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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

622 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 27 of 32

MINING Bullion Returns

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 October 1899 · page 2

SULPHIDE Corporation, week ending October 7.—Central Mine, Broken Hiil: Ores milled, 2753 lons; coucautrates produced, 618 tons; containing 25 60z. silver per too, 63 9 per…

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MINING. Block 14

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 October 1899 · page 3

The mill had a very fair run last week treating 2080 tons crude sulphides, producing 573 tons concentrates and slimes of fair silver and lead contents. The week's despatches…

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AMUSEMENTS. The Mining Fair

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 October 1899 · page 2

The stallholders at the Mining Fair organised a winding up dance which was held in the Town Hall last night under the pleasantest conditions The cool weather…

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MINING. The Junction

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

Wiru 29 hours stoppages the hill treated last week 1710 tons crude sulphides, yielding [?] tons concentrates, bulking 236ox. silver, [?] percent, lead, and 6 per cent zinc. (this…

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The Junction Mine. Resignation of Captain Phillips

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

As ouaounced yesterday, Captain Phillipa bas resigned the management of the Junction mine. In conversation with a BIIKEB raEorter, Captain Phillip aid bo had sent In…

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Explosion in a Mine. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 October 1899 · page 2

An accident occurred at the Blinman mine yesterday, resulting In the death of a man named Alfred Spongler. A charge of rackarock or powder missed fire, or only partly exploded…

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Mining.. [Reuter's Message.] The British Mine. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 2

The half-yearly report of the British Broken Hill S. M. Company has been issued. The directors therein speak well of the operations of the mine for the past six months, during…

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[?]. Miss Mine Warrington

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 2

IN the Town Hall on Saturday night Miss Minnie Warrington made ber debut. lt was too much to expect people to flock to hear a young untrained vocalist of wnose capabilities…

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Fatal Accident at the North Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 2

WILLIAM PHILLIPS, aged 40, married, with seven children, was killed at the North mine this morning. A huge rock fell away from the 700ft. Stopes and knocked him on to the…

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Fatal Accident at the North Mine. Narrow Escape of a Second Man

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 4

The second fatal accident that hos happened in the history of the North mine occurred this morning, as briefly related in the First Edition of the MINER. William…

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The Boer War. Engagement Near Kimberley. Four Hours' Fighting. British Garrison Confident. the Boers Occupy Dundee. After Two Days' Bombardment. Fighting at Kimberley. the Boers Lay Mines: Bayonets at Close Quarters

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1899 · page 2

News has reached London via Cape Town from the beleaguered British garrison at Kimberley, on the western frontier of the Orange Free State…

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

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

What has every appearance of being an important [?] made at the Drysdale mine has caused a boom in the shares in the company. A sample of ore taken from the 275ft…

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The North Mine Fatality. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 1

MR. MAITLAND, P.M., held an inquest at the Courthouse this afternoon into the death of William Phillips, who was killed in the North mine this morning. Mr. J. R. Edwards…

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The Angasten Gold Rush. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 2

Over a hundred claims have been taken up already near the seene of the discovery of the nugget of gold at Angaston. About half a dozen diggers are reported to be on heavy…

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Gold at Angaston. [By Telegraph.] Abelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 1

An important gold discovery is reported from Angaston. About 70 men are at present working on a property owned by Mrs Johnson, who has allowed them to prospect the…

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Fatal Accident at the North Mine. Narrow Escape of a Second Man

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 October 1899 · page 4

The second fatal accident that has happened in the history of the North mine occurred this morning, as briefly related in the First Edition of the MINER William…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 2

TAKING into consideration that 70 men were away ill daily out of 466 employed on the mine, the mill did very fair work last week. The quantity of crudesulphideatreated…

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Signalling in Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 November 1899 · page 2

The Bendigo correspondent of a Melbourne paper says:- The present method of signalling in mines is one of the crudest possible character, it being simply "knocking"…

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New Mines Inspectors

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 November 1899 · page 2

WHEN Mr. Cann was recently in Broken Hill he was asked by many to ascertain what would be the nature of the examination which candidates for the new mine…

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MINING Block 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 2

The half-yearly reports for the period ended September 30 have been issued by the directors of the Broken Hill Block 10 mine. The reports show a substantial increase in the…

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