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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

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Fatal Mining Accident. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 3

A serious explosion occurred yesterday in the Metropolitan mine at Helensburgh, resulting in three men named Barton, Kew and Shipton being…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield. Perth

Western Grazier · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 3

Stone from the Block 45 mine, in the vicinity of the Great Boulder, has assayed 478oz to the ton…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 June 1896 · page 2

THE mill last week treated 410 tons crudes, producing 100 tons concentrates, assaying 67[?]3 per cent, lead, 8 8oz. silver, and 6.5 per cent, zinc…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. Want of Confidence in the Executive. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 June 1896 · page 2

The Waratah lodge has transmitted a motion for the consideration of the other lodges, " That in the opinion of this meeting the district officers have…

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The Gold Fever in Adelaide. Operations of Western Speculators. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 June 1896 · page 4

Amongs[?] the passengers by the mail steamer which arrived from Albany yesterday were Mr. George Gray, Captain Oats, Mr. F. Moore, and other…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. Intervention of Shipping Masters. Another Conference of Colliery Owners. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 2

At a recent meeting of 70 masters of vessels held at Newcastle a circular was drawn up requesting the colliery proprietors to consider the serious…

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The Mines of New Caledonia

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT at Noumea, in the French island of New Caledonia, wrote on June 5:—Mr. John Higginson, of this place and now in Europe, has…

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MINING. Ore Exports

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 2

The Broken Hill Proprietary shipped to Port Pirie for the week ending June 11 2601 tons oxidised ores. The Central dispatched last week…

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Fatal Mining Accident. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 2

A miner named Charles Flemming has been killed by a fall of rock in the Brilliant Central mine, Charters Towers…

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[?] Mines. Tuesday, June 16, 1896. Bishop Stanton on Strikes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Synod of the Diocese of Newcastle has fallen during the coalminers' strike, so that Bishop Stanton was almost forced into saying…

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Two Miners Injured by a Fall of Stone. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 2

Edward Cummings and Edward Ridley, miners employed in the Great Britain mine at Armidale, have been injured by a fall of stone…

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The Gold Fever in Adelaide. Operations of Western Speculators. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 1

Amongst the passengers by the mail steamer which arrived from Albany yesterday were Mr. George Gray, Captain Oats, Mr. F. Moore, and other…

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Late Mining. The South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 4

THE mill last week treated 1262 tons crudes, assaying from the [?]ommels 27 3 per cent. lead, 5 5oz. silver, 16 8 per cent, zinc, returning 340 tons…

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MINING. The White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 3

C[?] the sale of White Cliffe properties to an English company, a Wilcannia correspondent says:—Reports received from White Cliffs by…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. Meeting of Colliery Owners. An Important Compact Made. The Terms on which Work will be Resumed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 2

A meeting of the Newcastle district colliery proprietors was held here yesterday afternoon. The Press was not admitted. It is, however, reported…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 3

THE mill last week treated 431 tons crudes, returning 86 tons firsts, 67 tons seconds; also 48 tons slimes. The shipments were 107 tons concentrates…

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Late Mining. The South

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 1

THE mill last week treated 1262 tons crudes, assaying from the trommels 27.3 per cent. lead 5.5oz. silver, 16 8 per cent, zinc, returning 340 tons…

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The Coal Trade Crisis. The Owners' Compact. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 2

With regard to the compact reported to have been entered into between the Newcastle coal mine owners, it transpires that all, with the exception of…

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The Presidential Contest The Republicans and the Silver. Question. The "Gold Bugs" Prevailing. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 2

Telegrams from New York state that the influence of the eastern States has forced the middle and western States of the Union to accept, as a…

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A New Silver Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 2

An Adelaide syndicate recently secured a valuable silver property in the Barrier Ranges, about 24 miles north of Silverton, New South Wales,…

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