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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

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Mining Intelligence. The Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 2

The workings in the open cuts and the excavations on the ironstone outcropping lode are still being vigorously pursued, and it, is astonishing the…

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Colliery Casualties. [By Telegraph.] Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 2

Two miners named Virgoe and Thompson were injured by a gas explosion at the Durham colliery a few days since. It is now reported that…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 2

The shaft of the Broken Hill Extended is down 958ft. Sinking is much easier lately, and good progress is being made. About the usual…

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Barrier Mine[?] Monday, May 30, 1892. What We Want Now

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 2

To know that there is conserved on the Barrier about 500,000,000 gallons of water, with perhaps another half a hundred million gallons in the puzzling…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 5 p m. Latest Cable News. The Durham Miners' Strike. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 4

The strike of coalminers at Durham continues, though constant efforts are proceeding to bring about a settlement. The Bishop of Durham, who…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] The Maestries Mine. LAUNCESTON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 2

The return for the third week's smelting at the Maestrie's mine, Mount Dundas, is to hand; 402 tons of ore yielded 142 tons bullion, containing…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 2

It is asserted that the Junction mine will start working again at the beginning of next week, but nothing definite can be ascertained…

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The Durham Miners. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 2

It is reported that the colliery owners of Durham have accepted the compromise proposed by the Bishop of Durham for the settlement of the…

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Miners' Wages at Zeehan. [By Telegraph.] Hobart

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 2

The Miners' Association has met at Zeehan to receive the reports of the delegates who attended the Hobart conference with the mineowners. The…

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The following appeared in our Second Edition yesterday:— Latest Cable News. The Durham Miners' Strike. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 4

The strike of coalminers at Durham continues, though constant efforts are proceeding to bring about a settlement. The Bishop of Durham, who…

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Work at the Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 2

THE investigations and negotiations which the Miners' Association is instituting in the matter of the alleged breach of the generals agreement by…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 3

The manager of the Tarrawingee Flux and Tramway Company, Limited, reports that "the quantity sent away during the fortnight, was 5806 tons,…

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Stray Notes. The Tasmanian Miners

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 2

THE Zeehan and Dundas miners, according to the telegram from Hobart published last evening, are prepared to meet the directors…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] Tasmanian News. LAUNCESTON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 3

The first shipment of 100 tons silver bullion from the Maestries mine has arrived at Hobart from the West Coast, and will be shipped to London…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 2

A MAN named Scavlou fell over the slag dump at the Proprietary mine at an early hour this morning and sustained considerable injury from the…

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The Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 4

OWING to the recent generons supply of water, the management of the Proprietary mine has been enabled to again start the concentrating plant, and it has now…

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The Terrible Dick Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 2

A meeting of the New Terrible Dick Silver-mining Company, Limited, was held in Sydney last week. Mr. John Wheeler occupied the chair. The…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 2

Mr. H. C. Hadfield, secretary to the Rutland Flux and Tramway Company, arrived in Broken Hill yesterday morning. Mr. Hadfield at once…

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Mining Ntelligence. [By Cable.] The Price of Silver. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 2

Silver is now quoted at 3s. 4 5-10d. per oz., standard…

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The Murchison Goldfields. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 3

SIR,—Kindly allow me space for a few notes on the above fields. I having left Adelaide by the s s. South Australian for Geraldton. On arrival at Geraldton my…

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