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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 August 1893 · page 3

The Rand (Johannesburg) gold output for June (states a Reuter's telegram) has been officially declared at 122,907oz., an increase of 5996oz…

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Barrier Miner. Monday, August 14, 1893. Mine Companies[?] As Voters

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 August 1893 · page 2

THE decision of the Full Court in the case of Travers v. Murphy, reported at length in Saturday's MINES, makes a fresh election necessary in King Ward;…

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MINING. Gold Discovery at Yalgogrin. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 August 1893 · page 3

A Temora message states that a telegram has been received from Warden Baker at Barmedman to the effect that a rich gold discovery is…

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Stray Notes. Miners and Mineowners

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 August 1893 · page 2

WHAT is this I read—"representatives of the Bendigo Miners', Enginedrivers', and Mineowners' associations have waited as a deputation upon the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Coolgardie Rush. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 August 1893 · page 3

Mr. Lindsay and party on Sunday arrived at Southern Cross, which is between York (the railway terminus) and Coolgardie, and has signified that…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 August 1893 · page 3

Great praise has already been given to the mineral display made by New South Wales at the Chicago Exhibition. But perhaps the highest tribute to the…

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2nd EDITION Miner Office, 4 p.m. the Coalminers' Strike. a Welsh Mine Compelled to Close by Force. [By Cable.] London, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 August 1893 · page 4

The disturbances in Wales, owing to certain coal mines endeavoring to work with non-unionists under police and military protection while the men…

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3rd EDITION Miner Office, 7 p. m. the Coalminers' Strike. Prayers for Divine Guidance. Fight Between Miners and Mechanics. [By Cable.] London, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 4

Ten thousand Welsh coalminers who are out on strike assembled at Pontypridd, and prayed for Divine guidance in carrying on the strike…

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Colliery Disaster in Prussia. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 August 1893 · page 2

Thorough an explosion of firedam[?] in a colliery at Dortmund, ia Prussia[?] 50 miners have perished…

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The South Mine. The Half-yearly Report

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 August 1893 · page 3

In their half-yearly report the directors of the Broken Hill South S. M. Company say:— "Your directors have taken every precaution to…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] New South Wales. SYDNEY, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 August 1893 · page 3

Some miners tunnelling in auriferous ground on Herbert Park and Brooklyn stations, in the Armidale district, have struck good gold…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 August 1893 · page 3

Our-Sydney correspondent telegraphs that the Mines Department has received a wire that gold has been discovered at Ghosty Creek,…

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Miners' Wages. Meeting of Quartz Mineowners. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 August 1893 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon an adjourned meeting of the owners and representatives of the owners of gold quartz mines in active operation in New South…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Mount Pleasant Field. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 August 1893 · page 2

Great indignation is expressed by diggers returning from the Mount Pleasant field at the report of Mr. J. V. Parkes, Inspector of Mines, which…

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The Coalminers' Strike. Effects of the Shortness of Coal. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 August 1893 · page 2

A number of collieries in South Wales have resumed work with "free laborers" and miners who are being protected by military…

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3rd EDITION Miner Office, 7 p.m. the Coalminers' Strike. The Welsh Funds Exhausted. Conference of Miners' Delegates. [By Cable.] London, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 August 1893 · page 4

Disturbances in connection with the general strike of miners in Wales continue. It is reported that 1000 strikers have attempted to enter the collieries…

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MINING. [By TELEGRAPH.] The Yalcogrin Find. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 August 1893 · page 3

It is reported that several reefs of payable gold have been discovered at Yalcogrin, but they cannot be profitably worked without machinery. All…

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The Coalminers' Strike. The Welsh Funds Exhausted. Conference of Miners' Delegates. [By Cable.] London, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 August 1893 · page 1

Disturbances in connection with the general strike of miners in Wales continue. It is reported that 1000 strikers have attempted to enter the collieries…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Latest from the West. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 2

Mr. David Lindsay, the explorer, has returned to Coolgardie. He reports that in his opinion the Coolgardie goldfields are the largest and best ever…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 August 1893 · page 3

If what Mr. David Lindsay, the explorer, says is true, that the Coolgardie goldfield is the best ever seen in Australia, silver producers ought to…

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