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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
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Our Melbourne correspondent writes, under Thursday's date:—I have been making inquiries during the last few days concerning the Barrier water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Baker's Creek cleaning up for the fortnight gave 704oz. from 395 tons. The lower level continues to show splendid stone. The Sunlight's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THERE men a short time back gave the United States Government considerable trouble by vigorously opposing convict labor in mines. In form, the men are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A new find of gold is reported Between Hillgrove and Wollombi. The reef is said to be 4ft. wide. Warden Connelly has visited the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. R. SL[?]ATH, the new secretary of the chief council, and secretary of the Barrier district of the A. M. A., retornad from Adelaide by the express yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Summer's two leases have been taken up for copper-mming. Sparks and party have taken up the old Summer copper mine, and are sinking west…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TO THE EDITOR OF THE BARRIER MINER. SIR,âAs a shareholder on this field, I feel that a majority of us are placed at a great disadvantage in the matter of early…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Peak Hill Proprietary has crushed 244 tons of stone for 144oz. of smelted gold. A trial parcel of 40 tons from the bottom (320) level gave…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TO THE EDITOR OF THE BARRIER MINER. SIR,—The introduction of contract work would be an unmixed blessing on this field to bona fide miners, who know…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The diamond drill on the Broken Hill Blocks has attained a depth of 1436ft. The bore is now in garnet and mica schistose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The property of the notorious Castlerag mine, in the New England district, comprising four leases, plant, &c., was sold yesterday by the sheriff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Affairs are looking more lively at Umberumberka than they have done for some time, and there are over 40 men on the mine. Most of these are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"A BARRIER Miner, of 10 Years' Standing"—I do wish people would not adopt such long pen-names—who wrote to the MINER yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The coal miners of South Wales have submitted their proposal to the English miners for a general suspension of work from Saturday next, with a view to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A representative of the MINER saw Mr. Howell, general manager of the Proprietary, this morning in reference to the statements recently published…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Rockvale Freehold mine poppet legs have been erected over the main shaft. The quartz is now being run over the tramway into the battery Sinking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE EDITOR OF THE BARRIER MINER. [?],—Under the above heading appears latter, signed "A Barrier Miner, of [?] Years' Standing," in yesterday's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thus the writer of the city article in the Mining Standard of last week: "The expected has come at length, and the public are being forewarned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A REPRINT from a paragraph in the city article of the Mining Standard of last week appears elsewhere. The writer, it is understood, is intimate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible colliery explosion, involving fearful loss of life, is reported from Rosslyn, a small town situated on the River North Esk, about 6½…
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