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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] a Chamber of Mines. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

A number of gentlemen met at the Equitable Buildings yesterday afternoon and resolved to form a Chamber of Mines. A memorandum of articles of association…

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Another Gold Robbery. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 3

Private advices from Hongkong state that when the steamer Taiynan arrived from Australia, a box containing 5000 sovereigns was missing. The…

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MINING. Junction Consolidated

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1897 · page 2

Satisfactory progress is b[?]ieg made with the siaking of the shaft, which now measures 180ft. from the surface brace. It is anticipated that in…

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The Coal Trade. Proprietors will Meet the Men, [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1897 · page 3

Mr. Binney, secretary of the Newcastle Coal Mine Owners' Association, has Written to Mr. James Carley, the miners' secretary, to the effect…

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The Angus Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 4

THE Angus mine property was again the subject of inqairy by the Ward en to-day. Some time since Higgins was given possession of the property by the…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 3

The mill did good work last week, treating 1905 tons crude sulphides, returning 508 tons concentrates and 536 tons slimes. The latter re-treated…

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3rd Edition Miner Office, 8 p.m. Gold Robbe Ies From Steamers. The Detectives Baffled. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 4

Detective O'Donnell, who recently visited Ecgland in connection with the robbery of a box of gold containing 5000 sovereigns from the strongroom…

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Little Bendigo and Warratta Goldfields

Western Grazier · Wednesday 26 May 1897 · page 3

A representative of the Grazier was on a visit to Tibooburn and Milparinka recently, and while there had a look round the above fields. Mr Neil M'Lean…

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The Angus Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 May 1897 · page 1

THE Angus mine properby was again the subject of inquiry by the Warden to-day. Some time since Higgins was given possession of the property by the…

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Gold Robberies From Steamers. The Detectives Baffled. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 May 1897 · page 1

Detective O'Donnell, who recently visited England in connection with the robbery of a box of gold containing 5000 sovereigns from the strongroom…

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

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 3

It is reported that a magnificent ore body has been revealed in the open cutting of the Hercules mine, consisting of fa[?]l ore, sulphides, canary ore,…

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Mine Accidents Elsewhere

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 2

A telegram from Coolgardie reports that John Samuel Wallace, a miner in the Londonderry No. 1 South, met with a terrible accident through a…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 2

John Harris has been killed in the Victory United mine at Cue by a piece of timber falling on him. A verdict of accidental death was returned at an inquest held on his…

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MINING. Junction North

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 2

EXCELLENT progress continues to be made with the repairs to the damaged portion of the shaft, and it is anticipated during the coming week the roadway will be sufficiently…

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A Japanese Gold Loan. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1897 · page 4

Japan is issuing a gold loan of over £4,000,000 at 5 per cent, at a minimum price of £101 10s…

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1897 · page 2

A Kalgoorlie wire states that Professor Modesto Maryanski Las now discovered what is supposed to be native silver in the Boulder…

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OVERLANDING. From the Goldfields to Adelaide. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1897 · page 2

William Snell has unostentationsly arrived at Adelaide, having travelled on his bicycle from the Menzies goldfield. West Australia. He left Menzies…

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New Guinea Goldfields. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1897 · page 2

A message from Cooktown states that the steamer Merrie England has arrived at that port from New Guinea with 54 passengers, many of whom are…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Junction. Further Remarks at the Halfyearly Meeting. A Lady on the Warpath. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 3

In a message yesterday afternoon a brief summary of the transactions at the Broken Hill Junction half-yearly meeting was given. A less substantial…

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MINING. The Junction North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 2

THE last square set of timbering is now being fixed in the damaged section of the shaft, when the roadway as far as the 570ft[?] plat will be thoroughly…

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