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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Another Big Strike. 500 Miners Affected. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 May 1893 · page 1

Mr. James Curley, secretary of the Miners' Association at Newcastle, has received a wire from Lithgow stating that the miners at the Western…

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The Creswick Mines. Conference on the Contract System. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 May 1893 · page 2

A conference took place at Creswick between the miners and the mine-owners on Saturday night (Mr. W. G. Spence, late secretary of the Creswick…

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The Burra Gold Rush. a Prospector's Report. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) Peak Hill, Saturday (1.10 p.m.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 May 1893 · page 1

Thomas Hana, a prospector from Burra goldfield, has just arrived here for the purpose of reporting the discovery of payable gold. He brought…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Borra Gold and Tin Rushes. Caution Recommended. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 May 1893 · page 3

The usual very conflicting reports are being received here as to the Burra gold and tin rashes. The Parkes correspondent of the…

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Accident at the Big Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 May 1893 · page 1

A MAN named John M'Manus met with an accident at the Proprietary mine this morning. He was employed at the amalgamating works, and, the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Burra Gold and Tin Rush. The Inspector's Report. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 May 1893 · page 2

Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F.G.S., chief inspector of mines, has telegraphed an advance report on the Burra gold rush to the Minister for Mines…

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Gold at Cooma. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 May 1893 · page 2

The warden at Cooma has reported to the Minister that he thinks about a hundred men could earn wages ab the alluvial about that place…

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The Miners' Conference in Belgium. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 May 1893 · page 2

The Belgian Government has expelled the French delegates to the International Miners' Conference which has assembled in Brussels, under…

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The Miners' Congress. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 May 1893 · page 2

The International Miners' Congress, representing over a million men, now assembled at Brussels, has endorsed the proposal to legalise the eight hours…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Junction. Half-Yearly Meeting. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 May 1893 · page 2

The 14th half-yearly meeting of the Broken Hill Junction S. M. Company waa held at the Olderfleet yesterday afternoon. Mr. M. Stuckey, the…

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The Miners' Congress. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 May 1893 · page 2

The International Miners' Congress, now sitting at Brussels, has resolved by a large majority, to include the surface workers on mines in the…

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Terrible Vandalism. a Mine-cage Rope Cut. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 May 1893 · page 2

A hempen cage rope at the True Blue mine, on the Great Southern lease, Bendigo, has been found to have been maliciously cut almost in two…

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The Burra Tin Field. Report of the Chief Inspector of Mines. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 May 1893 · page 2

Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F.G.S., Chief Inspector of Mines, telegraphs from Trundle to the Minister for Mines that there are now 1500 miners on the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Block 10. The Sulphide Shipments. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 May 1893 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Bleck 10 S. M. Company was held yesterday afternoon. The chairman (Mr. D. M'Bryde) said that the…

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The Southern Collieries. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 May 1893 · page 3

Trouble is still brewing at the Southern, collieries over the reductions in the hewing races. The miners at the Corrimal mine, near…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] a New Gold Reef. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 May 1893 · page 3

What is stated to be a rich gold reef was discovered oa Saturday at Stony Park, near Albury…

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Mining. [By Cable.] Gold Find in Burmah. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 3

News has been received in London of the discovery of an extensive gold mine in Wuntho, Burmah. An area of 900 square miles, has been secured…

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A Remarkable Escape. An Accident at the Big Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 2

A REMARKABLE escape from a terrible accident is stated to have happened at the big mine a few days ago, at the very shaft at which the fatal accident…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Burra Field. Five Claims on Washdirt The Prospects of Further Finds. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 2

A telegram from Parkes states that a wire from Burra conveys the information that reliable reports have been received that seven claims are now on…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Block 14. The Half-Yearly Meeting. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 2

The Block 14 half-yearly meeting was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. N. Wigg being in the chair. The company, he said, was now pretty…

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