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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Gold Hunger. Latest from the West PERTH

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 2

Reports are being persistently circulated that new finds have been discovered in the far south of the Coolgardie couhtry. It is reported…

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Mining on Private Lands

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 2

The Mining on Private Lands Bill was taken up in committee at clause 35. Dr. M'Laurin, after intimating that he intended to recommit the bill…

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Mining Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 2

A fatal accident has occurred at the Lucky Hit Tribute, Ballarat, by which Pierce Rogers, 24 years of age, has been crushed to death through a fall of…

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Barrier Miner. Wednesday, April 11, 1894. the Growth of Gold

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 2

MR. JOSEPH NOLAN, whose interesting account of the first days of the Kurnalpi rush on the Coolgardie field is printed in another column, declares…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Gold Hunger. Latest from the West PERTH, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 April 1894 · page 2

Yesterday's gold export through the Customs at Fremantle was:—Per Rockton, for Melbourne, 1564oz. Of this 534oz. came from Yilgarn; the…

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The Parliament. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday. Both Houses sat last night. the Council. Mining on Private Lands. The Bill Through Committee

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 April 1894 · page 2

In committee of the Council the consideration of certain recommitted clauses of the Mining on Private Lands was resumed. Certain consequential…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Gold Hunger. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 2

Land in the township of Coolgardie has been sold here at £10 per foot. The original owners of claims at Wyalong are selling at from £50 up to…

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General Strike of American Miners. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 2

A New York message reports that a convention of mine workers of the United States has ordered a general strike at all mines, to begin on the…

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The Gold Hunger. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 4

A robbery of golden specimens from The Excelsior Red, White, and Blue mine, Bendigo, is reported. The police have the matter in hand…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Gold Hunger. Latest from the Fields. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 2

It was yesterday reported that alluvial gold had been discovered on Allen's Buddigower station, 12 miles south-west of Wyalong; and a rush…

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The Gold Hunger. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 1

A robbery of golden specimens from one Excelsior Red, White, and Blue mine, Bendigo, is reported. The police have the matter in hand…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] New Mineral Discoveries. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 April 1894 · page 3

A report is current at Balranald to the effect that opal fields have been discovered about 40 miles distant from the town…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Gold Hunger. Latest from the Fields. The Welcome Gully Find. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 April 1894 · page 2

Two thousand men have left Kurnalpi owing to scarcity of water. A large number are reported to be in a state of semi-starvation, and men are…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Gold Hunger. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 2

The Buddigower alluvial field, near Wyalong, recently discovered, is stated to be a duffer. Twenty-one publicans' licenses have…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 3

A MAN named George Crawford had one of his feet severely burned at the chloridising works yesterday afternoon through coming into contact…

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The North Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 April 1894 · page 2

The directors of the North-Broken Hill Silver-mining Company in their twelfth half-yearly report say they regret that the result of the half-year's…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1894 · page 2

A LAD named William Davy, employed as an ore picker on Block ll, received a nasty injury yesterday. Some blasting was being done in Christensen…

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MINING. The Western Fields. The Murchison

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1894 · page 2

A thoroughly practical and reliable miner, who is known along the Broken Hill lode both as shift-boss and manager, writes from Cue (Murchison)…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Coal Creek Coal. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 2

Mr. Barton, mining manager of the North Band and Albion Mining Company, Ballarat, reporting as to value of coal from the Coal Creek Proprietary,…

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The Big Mine. The New Assistant Manager

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 2

The directora of the Broken Hill Proprietary held a long board meeting at the local office yesterday, when, after consultation with Mr. Howell, the…

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