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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

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The Right to the Alluvial. Release of Imprisoned Miners. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1898 · page 2

Four of the imprisoned, alluvial diggers at Kalgoorlie are to be liberated, unconditionally, on an order signed by the warden by whom they had been committed for…

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A Rich Gold Mine. Perth

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 3

Rich gold has been struck in the Island Euroka, mine at Cue, W.A., fifty ounces having been obtained from a single dish…

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The Miners' Strike. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

At a conference of the Welsh miners on strike, held at Cardiff, it was unanimously decided that the men demand an advance in their wages of 20 per cent,…

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Queensland Mining. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 April 1898 · page 2

Mr. Weinberg, the general manager of the smelting works at Aldershot, who has just returned from England, states that Queensland mining is now well represented there. He…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] a Lucky Find. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1898 · page 2

An old minernamed Sangater, working at Castlemaine, unearthed 9lb. weight of stone which contained a solid lump of gold 6lb. weight. Sangster sold the…

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MINING. Oodla Wirra Flux

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 2

THE first general meeting of the shareholders of the Oodla Wirra Flux and Mining Company was held in Adelaide yesterday afternoon, when Mr. E. W. Hawker, chairman of…

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The Miners' Strike. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1898 · page 2

The conference between the miners on strike and the mineowners in South Wales has proved abortive, as the employers require that the men's delegates…

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Barrier Miner. Friday, April 15, 1898. a National Mine Accident Fund

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 April 1898 · page 2

Two men have been killed at the Central mine in as many days. It would be improper at this stage to inquire closely how they came to their death; and that…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

The old mill, working on one shift only,and running for five days, treated 230 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trammels 12.2oz. silver, 22 per cent, lend, and 16.5 per cent…

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A Mining Mishap. KALGO0RLIE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1898 · page 2

Two men, Wall nnd Symonds, wero ascending the main shaft of the Royal Mint South mine to-day in the bucket, after firing a shot. They had been hauled up 25ft., when Wall…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 2

RUNNING three shifts and a few hours short time last week, the mill treated 1240 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trommels 19.2 per cent. lead,…

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Tribute in Victorian Mines. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 2

The Bendigo branch of the Miners' Association has appointed a deputation to meet the Minister for Mines in conference, and has resolved to recommend him to use his influence…

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The Far East. Russian Troops for Port Arthur. Chinese Mining Concessions. [Reyter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1898 · page 2

The Russian war authorities are sending 6000 troops and large quantities of war material to Port Arthur. Two Japanese have been arrested by…

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MINING. Block 14

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 3

THE mill last week only ran three days treating 1257 tons crude ores, yielding 337 tons concentratts and slimes of fair average silver and lead contents. The despatches to…

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Miners' Provident Fund. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 4

Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines, is to meet the miners' representatives in Newcastle on Thursday to discuss the proposed Miners' Relief Fund…

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The Miners' Strike. [Reuter's Message.] London, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 4

The question of whether their representatives shall have plenary powers in their conferences with the colliery proprietors has been submitted to a ballot…

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The Brunner Colliery Disaster. The Company Mulet in Damages. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 2

In the cases fought at Wellington by the relatives of the men killed in the Brunner colliery disaster to recover compensation for their death, the Chief Justice awarded in all…

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Miners' Accident Pay. a Woman's Imposition. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 2

Mrs. Hoburg, wife of a steward of the Bendigo Miners' Association, was at the local court yesterday afternoon ordered to be imprisoned until the rising of the court for…

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Spain and the States. The Cuban Republic. How it Came to be Recognised. Conference with the Insurgents. Coal a Contraband of War. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1898 · page 2

The action of the United States Senate in deciding to recognise the Cuban Republic was, it is reported, the outcome of a coalition between the…

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The Miners' Strike. [Reuter's Message.] London, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1898 · page 1

The question of whether their representatives shall have plenary powers in their conferences with the colliery proprietors has been submitted to a ballot…

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