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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
643 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 33
The Department of Mines has written to the colliery proprietors, drawing attention to Rule 1, Section 17, of the Coal Mines Act, respecting the ventilation of mines, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Hong Kong banks having branches in the Philippines have chartered steamers and have despatched them to Manilla to rescue and convey to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bar silver (standard) is now quoted at 2s. 2d. 3-16ths per ounce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A message from Cue states that the gold escort from Lawlers has bad a misadventure. The two policemen who formed the escort on arriving at Cue found they had lost a box of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The San Francisco naval authorities have been ordered to send two of the largest ships available to Manilla with coal for the vessels of Admiral Dewey's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE mill did better work last week, treating 684 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trommels 19.5 per cent, lead, 6-6oz. silver, and 16.7 per cent, zinc, producing 157 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many a good yarn is told by miners of the old dragging days in Victoria when money was thrown about like water, and when scarcely a fortnight passed without…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A rich gold-bearing vein has been struck at Drysdale claim, Mount Drysdale. The Cobar Smelting and Exploration Company has been successfully floated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THERE is still some heat in the affected section of Block 12 of the Broken Hill Proprietary, and at times pyroligneous Roses find their way through the upcast shaft in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the rush towards the golden fields of the Klondyke there are thousands who are ill-fitted to stand the strain of hardship and exposure, which are inseparable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An excellent coalfield has been discovered in Autrim, in Ireland. It is estimated that 2,500,000 tons of coal are available…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tho half-yearly meeting of the Consolation G. M.. Company, Dunolly, (Vic.),-was held at thc Onion Club Hotel, Melbourne, on Friday. April 29, Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MESSRS, Laughton and Moulden, directors of the South, took advantage of their present visit to make a thorough examination of the surface and underground workings. They…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE pumping plant in connection with the True Blue G. M. Company, Moonambel, Avoca (Vic.), was started the other day with some ceremony. Mr. H. T. Stockman, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AN advertisement appears in the English papers at the present time inviting applications for the position of assistant general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the rush towards the golden fields of the Klondyke there are thousands who are ill-fitted to stand the strain of Lordship and exposure, which are inseparable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The whole of the available coal supply at Honolulu (Hawaiian-Islands) has been bought by the United States. Honolulu, in acceptance of President…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The gold yield of the colony last month was 63,000oz. The total for the four months has been 240,000oz., an increase of 8000oz. on the same period of last year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alderman John Polkinghorne, of Broken Hill, has been appointed a Government mining inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Pitfield Consols mine at Ballnrat became flooded last night. Thomas John, a miner, was bravely rescue by the manager, J. Gunn, Three men ran for their lives…
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