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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

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The Wadnaminga Gold Field

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 2

The gold prospector in Sooth Australian territory deserves more sympathy than he, judging from past experience, is likely to receive. He plods away daily month after…

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MINING. The Junction North

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 2

THE shipments last week comprised approximately 270 tons milling ore to Block 14 locally, and 100 tons shipping salphides to Port Pire. Exploratory worK underground…

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Serious Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 September 1897 · page 4

A BOY named O'Dea, aged about 16, met with a serious accident at the concentrating works on the Big mine on Saturday evening. He was cleaning…

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Old American Quartz Mining Syndicate

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 2

At a meeting of the Old American Quartz Mining Syndicate, held at Player's Hotel last night, with Mr. R. Stewarb in the chair, it was resolved…

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BLOCK 12 FIRE. Chat with Mr. M'Bryde. Reassuring Statements. The Latest from the Mine and Elsewhere

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 2

HIGHLY satisfactory news continues to come from below at the Big mine this morning. Mr. Stewart, general manager, says that good progress is…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 4

The River Yukon is frezen over, and the conveyance of supplies to the Klondyke goldfields by this route has consequently been stopped…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 2

The mill had a consistent ran last week, treating 700 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trommels 27 5 per cent. lead, 6.9oz. silver, and…

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Forty Years Mining in Australia

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 4

I HALTED at the gate of a pretty bush residence, which answered to the description supplied me, and asked of the lady whom I found enthusiastically…

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Fearful Mining Accident. LONDON, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 2

By an accident at a gold mine in Winras 40 men have been killed…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Crashed to Death in a Colliery. SYDNEY, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 2

A Wollongong telegram reports that Benjamin Drew, an employee in the Mount Keira colliery, was shunting, and while detaching the waggon he…

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Big Fire at the Proprietary Mine. Outbreak in Block 12. Three Men Suffocated. Broken Hill

Western Grazier · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 2

The town was again thrown into gloom yesterday by the whistle, sounding an alarm of fire in the Proprietary mine. Smoke came out in…

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Political. [By Telegraph.] Victoria. Tributors and the New Mining Laws. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 2

The Assembly met yesterday for about 20 minutes and adjourned until Tuesday next. Mr. Hamilton (Bendigo) said, when a few clerical errors…

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The Klondyke Goldfields. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 September 1897 · page 1

The River Yukon is frozen over, and the conveyance of supplies to the Klondyke goldfields by this route has consequently been stopped…

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Mining Meeting

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 September 1897 · page 4

A MEETING of the subscribers to the Stirling Goldmining Syndicate was held at the Miner's Arms Hotel last night, with Mr. Higgins in the chair…

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Chinese Mining

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 September 1897 · page 3

THE Chinese on the western side of the Malay Peninsula are putting into practice the old adage, "Necessity is the mother of invention" The latest…

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MINING. Managers' Reports

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 2

BLOCK 10, to September 8.—Campbell shaft—615ft. level: Nothing new at this level; sulphide stopes continue to yield ore of usual grade; assays, 17.9oz silver,…

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The Lucknow Strike. The Directors Decline to Interfere. Additional Police Sent to Lucknow. The Miners Indignant. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 2

The Mayor of Orange has received the following cable message:—"My directors instruct me to acknowledge receipt of your cablegram, that…

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Pennsylvania Coal Strike

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 3

As our cablegrams have announced a crisis has arisen in the Pennsylvania coal strike. The latest despatch to the San Francisco Chronicle, received by the last American…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 2

The mill ran fairly well last week, treating 950 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trommels 122oz. silver, 24 per cent. lead, and 14 per cent, zinc, returning 190…

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Ven[?]lation in Mines. a Creswick Invention

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 September 1897 · page 1

MESSRS Williams and Gibson, of Coswick, claim to have solved the foolaird fibalty in alluvial mides. Instead of introducing vast volumes of air…

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