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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

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The American Coal Strike. LONTDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 2

New York despatches state that the strike of coalminers comsinues in most of the States, and that riots are frequent in Ohio, Illinois, and…

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The Broken Hill Gold Prospecting Syndicate

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 June 1894 · page 2

This syndicate has recently been formed to prospect Hall and Johnson's gold discovery near Mount Gipps station, about one mile east of the old…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Intercolonial News. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 June 1894 · page 2

The Nymagee copper mines, which were for a long while closed following upon the collapse of the copper market, were lately reopened and are now…

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 June 1894 · page 2

Coolgardie news is to May 30 (Wednesday last). Two days before a rush had set in to a place four miles beyond the I.O.U. Several nuggets,…

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3rd EDITION. Miner Office, 7 p.m. the South Mine. The Liquidation Proceedings. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 June 1894 · page 4

The shareholders of the South Silver Mining Company, Broken Hill, which is being put into liquidation in order to form a new company, met the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Intercolonial News. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 June 1894 · page 2

The Nymagee copper mine, which, as was reported a day or two ago, is again being worked, after a long spell of idleness, is being operated entirely…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the South Mine. The Liquidation Proceedings. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 June 1894 · page 1

The shareholders of the South Silver Mining Company, Broken Hill, which is being put into liquidation in order to form a new company, met the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Silver Qneen Mine. LAUNCESTON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 June 1894 · page 2

An informal and stormy meeting of shareholders in the Silver Queen Silver Mining Company (Zeehan) has been held at Hobart. The total…

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The Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 June 1894 · page 4

AS to the cause of the accident by which Mr. Jacob Powers was injured yesterday afternoon those who were working in the neighborhood are not…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 June 1894 · page 2

In the main workings Howell shaft is 60ft. below No. 2 level, the country now carrying small patches of sulphides. The winze near here, too, is…

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Suicide Through Drink. a Mine Surfaceman the Victim

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 June 1894 · page 2

A SUICIDE waa committed at Mr. Michael Hannebury's boarding-house in Crystal-street South last night, when Samuel M'Allister, a boarder, cut his…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill. The Council's Amendments Accepted

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 June 1894 · page 2

The House went into committee to consider the Council's amendments in the Mining on Private Lands Bill. Mr. Copeland, the Minister in…

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The Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 1

As to the cause of the accident by which Mr. Jacob Powers was injured yesterday afternoon those who were working in the neighborhood are not…

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Other Barrier Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 2

At the New Broken Hill Extended mine the east crosscut from the shaft at the 1330ft. level has now reached 302ft. During the last few days the…

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"The World's Record for a Week's Mining."

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 2

Under this heading—a very misleading one, by the way—the following paragraph, which appeared originally in the Argus of Saturday last, is going…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Mount Huxley. Mr. Samuel's Offer. LAUNCESTON

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 2

Mr. M. P. Samuel, the leading promoter, of the Mount Huxley Company, asks Mr. Pillinger, Minister for Lands and Mines, to send the Government…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Silver Queen Mine. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 June 1894 · page 2

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in the Silver Queen S. M. Co. (Zeehan), whose affairs were recently the subject of stormy debate…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Tasmania. LAUNCESTON

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 June 1894 · page 2

Mr. Myring, formerly of the firm of Myring and Black, Zeehan, who visited England to raise capital, has left Hobart for the West Coast to arrange…

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Silverton Mining Division of the Albert Mining District. Counties of Yancowinna and Menindie

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 June 1894 · page 1

Commencing on the western boundary of the Colony of New Sooth Wales, at the north-west corner of Mundi Mundi Pastoral Holding, in the county of…

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Mining. by Telegraph.] Intercolonial News. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 June 1894 · page 2

It is reported that a rich discovery of alluvial gold has been made 150 miles north of Coolgardie, but no details are to hand…

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