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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 28 of 32

Signalling in Mines. to the Editor of the Barbier Miner

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 2

Sir,—I see in last night's issue of the MINER an article from a Melbourne paper under the above heading. If the method in use there is crude, the method in use here, in some of the…

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Mining. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 November 1899 · page 2

Broken Hill Proprietary shares are quoted in London at 43s. 3d…

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Northern S. A. Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 November 1899 · page 2

It is still the intention of the Government to erect smelters at Port Augusta, although on a less expensive scale than was at first proposed. The Engineer-in-Chief was asked to…

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The Radbuck Copper-mining Syndicate

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 November 1899 · page 2

A meeting of shareholders was held at the Grand Hotel last night, Mr. J. M. Symons presiding. Reports of a very favorable nature on the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Chillagoe. SYDNEY, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 November 1899 · page 2

Sales of Mount Garnet Freeholds were made to-day at 63s, and of Chillagoes at 34s. Chillagoe shares have collapsed here on account of unofficial reports being circulated…

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MINING. The Junction North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 2

The plant last week dealt with 800 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trommels 197 per cent. lead, 13 8oz. silver and 105 p r cent zinc, yielding 130 tons concentrates,…

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Barrier Miner. Wednesday, November 8. Australian Mining Investment

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 2

ONE certain effect of the war in South Africa will be the deflection of investment moneys of a certain kind to other parts. For some years capitalists who…

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Mines Accident Relief Fund. Its Provisions. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 November 1899 · page 4

The provisions of the Mining Accident Relief Fund, Introduced into the Assembly, apply to all mines ordinarily employing not less than 20 men underground. The…

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The Siege of Mafeking. the Incident of the Explosive Mines. Bombardment of the Town

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 November 1899 · page 2

A message has been received by the Daily Mail, purporting to give an account of the attack which was made on Mafeking early in the campaign and the…

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The Boer War. Fighting Near Colenso. Heavy Boer Losses. Ladysmith Still Safe. Dynamite Explosion at Kimberley the Mafeking Mines Incident. the Fight Near Besters. Boer Treachery. Defiling the White Flag Again

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 November 1899 · page 2

Further reports have now been received respecting the fighting which took place last Thursday on Tathsm's Farm, near Besters, about 15 miles north of…

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Mines Accident Belief Fund. Its Provisions. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 4

The provisions of the Mining Accident Relief Fund, introduced into the Assembly, apply to all mines ordinarily employing not less than 20 men underground. The…

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MINING. The Junction. Half-Yearly Report. A Tale of woe

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 3

IT is a tale of woe that the directors of the B. H. Junction have to tell in tho report for the half-year to September 30, just Issued. Mining results have been bad and…

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MINING. North Mine Dividend

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 2

TUB North Broken Hill directors at their board meeting in Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon decided to declare a dividend of 6d. per share. This is the first dividend to be…

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Late Cable News. British and Foreign. Samoa and the Gold Coast London, Nov. 9

Western Grazier · Saturday 11 November 1899 · page 3

Great Britain has ceded her Samoan rights to Germany and America, England receiving Tonga and other islands in exchange…

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[By Telegraph.] Rich Find of Gold. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 November 1899 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police has received a telegram from Sub-inspector [?]ellinger with reference to an alleged phenomenal find of gold in the Carnegie South mine. Two men…

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The Guerdon of the Brave. Awards of the Royal Humane Society To Six Broken Hill Miners

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 November 1899 · page 2

IN these times of trouble when the talk is all of the glory to be won by fighting the unfortunate [?]ers it is refreshing to reflect that there is glory just as bright to be ga[?]nel by…

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MINING. The British. Operations on Block 16 Resumed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 November 1899 · page 2

THE plant during the past fortnight did consistent work, without any stoppages of consequence, treating 4306 tons crude sulphides. This produced 517 tons first concentrates,…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 2

THE plant last week dealt with l637 tons crude sulphides, which yielded 290 tons first concentrates, including 18 tons from the bu[?]les, worth 635 per cent. lead, 17.6oz…

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Mining on Private Lands

Western Grazier · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 2

ONE of the most important measures which has been introduced by the present Government is that which is intoned to extend the privilege of…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Angaston Goldfields. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 November 1899 · page 3

The excitement over the gold discovery at Angaston is now abating, although a good deal of gold is still being obtained. One claim has yielded over £500 worth daring a…

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