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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

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The Mining Accidents. Adjournment of the House to be Moved. Barrier Members Give Notice. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 June 1897 · page 1

Mr. Ferguson, M.P. for Sturt (in which electorate Tarrawingee is included), together with his colleagues, Mr. Cann (Broken Hill) and Josiah…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Victorian Goldfields. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 June 1897 · page 2

The annual report of the Secretary for Mines has been issued. The gold yield for 1896 was 805,087oz., being 65,O0O[?]Z. more than the aggregate for…

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The Holidays. Mine Arrangements

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 June 1897 · page 4

THE Proprietary Mine will close down (except the smelters) at 12 o'clock to-night, and not re-open until 8 a.m. Tuesday. Block 10, however, "goes one better."…

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To the Editor of the Barrier Miner. The Holidays at the Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 June 1897 · page 2

Sir,—£200,000,000 spent during the reign of Queen Victoria for butchering human beings by a nation who claim to be par excellence the exponents of…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Death of a Coolgardie Mining Manager. An Overdose of Morphia. COOLGARDIE

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 June 1897 · page 2

Mr. Arthur has died suddenly. The deceased was managing director of the Mount Malcolm Proprietary and of several English companies. He leaves…

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MINING. Block 14

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 June 1897 · page 2

THE mill did good work last week, treating 2129 tons crudes, returning 786 tons concentrates and slimes of fair average silver and lead contents…

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MINING. The Junction North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 2

THE new winding engine being fixed in position, steam was temporarily put on on Monday, the trial movements being most satisfactory. The two new…

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The Mining Accidents. Adjournment Moved in the Assembly. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Sydney Smith) refused again to-day to give an answer to Mr. Josiah Thomas' question re the number of fatal…

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The Mysterious Deaths in Melbourne. Was it Coal or Sewer Gas? The Inquest Adjourned. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1897 · page 4

The leakage of gas which is supposed to have occasioned the deaths of the women Cumming and Scott, mother and daughter, at North Melbourne, as…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 4

A MINER named Thomas M'Donald, working at the Central mine, met with an accident early this morning underground. He was breaking down ore, when a big boulder,…

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Another Mine Ac[?]ident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 4

ANOTHER mine accident happened just before midday in the Proprietary mine. A youth named Thomas Sampson, aged about 19, was working with his father in the…

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MINING. Block 10. Another Large Sale of Zinc Tailings

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 2

Block 10 Company has again completed a satisfactory sale of a large parcel of zinc tailings from the big dump. It will be remembered that…

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The Mysterious Deaths in Melbourne. Was it Coal or Sewer Gas The Inquest Adjourned. [By Telegraph] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 1

The leakage of g[?]s which is supposed to have occasioned the deaths of the women Camming and Scott, mother and daughter, at North Melbourne, as…

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Accidents at Barrier Mines. The Adjournment of the Assembly Moved. A Prosecution over the Tarrawingee Accident. A New Bill Being Drafted. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 2

In the Assembly last night, Mr. Ferguson moved the adjournment of the House to direct attention to the frequency of accidents at…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the Mining Accidents. Adjournment Moved in the Assembly. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1897 · page 1

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Sydney Smith) refused again to-day to give an answer to Mr. Josiah Thomas' question re the number of fatal…

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Another Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 1

ANOTHER mine accident happened just before midday in the Proprietary mine. A youth named Thomas Sampson, aged about 19, was working with his lather in the…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 2

Although the mill stopped 18 hours last week for adjustments and repairs, 754 tons crude sulphides were treated, producing 175 tons concentrates and 35 tons slimes, both…

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Mining Accident at Ballarat. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 2

A dynamite accident has occurred at the Last Chance mine, Ballarat, by which Thomas Vear was seriously injured. He is not expected to recover…

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Accidents in Broken Hill Mines. Further Questions in the Assembly. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1897 · page 2

In the Assembly last night, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Sydney Smith), in reply to Mr. Thomas (on notice), said that since September, 1896, there had been eight fatal…

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Mining. by Telegraph.] The Kalgoorlie Field. KALGOORLIE, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 June 1897 · page 2

At a meeting of the Mine Managers' Institute a resolution was agreed to that the Government be requested to at as early a date as possible cause a geological survey…

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