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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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Mining on Private Lands. The Royalties Question Important Amendments

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 2

Mr. Copeland proceeded with the Mining on Private Lands Bill. It was useless, he said, to make a fight against the large number of members who had…

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MINING. Block 10

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 November 1893 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of Block 10 is to be held in Melbourne to-day, when the following directors' report will be presented:—"After much…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Block 10. The Half-yearly Meeting. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 November 1893 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Block 10 S. M. Company was held yesterday afternoon. The attendance of shareholders was limited…

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The British Mine. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 2

Mr. Woodhead, the delegate of the Melbourne and Adelaide shareholders in the British Broken Hill S. M. Company, has made arrangements with the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] West Australian Fields. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 November 1893 · page 2

Southern Cross news is to the effect that miners and others ara arriving there from Coolgardie with considerable quantities of gold…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 November 1893 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wires:— Analyses which have been made of the coal taken from the Cremorne bore, on the shores of the harbor, show it to…

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The English Coal Strike

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 November 1893 · page 2

A LONDON correspondent thus describes some of the effects of the English coal strike, writing under date October 20:—"Though the coal…

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Nationalisation of Mines. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 November 1893 · page 2

The Labor members in the House of Commons have submitted a bill to nationalise all the mines and minerals of Great Britain, the owners to receive…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] South Australian Mining. The Cyanide Process. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 November 1893 · page 3

Mr. J. V. Parkes (Inspector of Mines) has now reported at length to the Government respecting the advisableness of establishing works for…

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Mining on Private Lands. In Committee

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 November 1893 · page 2

The Mining on Private Lands Bill was taken up in committee at clause 23—duration of lease. Mr. Copeland moved to a[?] [?] by…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Mount Lyell. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 December 1893 · page 2

The annual meeting of Mount Lyell shareholders was held yesterday afternoon. Mr. Bowes Kelly said he was sorry that Mr. Knox's mission to…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill. Area Limited to Five Acres

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 December 1893 · page 2

The consideration of the Mining on Private Lands Bill in committee was resumed at clause 24—area of lease. Mr. Chapman moved to amend the…

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MINING. The Coolgardie Field

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1893 · page 2

Mr. M'Donald, a ten-years resident of the Barrier, left for West Australia about seven months ago, and returned two days since. His opinion of…

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Ba[?]ier Miner. Saturday, December 2, 1893. Capital and Mining

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1893 · page 2

THE relations of Capital and Labor to mining were discussed incidentally in the Assembly on Thursday night on an amendment proposed in the Mining…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 December 1893 · page 2

Leases are ready for delivery to J. Keria (125 and 140 Picton) and J. Durkin (10 Mount Gipps). Our Launceston correspondent…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Water at Coolgardie. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 December 1893 · page 3

A message from Southern Cross states that the water question at Coolgardie, which temporarily lost its seriousness after the recent rains, has…

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General Cable News. Strike of Scotch Miners. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 December 1893 · page 2

Several thousands of Scotch coal miners have struck, and have asked Mr. Gladstone to intervene on their behalf…

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A Demented Father. Painful Scenes at a Mine. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 December 1893 · page 3

P. Bourke, of Ballarat, father of James Bourke, the 19-year-old braceman who was killed by an explosion the other day at the Little Defiance…

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Another Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 December 1893 · page 2

ANOTHER accident occurred at the open cut, Block ll, this morning aa a consequence of the blasting operations. It appears that a piece of rock fell on a…

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A Bendigo Accident. Two Miners Killed. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 December 1893 · page 2

John Hewett, aged 23, a single man, and Thomas Dawes had been working a rock drill at the New Chum mine railway, Bendig[?] yesterday afternoon…

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