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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

569 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 28 of 29

The Scotch Coal Strike. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 2

Mr. Gladstone, in reply to the Scotch coalminers on strike, who requested his intervention with a view to mediation, has declined to interfere until asked…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Rain at Coolgardie. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 2

A telegram from Southern Cross states that representatives of the Coolgardie Mining Company, Mr. Jessop, of Melbourne, and Eagan and…

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MINING. Proposed Smelting Works at Port Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 December 1893 · page 3

The Broken Hill Proprietary Block 14 Company are inviting tenders for the construction of an embankment on the swamp land lying immediately…

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The Deepest Gold Mine. Lansell's Down 3000ft. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 December 1893 · page 1

Lansell's famous No. 180 mine Bendigo, the deepest gold mine in the world, has reached 3000ft. It is intended to sink another 150ft. on the…

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MINING. White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 December 1893 · page 2

Our White Cliffs correspondent writes on December 10:—I am pleased to be able to report that some pf those in search of opal are meeting with more…

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The Mine Accidents. Further Details

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 December 1893 · page 4

As briefly reported in the first edition, two accidents occurred at the big mine to-day. One mishap happened underground and terminated fatally. Stephen…

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Accidents at the Mine. One Man Killed. Another Seriously Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 December 1893 · page 4

Two accidents occurred at the big mine this morning—one at the old viaduct and the other underground. The sufferers were taken to the hospital…

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New Coal Hewing Rate. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 December 1893 · page 2

The coalmine proprietors had a long conference yesterday afternoon and, in view of the expiry of the general agreement with the miners on…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Mining at Maryborough. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 December 1893 · page 2

A telegram from Maryborough reports a good deal of excitement there owing to the stoppage of work at the Grand Duke mine. Mr. Kent,…

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The Coal Outlook. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 December 1893 · page 4

Advices from Newcastle state that there is great uneasiness in the district owing to the probability of a strike, in consequence of certain proprietors [?]…

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The Coal Hewing Rate. Miners Resolve to Resist Reductions. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 December 1893 · page 4

The miners of the Newcastle district have held a meeting to consider the reductions in the hewing rate recently notified by most of the collieries. The…

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The Coal Outlook. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 December 1893 · page 1

Advices from Newcastle state that there is great uneasiness in the district owing to the probability of a strike, in consequence of certain proprietors…

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The Coal Hewing Rate. Notice Posted at Greta. The Feeling of the Men. The New Arrangement. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 December 1893 · page 2

The proprietors of the Greta colliery have followed the lead of the Newcastle owners, and have posted a notice of a reduction in the hewing rate to come…

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The Coal Hewing Rate. Miners Resolve to Resist Reductions. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 December 1893 · page 1

The miners of the Newcastle district have held a meeting to consider the reductions in the hewing rate recently notified by most of the collieries. The…

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The Coal Hewing Rate. The Situation at Newcastle. Meetings of Miners. [By Telegraph.] Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 December 1893 · page 2

The uneasiness which has been felt ever since the notice was posted at all the mines except the A. A. Company's intimating a sweeping reduction has…

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The Coal Hewing Rate. Meeting of Miners' Delegates. The A. A. Company's Terms. [By Telegraph.] Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 December 1893 · page 2

The Newcastle miners' delegate board met yesterday afternoon and evening with closed doors. There were 21 lodges represented. Mr. Cook,…

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Important Gold Discovery. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 December 1893 · page 4

An important gold discovery is reported on the Tarego River, Gippsland, near Jindivick. The prospectors have opened up a rich lode, 18in…

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African Gold Mines. Richness of the Transvaal Reefs. The Labor Employed

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 December 1893 · page 6

THE introduction of the diamond drill at Johannesburg has changed the aspect of new investments, because everything is proved with the drill…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 December 1893 · page 6

The Golden Age (Croydon, Q.) estimates this year's local production of gold at 69,000oz., or 4000oz. more than in any previous year. Daring the…

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Bossing Their Own Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 December 1893 · page 6

SOME months ago a great many Broken Hill people could not understand what was meant by the constantly-used expression that what the mine directors…

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