseut depressed state of the Newcastle coal trade, the miners' delegates yesterday evening discussed, at Newcastle, the vexed questions of the…

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