MINING. The North Central
FIVE feet was sunk during last week, and the shaft now measures 573ft. from the surface brace. The ground continues tough, but breaks fairly well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1897
777 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 39
A Mining Accident. SYDNEY
Henry Atkins, a working miner at the East Greta Colliery, was removing some tops, when a fall of earth occurred. One leg and several ribs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thefts at the Mines
FOR a long time past complaints have been made to the police of robberies having taken place at most of the mines, mainly in the changing rooms…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] The New Guinea Goldfields. BRISBANE
Acting under the advice of the Queensland Minister for Mines the Administrator of New Guinea has decided to exclude Chinese from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Mining Accident. SYDNEY
Albert Goodwin, a miner at the Eleanora mine, Hillgrove, was in a bucket being hauled to the surface when a couple of the skids became loose and fell a distance of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Band Mines. LONDON
The Transvaal Executive has given a promise to Mr. Barney Barnato to assist by supplying black labor for the mines of the Band, by augmenting the water supply, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The Junction
The full milling plant should be ready during next week. Shipments last week aggregated 1651 tons—1042 tons firstquality sulphides to Port Pirie and 609 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Technical Instruction in Mining
THE Minister for Mines has forwarded the following "minute" to the Minister for Public Instruction: — I have for some time past been considering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The British
Owing to the breakage of pumpgear, the mill during the last fortnight. was idle two days, treating 3898 tons crudes for an aggregate product of 878…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [By Cable.] a New Kalgoorlie Company. LONDON
Hannan's Gold Estate Company, Kalgoorlie, West Australia, has been formed. Two hundred thousand shares ab £2 each are being issued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proprietary Mine
Preparations are now being made for the removal of M'Gregor's bins from the brink of Harry's open cut, a distance of probably 100ft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [By Telegraph.] Deep Mining in Bendigo. Good Gold at 3310ft. MELBOURNE
Gold has been found in Laneell's famous 180 mine, Bendigo, at a depth of 3310ft. It is estimated to go between 7 and 8 dwt. to the load…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] The Eleanora Mine Accident. Verdict of the Jury. SYDNEY
The verdict of the coroner's jury as the inquest on Goodwin was that the deceased died from shock, due to injuries caused by the fall of a skid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Guinea Goldfields. [By Telegraph.] Bbisbane
A Georgetown message reports that a large number of diggers are leaving there for New Guinea. The coach secured the full complement of diggers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The Junction
THE despatches last week were 993 tons first-grade sulphides to F. H. Snow, Port Pirie, and 427 tons milling ore to Block 14 locally—in all 1420 tons. A decided change…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Cornish Mining Romance
A CORNISH mining romance, entitled "Snappers and Miners," has been written by Goorge Manville Fenn. A ruffianly miner, the agent of two rascally lawyers, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MINING. The Bushman. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner
SIR,—In reply to "All in the Dark," allow me to inform him that a balance-sheet of the Bushman United Company's books was presented at the annual meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Big Mine. The B. H. P. Co.'s Half-yearly Report. Very Large Additions to Plant Contemplated. Nine New 120-ton Furnaces
THE Broken Hill Proprietary Company's half-year ended on November 30; and the reports and statements for presentation at the meeting on Thursday next will be in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Western Goldfields. Robbery Under Arms. A Haul of £700. [By Telegraph.] Coolgardie
Coolgardie was last evening thrown into a state of very real excitement by an occurrence the like of which had been very often talked about as an undesirable possibility…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The British: A Record
The mill did remarkably good work last week, treating approximately 3100 tons crude sulphides. This tops Block 14 record of 3020 tons, and is the…
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