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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

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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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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Silver in Victoria. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1894 · page 2

Mining Surveyor Ainsworth, or the Jamieson district, reports on the recent discovery of silver ore there. He thinks that the rock there[?]bout will prove…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Track to Coolgardie. Grievous Want of Water. Traffic Totally Stopped. Two Drinks in 130 Miles. PERTH, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1894 · page 2

A telegram from Southern Cross states that considerable numbers are waiting there anxious but unable to proceed to Coolgardie. Despite this…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] New South Wales. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 2

The latest information is to the effect that the prospects at Wyalong are improving. The Mines Department's report for…

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Mining on Private Lands. Message from the Governor. A New Bill to be Introduced

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 2

The Speaker announced that he had received a message from the Governor recommending that provision should be made for expenses under the Mining on…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1894 · page 4

A SERIOUS accident occurred early this afternoon to a man named Charles Rider working on Beaglehole's contract at Block 11. He was removed to the…

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MINING. Coolgardie. An Old Miner's Ideas

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1894 · page 2

A PARAGRAPH in yesterday MINER, taken from the Advertiser, set out in brief the unfavorable opinion which Mr. J. H. Wilson, of Broken Hill,…

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Mining on Private Lands. The Standing Orders Suspended. Details of the New Bill. The Second Reading Passed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1894 · page 2

Mr. Copeland, Minister for Lands, moved the suspension of the standing orders so as to enable the new Mining on Private Lands Bill, of the…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 1

A SERIOUS accident occurred early this afternoon to a man named Charles Rider working on Beaglehole's contract at Block 11. He was removed to the…

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The Latest Mining. The South

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 2

Although it is asserted that the two Hancock jigs are doing effective work on the South mine, yet so far there is no news to hand of the disposal of any…

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Late Mining. [By Telegraph. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 4

A parcel of gold (quartz) specimens from Mack's Lucky Claim, Rokewood, has been treated at Ballarat, 446oz. of gold being obtained from 220lb…

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Mining on Private Lands. The Bill Passed and Sent to the Council

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 2

The consideration of the new Mining on Private Lands Bill was resumed in committee, and the bill was carried through with only slight…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 2

A Port Pirie correspondent wrote under date April 24: Messrs. Bowes Kelly[?] E. Neale Wigg, Harvey Patterson, and H. C. E. Muecke, directors of…

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Late Mining. [By Telegraph. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 1

A parcel of gold (quartz) specimens from Mack's Lucky Claim, Rokewood, has been treated at Ballarat, 446oz. of gold being obtained from 220lb…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Western Fields. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 2

The export of gold from this colony for the January-March quarter was 35,367oz. This is a considerable decrease by comparison with the returns…

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The Labor War. Precautions at Washington. The Pennsylvania Coal Strike. [By Telegraph.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 2

A New York despatch reports that the uneasy feeling respecting the Coxeyite demonstration at Washington on May Dayy (Tuesday) is increasing…

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The Euriowie Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 2

A correspondent writes:— "Having visited the tin mines at Euriowie, I beg to send you a report on the different properties. The Thistle mine,…

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A Big Mine Accident. An Unexpected Explosion

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 2

AN accident, which was fortunately not attended with very serious results, occurred yesterday afternoon in one of Baxter and Saddler's open cuts on the…

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The Zeehan Mines. A Sliding Wage Scale Adopted. LAUNCESTON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 3

At a conference of Zeehan mineowners and Zeehan miners an agreement has been arrived at for the establishment of a sliding scale, as…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Western Fields. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 2

Mr. W. D. C. Douovan, ex-M.L.A., and ex-town clerk of Bendigo, has returned from Coolgardie. He says that there is absolutely no prospect at…

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