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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] a Rich Claim. MELBOUBNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 2

A small party of prospectors who are working Mack's Lucky claim, Ballarat, on Thursday, got 121b. of quartz, which yielded £7 worth of…

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The South Disaster. Collection at the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 4

TO-DAY being the first pay day at the South mine since the late disaster, a collection was made on behalf of the families of the victims. The amount…

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Mining. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 2

Broken Hill Proprietary shares are now quoted at 36s…

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Colliery Disaster in Germany. Thirty Killed. Others Entombed. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 2

A serious disaster has occurred in a colliery at Bochum, in the Rhine provinces of Germany. A fall of earth occurred by which…

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MINING. Block 14

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 2

The mill last week treated 1196 tons crudes, producing 236 tons concentrates and 120 tons first quality slimes. For the same period 62…

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The Fire at Block Ii. Operations to Be Resumed. Notice Posted at the Mine. General Outlook Hopeful

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 4

A NOTICE has been posted at the registrar's office, Broken Hill Proprietary Company, to the effect that operations will be resumed at the following places…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Bower Bird Field. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 2

Further intelligence from Bower Bird Greek states that the Berth[?] Company has [?]truck another rich find between the Victoria and Lily reefs…

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The Fire at Block Ii. Operations to Be Resumed. Notice Posted at the Mine. General Outlook Hopeful

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 1

A NOTICE has been posted at the registrar's office, Broken Hill Proprietary Company, to the effect that operations will be resumed at the following places…

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New Gold Discovery. a Rich Reef Struck at Warratta. In the Milparinka District. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 4

Great excitement prevails ab Warratta, in the Milparinka district, owing to an important discovery having been made by two prospectors named Smith…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 August 1895 · page 2

Despite that the mill has run somewhat irregularly lately through adjust ments and alterations, it continues to do very fair work, producing about…

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New Gold Discovery. a Rich Reef Struck at Warratta. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 August 1895 · page 1

Great excitement prevails at Warratta, in the Milparinka district, owing to an important discovery having been made by two prospecters named Smith…

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MINING. The Central

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 2

For the past fortnight 1420 tons of ore was dispatched from the mine, 802 going to Block 14, 417 tons to Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and 201 tons to Dry…

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£500 Voted by the Mine Directors

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 3

THS Mayor (Alderman Lambert) received a wire, last night from Mr. Ford, the secretary of the South S. M. Company, Melbourne, as follows:—"Subscription list received. My…

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A National Mining Accident Fund. a Victorian Proposal. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 4

The Mining Board in the Beech worth district, within whose jurisdiction the terrible accident st M'Eyoy's occurred, urges the Minister for Mines…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 3

Rich specimen stone is being got from a depth of 2782ft. in the Shenandoah mine at Bendigo. The stone is vowed to be as "pretty" as anything got in the higher…

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Gold Leaves. 20,000 of them Make an Inch

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 2

THE fragile gold leaf used for gilding purposes, and with which everyone is familiar, is really a very thin sheet of solid gold. It is reduced from the solid lump to its very…

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A National Mining Accident Fund. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 1

The Mining Board in the Beechworth district, within whose jurisdiction the terrible accident at M'Evoy's occurred, urges the Minister for Mines…

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Voices From the Tomb. The Eldorado Miners' Last Messages. Simple, Touching Words. [By Telegraph.]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday Evening. The other messages scratched by the miners who were entombed in the McEvoy mine, Eldorado, have now…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 August 1895 · page 2

Everything in this mine is getting into fair working order. The machinery has heen overhauled and the shaft timbering has been repaired down to…

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Colliery Disaster in Scotland. The Workings Flooded. Fourteen Drowned. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 August 1895 · page 2

A disaster has occurred at a colliery, at Ardrossan, in Ayrshire, Scotland. The workings were flooded by a sudden inrush of water. A number of…

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