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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Victorian Mining. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 2

The new machinery started at Costerfield for working the big heaps of tailings and the antimony reefs there is proving very successful,…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 2

Our Perth correspondent wires to-day:—" The flow of water in Bayley's Reward (Sylvester Browne and Co.'s) claim at Coolgardie was struck at…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Victoria. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 September 1893 · page 3

A large meeting has been held at Talbot to protest against the proposed alienation from the Crown of a portion of Mount Greenock, which is known to…

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Another Mine Accident. Three Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 3

CASUALTIES at the mines have been numerous of late. A very serious accident, already reported, happened at the Proprietary concentrating mill…

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The Greta Miners. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 2

At a meeting of Greta miners held last night a letter was read from Mr. Joseph Creer, superintendent of the State Labor Bureau, stating that…

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Gold Rush near Armidale. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 2

It is reported that a party of prospectors has struck alluvial gold near Armidale. A rush has set in…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Warnings from Coolgardie. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 2

A series of warning letters have been published at Bendigo from men at Coolgardie. The most important has just been received from Mr. Beaglehole,…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 September 1893 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wires that a discovery of alluvial gold is reported at Bungowannah, near Albury…

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General Cable News. a Projected Coal Trust LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 September 1893 · page 2

The Times announces that a coal trust embracing all the collieries of the United Kingdom is projected with a capitalised interest of £110,000,000…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 September 1893 · page 2

A proposal is on foot to establish a public battery at Cue, Murchison. A wire from Geraldton to the Perth Inquirer, dated September 7, says:—…

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MINING. The Central

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 2

The report of the directors of the Central mine for the six months ended June 30 is as follows:—"Since the half-yearly meeting held in February…

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Mining. [By Cable.] Block 10 Ores. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 September 1893 · page 3

Tendera were recently called by the Block 10 S. M. Company, Broken Hill, for the purchase of several thousand tons, of lead ores. No tenders have,…

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Continental Miners' Strikes. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 September 1893 · page 2

The coal miners at Carma[?] in the north of France, where a strike, accompanied by serious riots, occurred last year, have decided to again come out…

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Mining. [By Cable.] The Mount Lyell Mine. Mr. Knox's Mission. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 3

Mr. W. Knox, managing director of the Mount Lyell Company, and Mr. Carl Peters, mining expert, have returned from their visit to Spain. They…

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The Moonta Miners. The Threatened Wage Reductions. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 2

Since the notice was issued to the Wallaroo and Moonta men that they would be called upon to submit to a 10 per cent. reduction unless the price of…

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The Mount Morgan Gold Robberies. "Lead us Not into Temptation." [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 2

The prisoners who stand charged with systematic gold robbery from the Mount Morgan mine, to whose numbers it is expected that large additions…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 3

Mr. Banfield, of Argent-street, has obtained protection for his ore-dressing designs. The plant which the inventor has evolved has for [?] main feature…

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Accident at the Mine. Two Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 September 1893 · page 3

AN accident happened on Messrs. Baxter and Saddler's open-cut works near Jamieson's shaft of the Proprietary mine this afternoon…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 2

It is announced that Mr. J. A. Hague has been appointed manager of Block 14, and that Mr. T. J. Greenway has been appointed metallurgist…

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Accident at the Mine. Two Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 1

AN accident, happened on Messrs. Baxter and Saddler's open-cut works near Jamieson's shaft of the Proprietary mine this afternoon…

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