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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] New South Wales News. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 June 1892 · page 2

A telegram from Pambula states that all five batteries are milling stone. Coman's battery is putting through the Whipstick gold mine ore, and…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 2

The manager of the Tarrawingee Flax, and Tramway Co. reports that the quantity or flux sent away during fortnight was 6143 tons, of which 466…

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Work at the Mines. The Contract System

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 2

As reported in the later edition of the MINER yesterday, a meeting of the executive of the Mineowners' Association was held yesterday afternoon to…

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The Junction Mine. Resumption of Operations. [By Telegraph] Adelaide, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

Mr. Stackey, a director of the Junction, leaves for Broken Hill this afternoon to place Captain Joel Phillips in charge of the mine. It is intended to resume…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] New South Wales. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 2

From Pambula it is reported that at the Great Bingera, the tunnel, now in 12ft., has passed through bismuth ore for 9ft. The bismuth is stated to…

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Work at the Mines. The Contract System. The Meeting of Directors. The Fall in Share Values. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne. Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

Little has been discussed on the Stock Exchange and in mining circles to-day but the further phenomenal fall in Broken Hill share values and the meeting of…

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Work at the Mines. The Contract System

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 3

THE reply of the Associated Mines to the Miners' Association, containing, it is believed, the former's ultimatum on the contract question, is now on its…

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Work at the Mines. The Contract System

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 4

Mr. John Howell, general manager of the Proprietary, was seen by a MINER represetative about 5.30 this afternoon in reference to the matter. He stated…

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The Mine Appeals. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 3

SIR,—I am both surprised and pained at the exhibition of semi-barbarism witnessed in our local court day after day. One is led to ask, Can…

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Protecting Broken Hill. Seaboard v. Mine Smelting. Public Meeting at the Town Hall. An Export Duty Demanded

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting of ratepayers, convened by requisition to the Mayor, for the purpose of considering what means should be adopted to prevent the…

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Work at the Mines. The Contract System. The Mines' Association's Ultimatum. All Agreements Terminated. Opinions of Managers and Men

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 June 1892 · page 2

Our Melbourne correspondent was correct yesterday when he said that the directors' letter to the miners, being the former's ultimatum on the contract…

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Work at the Mines. Further Opinions of A. M. A. Officers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 June 1892 · page 4

VERY little could be gathered this afternoon as to the opinion of the A. M. A. officers on the statements of the mine managers published in the first edition,…

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Mining Intelligence. New South Wales News. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 June 1892 · page 2

A telegram from Carcoar states that a party has been formed to work a new discovery[?] of silver gossan ore. An assay of the outcrop on the surface…

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The Zeehan Miners. General Strike Feared. [By Telegraph.] Launceston

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 July 1892 · page 2

A [?]telegram from Zeehan states that this morning a notice was posted at the Western mine notifying that a general reduction of wages had been…

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Barrier Miner. Friday, July 1, 1892. Labor and the Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 July 1892 · page 2

I[?] of course suits the book of the directors and the managers to create the impression that competitive tendering will not be introduced…

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Mining Intelligence. New South Wales Items. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 July 1892 · page 2

News from Walcha states that the Surprise claim has cleaned up 18 tons stone for 9oz. At the Swamp Oak field the Rising Moon has crushed 62…

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Work at the Mines. The Contract System. The Latest Developments. More Opinions of Managers and Men

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 July 1892 · page 2

Broken Hill has been chiefly engaged during the last 36 hours in gravely considering what has come to be spoken of as "the situation."…

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Citizens' Deputation to the Miners

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 4

The deputation appointed at the citizens' meeting this afternoon waited on the executive officers of the A. M. A. immediately afterwards at the Theatre…

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Work at the Mines. Statement by Mr. Sleath

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 4

MR. SLEATH, district secretary of the A. M. A., was further interviewed by a MINER representative this afternoon, to enable him to reply to the statements…

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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 2

News from Orange states that a cable message has been received notifying the successful floating of the Aladdin's Lamp Company; £5000…

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