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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1893

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The Late Strike. The Victorian Miners' View. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1893 · page 2

The Victoriaa Miners' Conference, at Creswick, yesterday afternoon, passed a resolution in which it expressed admiration for the conduct of…

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3rd EDITION Miner Office, 7 p.m. Latest Cable News. The Miners' Eight Hours Day. LONDON, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1893 · page 4

Mr. Gladstone, in reply to a deputation consisting of Sir Charles Dilke and Messrs. John Burns, B. Pickard, and Joseph Arch, Ms.P., which has…

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Fatal Mining Accident. Two Miners Killed at Bendigo. A Third Expected to Die. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1893 · page 4

Two rainers, named James O'Brien and Oliver Glanville, were killed by an explosion at the 680ft. level of the Fortuna Hustler's mine, Bendigo, this…

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Latest Cable News. The Miners' Eight Hours Day. LONDON, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1893 · page 4

Mr. Gladstone, in reply to a deputation consisting of Sir Charles Dilke and Messrs. John Burns, B. Pickard, and Joseph Arch, Ms.P., which has…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Revival at Bendigo. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1893 · page 2

Recently several tentative proposals have been made on behalf of English investors for the purchase of mines at Bendigo, particularly some of those…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Block 10. The Conflicting Reports. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 March 1893 · page 2

The conflicting reports which have appeared concerning the Block 10 mine have been the cause of much disgust and the subject of much comment…

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Mines, Press, and Public

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 2

IT is unfortunate for us that just at this particular time several of the city newspapers should be indulging in hysterical outbursts against the Broken…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 2

Mr. James Taylor, the newly-appointed Government metallurgist, has been visiting Mount Stewart, Fine Ridge, Mount Argentine,…

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Mining on Private Property. The Bill Through Committee. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 4

The Assembly continued sitting till a late hour this morning, dealing with the Mining on Private Property Bill in committee. Many amendments in…

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N. S. W. PARLIAMENT. Third Reading of Electoral Bill Fixed. Mining on Private Property Bill. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1893 · page 3

In the Legislative Council last evening the Electoral Bill, which had been re-committed for the further consideration of certain clauses, was…

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Fatal Accident at Moonta Mine. a Miner's Neck Broken. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 3

A terribly sudden fatal accident happened to a miner named William Hobb while he was working at the Moonta mines this morning. At an…

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Mining on Private Property. The Bill Through Committee. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 1

The Assembly continued sitting till a late hour this morning, dealing with the Mining on Private Property Bill in committee. Many amendments in…

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The Hunter Floods. Interruption of Railway Communication. The Inundation of Maitland and Singleton. Distress at Newcastle and Raymond Terrace. The Damage to the Collieries. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 2

The floods in the Hunter River have interrupted the Northern railway service. There was no mail communication with Newcastle last night, and…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 2

A notice is posted at the Proprietary that in future there will be no Monday morning (Sunday night) shift, which has hitherto gone on at 2 a m…

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Reduction in Coal Miners' Wages. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 4

The Durham coal miners have decided to accept a reduction of 5 per cent. in the hewing rate for coal…

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The Big Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 3

A DEVELOPMENT of a particularly satisfactory character has, it is understood, recently taken place in the Proprietary mine. A new "make" of…

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Reduction in Coal Miners' Wages. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 4

The Durham coal miners have decided to accept a reduction of 5 per cent. in the hewing rate for coal…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 3

The Chief Judge in Equity has authorised a call of 17s. 6d. per share on the contributories in the Grand United Gold Company…

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The Mines Sick Fund

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 2

THE complete code of rules of the Barrier Mines Sick and Accident Fund has been issued in handy pamphlet form, and the ability of members to…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 3

Mr. George Lansell is erecting a mammoth crashing plant at Sheepshead, an extension of the Bendigo field…

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