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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

648 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 16 of 33

The American Coal Strike. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1894 · page 2

A New York message reports that the mineowners are endeavoring to engage Italians to work the coal mines thrown idle through the general strike…

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Miners' Strikes at Omeo. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1894 · page 1

The men having gone out on strike at the Good Friday mine at Om[?], the company has announced that in future was a will be £2, per week; and that…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Intercolonial News. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1894 · page 3

A telegram from Thursday Island intimates that numbers have returned from the Horn Island gold rush, which they pronounce failure. They…

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The Miners' Arms Hotel

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 3

THE Miners' Arms Hotel in Crystal-street was this morning the subject of further proceedings in the Licensing Court. William Matthews, the…

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The U. S. Gold Reserve. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 2

Advices from New York report that great alarm is felt owing to the decline of the gold reserve in the Treasury to 83,000,000 dollars…

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Fatal Mining Accident. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 2

A fatal mine accident occurred at Majorca, near Maryborough, yesterday evening. A young man named Charles Stubbs was working with his mate,…

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Mining. [By Cable.] The British. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 2

At a meeting of the shareholders in the British Broken Hill S. M. Company the accounts as submitted were passed. Messrs. Rouse (of London)…

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Mining on Private Lands. Cultivated and Enclosed Lands Exempted

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 2

The consideration of the Mining on Private Lands Bill was resumed in committee. On clause 11, Mr. Pilcher, moved…

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Other Barrier Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 May 1894 · page 2

There is no change worth mentioning at the New North. The only ground now being stoped at the back of the old workings at the 100ft. level…

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Mining on Private Lands

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 May 1894 · page 2

The Mining on Private Lands Bill was taken up in committee at clause 11, and was passed through to clause 16 with only verbal amendments…

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Fatalities to Miners. Two trange Deaths. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 May 1894 · page 2

Wm. Gillan, a miner, who has for a few days past been working on the scene of the recent gold discovery near Ararat, died yesterday under strange…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Intercolonial News. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 May 1894 · page 2

A new coal seam has been discovered at San Remo, on the shore, in the vicinity of Port Phillip…

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The Proprietary. The Lighting of the Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1894 · page 2

BEYOND the working stopes and most of the drives and crosscuts in which candles of necessity are solely used, electricity is the factor which lights all…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Intercolonial News. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1894 · page 3

It is reported that a reef carrying good gold has been struck near Baker's find at Wyalong…

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The Right to Mine. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 2

The Full Court has announced its reserved judgment in the case of Plant versus Rolleston. The question that was submitted for the opinion of the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Intercolonial News. PERTH, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 May 1894 · page 2

Mr. Sherwood, described as being formerly of Broken Hill, has been appointed manager of the Kurnalpi Company…

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

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 May 1894 · page 3

Eight handled and nine ounces of gold, valued at £3034, have been shipped from Fremantle to Melbourne by the steamer Adelaide…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, May 29, 1894. the Mining Interests

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 May 1894 · page 2

IT has been a mistake commonly made by Australian mining communities hitherto to unduly restrict their interest in what may be called…

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Mining on Private Lands

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 2

The Mining on Private Lands Bill was proceeded with in committee, and the the progress was brisk until clause 39 was reached, when a debate arose on…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Intercolonial News. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 3

Gold has been discovered at Stoney Creek, near Louth, on the Darling. Thirty miners are on the field…

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