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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
705 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 36
The strike of coal porters in London is increasing. At the smaller sheds the union men have been replaced by nonunionists. In the larger sheds work is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The correct British return is 759 tons [?]re producing 126 tons bullion, containing 10,072oz. silver. Our Sydney correspondent telegraphs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Tuesday afternoon an accident of a very serious nature happened at the Globe Consols mine, near Bound Hill. It appeals that the sinking of a shaft on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON visiting the workings diverting from Blackwood's shaft at the 200ft. level today, the prominent feature worth seeing is the fine body of carbonate ore in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The shipping federation, fearing an extension of the coal porters' strike, is hastily arranging for the loading and discharging by free labor of vessels whose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A deputation waited on the Premier (Mr. Dibbs) yesterday to urge upon him the advisableness of introducing a bill to compel the mining companies carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The strike of coal po[?]rs in London is increasing. At the smaller sheds the union men have been replaced by nonunionists. In the larger sheds work is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Earl of Hopetoun cleared up 275oz. of smelted gold from 360 tons of quartz and mullock. The reef in No, 2 winze, lower level, continues to show…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The position of copper has certainly improved to a great extent as the result of the disposal of the properties of the Societe des Metaux (writes the Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two-thousand coal porters have refused to resume work. A meeting of the Trades and Labor Council agreed to boycott Messrs. Cameron…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The West Australian's correspondent on the field has telegraped that an extraordinary rich find of gold has been made on Morrell's lease, at Parker's Range,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—In your issue of Friday last you say my retirement from the British mine is, you believe, primarily owing to the action of the board in unduly interfering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the present work has been discontinued on the vertical shaft pending the parchase and erection of an engine, winding gear, &c. The shaft, through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The manager of the Kootra copper mine reports under date February 6 that contractors have sunk No. 3 shaft 7ft., making the distance from the surface 19ft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The report of the coinage committee of the American House of Representatives, on Blands bill, recommends the issue of bimetallio notes, payable in either silver…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weekly output of ore can easily be kept up to supply the smelting consumption. So far sufficient water is forthcoming. At present the best source of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,âIn Monday's MINER there appears a letter from "Slagpot" [?] water sppplied to smelter hands. I can truly sympathise with him. I consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A scarcity of water at the higher levels is again reported from Bendigo. Bruoe's battery has temporarily stopped, owing to this want, and it is feared that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Earl of Hopetoun recently sent an average sample, consisting of 5 tons 19cwt. 1qr. 161bs., of concentrates to the Clyde works, Sydney, for treatment,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE onus of responsibility in regard to this lies with Block 14. At the 142ft. lavel one could not approach within 150ft. of the northern boundary of the…
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