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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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The Colliery Disaster. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 2

The latest oews from the Hanley Colliery, Staffordshire, is that 92 men are still entombed by the inrush of water. The remainder have been…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 3

The shift men at Seaham colliery have joined tie miners' strike. Everything is now quiet at the collieries. The Adelaide Steamship Company…

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The Colliery Disaster. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

All hope of rescuing the remainder of the miners entombed at the Giglak colliery, Hanley, Staffordshire, through an inrush of water, has now been…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

There is little fresh to report concerning the progress of the colliery dispute. The horses have been taken out at…

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

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

The purchase papers in the Londonderry mine have been signed. The money has been paid and the mine taken over. The duty stamps in…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 2

The Seaham miners on strike have been informed that unless they accept the terms offered them blacklegs will be immediately engaged…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Wyalong Field. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 2

The claimholders of Wyalong are for their better security converting their claims into mining leases. The output of gold at Wyalong up…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1895 · page 2

The strike at the Wallarah colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, has been settled, the miners having accepted the proprietors'terms…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 3

The sulphide mill had another steady rua last week, treating 975 tons, averaging in bulk 40 per cent, lead, 18½ per cent, zinc, and 6oz. silver,…

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Mining Accident. Buried by a Fall of Rock. One Killed and One Badly Injured. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 2

Samuel Blakely, a miner, employed at the Coal Creek mine, Korrumburra, Gippsland, was killed by a fall of stone "yesterday. Another miner named…

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Ihe Northern Mines. Block 14, British, and Jonction. A Year's Retrospect

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 2

ACCORDING as the oxidised ores of the various mines along the line of lode become exhausted, the holders of the stock watch with keen anxiety the…

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MINING. The Central

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1895 · page 2

During the past week 205 tons of ore was despatched to Dry Creek in the proportions of 64 tons silicious sulphides, 73 tons white lead, and 68…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 2

A third parcel of 500 tons of highgrade bagged sulphides (making in all 1000 tons) have now left the mine for Port pirie, consigned to Messrs…

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MINING. The Proprietary. The Half-yearly Report

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1895 · page 2

THE nineteenth half-yearly report of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, to be presented at the meeting of shareholders to be held in Melbourne…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 3

The concentrating mill ran somewhat slowly last week, only treating 955 tons crude sulphides of the usual grade, producing 310 tons concentrates,…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 2

The Wallsend miners' ballot has affirmed the acceptance of the hewing and yardage rates offered by a majority of 20. One hundred and seventy…

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Mr. Brenton on Mines Taxation

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

MR. JAMES BRENTON informed the electors of Burke Ward last night that the burning question at all municipal elections in Broken Hill of late years…

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MINING. The Central

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 3

Shipments to Dry Creek for the week were heavy, and comprised 119 tons silicious sulphides, 96 tons white lead, and 101 tons ordinary sulphides…

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The Standard Time. The Mines Arrangement

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

The Standard Time Acts come into force both in this colony and South Australia on Friday, making an hour's difference between the official times of…

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Mining Fatality

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 4

JOHN M'GUIRE a yonug man, was killed in Messrs, Baxier and Saddler's open cut at 5.15 p.m through a large rock failing on him. He was working evertime…

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