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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

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The Newcastle Mines. Alleged Infringement of the Rules. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1897 · page 2

A complaint has bsien made to the miners of the Newcastle district that Borne of their number, not content with abrogating the eight-hour principle…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 2

The mill did fair work last week, treating 620 tons crades, producing 150 tons concentrates, assaying 69 per cent lead, 9 2oz silver, and 6-4 per…

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Stray Notes. Mining Education

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 2

To the attached paragraph from the Advertiser all the powers that be in New Sonth Wales are cordially invited to give their attention, and npon calm…

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Mining. [By Telegraph,] The Island Gem Stones. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 3

Satisfactory reports conitinue to be received from the scene of the recent discovery of gems on Kangaroo Island. A large number of claims have been…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Colony's Gold Production. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1897 · page 3

The statistics furnished to the Mining Department show that the production of gold in the colony last year amounted to 296,071oz., valued…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 2

Owing to a broken cracker-jaw and a leaking boiler, the mill ran slowly last week, treating 583 tons crudes for 145 tons of first and 47 tons second grade concentrates,…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Overflow Mine. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1897 · page 2

At the half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Overflow Silver Mining Company, Mr. Griffiths presiding, the report of the directors, which was read, stated that Mr…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 February 1897 · page 2

THE mill did good work last week, treating approximately 2650 tons carbonates and sulphides, the latter class of ore being in excess. The whole of…

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MINING. Block 10. the Workings Underground

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 February 1897 · page 2

UNDERGROUND the mine viewed from its present aspect never looked better. All the stopes are in splendid working order, and the many tracklines, winzes,…

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The New South Wales Coal Mines Inspectorship. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 2

Eighty-two applications have been received for the post of inspector of coal mines under the New South Wales Government. The Agent…

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The South Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1897 · page 4

OWING to some of the faces in the atopes being somewhat harder, the returns last week were not go. satisfactory as of late. The quantity of…

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MINING. North Central

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1897 · page 2

Our Sydney telegrams yesterday included a report of the meeting of the North Central Company, held during the afternoon. The directors'…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 3

The mill last week did fair work, treating 600 tons crude sulphides for 144 tons of first concentrates and 33 tons second concentrates, also 45 tons of first and second slimes. The…

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Crime in Victoria. Geake and the Gold Robbers. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 February 1897 · page 2

Geake, the defaulting Daylesford solicitor, has been sentenced to a further term of 18 months with hard labor, the sentence to be cumulative on the terms which he is at…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

THE reports and balance-sheet of the Broken Hill Sooth mine to December 31 have been issued. The directors say—" The entire cost of mine development (£3325…

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Mining Prospects in New Guinea. Brisbane

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 February 1897 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr Tozer) has forwarded to the Premiers of the other colonies a copy of a dispatch which has been received from the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] a Rich Victorian Claim. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 March 1897 · page 3

Splendid gold has been obtained by W. Hutchinson from his claim on Bon Accord reef, Kingower, 3lb. weight gold being returned from a few buckets…

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Chief Inspector of Coal Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1897 · page 2

IT was stated in a cable message published in the Daily Telegraph recently that the Agent-General had received 82 applications for the position…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1897 · page 2

THE mill last week ran steadily, treating 550 tons crude sulphides for 135 tons concentrates, assaying 68 per cent. lead, 9oz. silver, and 6.6 per cent…

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THE W. A. Gold Mines. The Meeting in London. Important Resolutions Carried. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1897 · page 2

At the meeting of the shareholders in the West Australian Gold Mines Company the ex-Governor of West Australia (Sir W. A. Robinson)…

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