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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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Moonta Miners' Wages. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 1

The wages of the Wallaroo and Moonta miners are to be raised 10 per cent. in October if the price of copper is over £45 per ton; but if the…

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Colliery Reductions. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 September 1895 · page 3

The Messrs. Brown, of Newcastle, have reduced the wages of the employees in their collieries. With the exception of three engineers, whose…

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The Fire Waye. [By Telegraph.] Narrow Escape of Another Colliery. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 September 1895 · page 3

It has transpired that the Waratah colliery, at Newcastle, had a narrow escape from fire last Thursday. Flames were discovered, but were promptly…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 2

THE mill again did an excellent week's work, treating 588 tons crudes, assaying 17oz. silver and 28 per cent, lead, and producing 140 tons of…

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B[?] Mine[?]. Wednesday, September 4. the Credulous Woman

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 2

IT would be a very wrong thing to say anything that might tend to prejudice in no matter how small a degree the fair trial of Sheridan and those others…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 September 1895 · page 2

Mr. Alex. Campbell, a director, arrived here from Melbourne yesterday. His object is chiefly to consider the reconstruction of the concentrating…

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The Gold in the Catterthun. Some Facts by a Diver

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 September 1895 · page 3

THE under writers not having giving up all hope of getting the £10,000 on board the Catterthan, Mr. Briggs was seen by a S. M. Herald reporter, he…

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Alberta Gold Mining Company

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 September 1895 · page 2

A meeting of shareholders in the Alberta Gold Mining Company was held at Quinnell's Theatre Royal Hotel on Wednesday evening. There…

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Mining. [By Cable.] Sale of a Victorian Mine. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 September 1895 · page 2

Messrs. Laycock, Goodfellow, and Bell have sold the Alexandra gold mine, Victoria. An English expert will sail for Melbonrne to-morrow to…

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[By Telegraph.] The Anglpena Mine. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 September 1895 · page 2

A syndicate has been formed to work a gold mine at Angipena. Of the five provisional directors four are legislators. Forty members of both…

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Stray Notes. "The Played-out Mines."

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

HERE, approximately, is last week's work of the "played-out mines," as indicated by ore outputs:- CENTRAL— Tons…

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MINING. Broken Hill Perseverance Syndicate

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

A large meeting of this syndicate was held an the Dake of Cornwall Hotel on Thursday evening. Mr. W. B. Wearne presided. The prospecter…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 September 1895 · page 2

Work last week was still chiefly confined to opening out ground for stoping. At the 300ft. north sulphides of high lead value are showing ahead,…

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A Mine Boiler Explosion. a Chinaman Killed. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 September 1895 · page 2

A very remarkable accident happened at the Alliance battery, Eaglehawk, last night. Work was being stopped, and fires under the boiler were being…

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Barrier Miner Monday, September 9. City Sharp and Mining Flat

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 September 1895 · page 2

THE Legislative Council has, upon the motion of Mr. Humphery, agreed to the second reading of a bill to amend the No Liability Act, as it is usually…

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The Central Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 3

ON inquiry at the hospital at noon it was ascertained that young Brokenshire, who me[?] with an accident at the Central mine on Saturday, continues…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 2

The mill last week treated 1128 tons crades, producing 422 tons concentrates and 151 tons slimes. The trommel assay of the crades was 26.6…

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Fire in a Copper Mine. The Workings Ablaze. Thirty Men Entombed. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 2

A despatch from New York reports that the Oceola copper mine, situated in the State of Michigan, is on fire. The flames have spread throughout the…

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English Investment in Victorian Collieries. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 4

A number of English colliery owners are investing largely in Victorian coal companies…

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Gold in a Sewer Shaft

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 September 1895 · page 2

THE Melbourne correspondent, of the Advertiser has wired:—Some excitement was caused at South Melbourne on Saturday, by a rumor that gold had…

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