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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1898

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Late Cable News [Reuter's Messages] The Mining Exhibition. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 4

The Incorporated London Chamber of Mining is raiting £20,000 for the purposes of the Mining Exhibition of 1899. lt is probable that there will be applications for…

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The North Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 2

Resignation of Captain Paul. THE announcement that Captain Paul will retire almost immediately from the management of the Broken Hill…

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MINING. The Junction North

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 2

THIS mine's dispatches last week totalled 605 tons, comprising 330 tons shipping ore to Messrs. G. Wills and Co., Port Pirie, and 275 tons milling…

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A Bendigo Mining Fatality. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 2

Two men named Charles Redding and William Walters were struck by a fall of stone in the Red, White, and Blue mine, near Bendigo, on Saturday…

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N. S. W. Mining Tenures. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 1

A number of mining companies in London are agitating for a public meeting to secure an amendment in the N. S. W. Mining Act, espicially with regard to security of tenure…

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Barrier Miner. Monday, January 24, 1898 the Increase in Gold Production

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 2

THE goldfields of West Australia last year yielded 674,990oz, as against 281,263oz. in 1896 and 4873oz. 10 years ago. The advance is extremely…

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Late Cable News [Reuter's Messages] The Mining Exhibition. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 January 1898 · page 1

The Incorporated Jondon Chamber of Mining is ra[?]ing £20,000 for the purposes of the Mining Exhibition of 1899. It is probable tath there will be applications for…

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Mortality Among Tin Miners

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 3

IN preparing his report on the mortality among tin miners of Cornwall and Devonshire, Dr. Tatham was struck by the exceptional ago constitution of the tin-mining…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 2

The mill ran quietly last week, treating 1503 tons crude sulphides, asaying from the trommels 21 per cent, lead, 62oz. silver, and 18.5 per cent. zinc; also 142 tons zinc and…

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Silver Into Gold. a Chapter in the Fairyland of Science

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 January 1898 · page 2

THE London Daily News of December [?] said:— Four hundred years ago, when all Europe was thrilling with excitement over the…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 2

RUNNING with two shifts, last week the mill treated 633 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trommels 21 per cent. lead, 6.3oz silver, and 16 4 per cent. zinc, producing…

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MINING. Managers' Reports

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 2

THE BRITISH, to January 10.—Blackwood shaft—300ft. level: Sulphide stopes yielding fair milling are from went side, also from faces overhead. 400ft. level: Face of north…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

The mill did steady and fair work last week, treating 815 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trommels 11 Ioz. silver, 25 7 per cent land, and 15 5 per cent. zinc,…

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Mining Accidents in Bendigo. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

Thomas Nay, a miner, fell down a shaft at the Great Southern mine, Bendigo. He sustained fracture of the base of the skull and other injurise, and is in a critical…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] a Mining Fatality. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

Hogh Sharkey, a minor, of Yalgogrin, fell 100ft. down a shaft at the mine where he was working. He was instantly killed…

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The Proprietary Mine. The Half-yearly Meeting. Reassuring Statement by the Chairman. [By Telegraph.] Melboure

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Broken Hill Proprietary S. M. Company was held at the Olderfleet yesterday afternoon…

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A Burning Mine. Miners Become Maniacs

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1898 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writing from Aspen, in Colorado, says that deep down in the bowels of Smuggler Mountain 500 men have been [?]opardisiog their lives every day for the…

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The American Currency. The President Pledged to a Gold Standard. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1898 · page 2

President M'Kinley was yesterday entertained at a banquet in New York by millionaires representing one thousand million dollars. In the course of his speech…

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The Klondyke Goldfield. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1898 · page 2

It has been discovered that the gold belt at Klondyke extends as far as the Cassiar Mountains. Rich placers have been found on the Liarn River…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] South Australian Mining. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 2

It is anticipated that the cyanide battery in the M'Donnell Ranges will be started text week. Mining is not so active as it was a little time ago, owing to the men awaiting…

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