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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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The Coal Trade Crisis. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 2

A majority of the miners' lodges in the Newcastle district have voted in favor of an increase. Two blacklegs were proceeding to…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] New Discovery at Coolgardie. A Lost Wan "Strikes it Rich." PERTH, Thursdsy

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 4

Telegrams from Coolgardie report that a party of four men have been out 13 days prospecting to the northward at the 25-mile. On Friday last one was lost…

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The Mine Accident. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 4

AN inquest into the circumstances attending the death of the man John M'Guire, who was killed in Baxter and Saddler's open cut on the Proprietary mine on…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 4

The new pump at M'Intyre shafe has stopped working owing to the breakage of the crown and pinion wheel in the engine-house. This will be replaced…

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The Mine Accident. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 1

AN inquest into the circumstances attending the death of the man John M'Guire, who was killed in Bax[?]er and Saddler's open cut on the Proprietary mine on…

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Mine Accident. Lucky Escape of Two Hen

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 4

AN accident which caused considerable damage, and might have had much more serious consequences, occurred on the open cut workings at Block ll, on…

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The U. S. Gold Reserve. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 4

The gold, reserve in the United States Treasury has been reduced to 42,000,000 dollars…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 2

Messrs. B. Johns and T. Magor, di ceceo ra, arrived by Saturday morning's express on a visit to the mine in connection with the new concentrating…

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The U. S. Gold Reserve. LOSDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 1

The gold reserve in the United States Treasury has been reduced to 42,000,000 dollars…

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The Rifle aftch: Mines V. Town

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 3

As stated in the MINER Saturday, the Town defeated the Mines in a rifle match during the afternoon by the small margin of two points. The…

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MINING. The Central Bore

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 2

For a week past the diamond drill ceased operating in the east crosscut from the East Broken Hill Extended's shaft, and prospecting the lode at this,…

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Colliery Disaster. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 2

A serious colliery disaster has occurred at Mont[?]eau, France, through an explosion of firedamp, by which 50 miners were killed and many…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Conference in Tasmania. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1895 · page 2

The intercolonial mining conference that has been sitting here has resolved itself into a council of miners, and has agreed to recommend the…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 3

At a special meeting of the Ballarat branch of the Miners' Association on Saturday night, the following suggestions were submitted by a committee…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. All Strikes Declared Off. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1895 · page 2

The Wallsend miners have carried a motion declaring all strikes off. A special meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board was held at Newcastle…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Tasmanian Conference. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 2

The Mining Conference, which is in session here, has adopted a resolution that a maximum rate of wage should be legalised—viz., 7s. per day for…

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Gold in Politics

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

IN political, commercial, and legal circles in Adelaide nearly all interest is at present centred upon a dispute which has arisen (as mentioned in a…

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Late Mining. Block 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 4

OUR Adelaide correspondent telegraphs:—At the Block 14 works at Port Adelaide the erection of the 80ton smeiters removed from Broken…

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MINING. [By TELEGRAPH.] The Tasmanian Conference. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1895 · page 2

At the sittings of the mining conference yesterday the proposed basis for the formation of mining boards was agreed to as follows:—A…

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Late Mining. Block 14

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1895 · page 1

OUR Adelaide correspondent telegraphs:—At the Block 14 works at Port Adelaide the erection of the 80-ton smelters removed from Broken…

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