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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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The Bend[?] Mining Exhibition. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 8

A deputation from the South Australian Chamber of Manufactures waited on the Piemier to-day and asked him for certain concevions with regard to the proposed…

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The Mining Apprentices Question. The Proprietary Miners Against [?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 2

THE miners employed at the Proprietary mine held a meeting at the Trades Hall yesterday morning for the purpose of deciding on some definite course of action with regard…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Mining Under "[?]ce." MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 3

The prospectors at [?] Springs who began to mine under the alleged guidance of spirits have now sunk a [?] 200ft. and claim to have struck leute[?] carrying good,…

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The Mining Apprentice Question. Meetings of Proprietary Employees

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 4

IN consequence of the invitation to state their views on the apprentice question issued to the Proprietary mine employees by the general manager, meetings of the day and…

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Municipal Assessment of Collieries

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 3

AN appeal of the Stockton Coal Company. Limited, against the assessment of its property by the municipal ceuncil of Stockton was heard at the city courthouse, at…

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American Schools of Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 3

LIKE Professor Lyle, who recently visited the chief educational estabishments of the United States, Dr. J. W. Gregory, who occupies the chair of geology at the…

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MINING. The British: The Policy of the Management

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 2

BUMORS have been most persistent for a week or more that the mill was going to close down right away and that nearly all of the surface hands would have to look…

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[By Telegraph.] a N. S. W. Gold Souvenir. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 2

A meeting of the citizens' committee appointed to arrange the celebrations for the reception of the Duke of York yesterday afternoon adopted a circular to the…

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MINING. The Wertago Copper Shows

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 3

THE ac[?]g-secretary of the Woraro and Wertago Copper[?] Company, Mr. E F. Murphy, reports:—The very handsome returns from [?] tons of Bunker [?] ore sent…

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Two Miners Entombed. Shocking Accident at Daylesford. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1901 · page 2

A shocking double fatality occurred at the Prince Edward mine, Daylesford, yesterday afternoon. A shot which had been fired at the 300ft. level tore away an unexpected…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Raising of Coal. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 3

An exhibition was given before the Newcastle Hall of Comme[?]ce yesterday of a recently-patented method of delivering coal from the mouth of a colliery to the screeas…

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MINING. The Junction North

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 4

As reported yesterday, the Adelaide shareholders have decided to ask the Melbourne management of the Junction North to a [?] the meeting called to confirm the…

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The Mining Apprentices Question

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 March 1901 · page 5

ACCORDING to a resolution passed at a meeting of Proprietary mine employees held last Sunday, a ballot on the apprentice question has been…

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MINING. Mill and Furnace Returns

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 April 1901 · page 2

BLOCK 14, weak ending Match 29.—Ore treated, 715 tons sulphides, 106 tons carbonates, producing 209 tons budion, containing l5,356oz. silver…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

THE mill ran steadily but slowly during the past fortnight, [?]ting 3357 tons cru[?]es. This yielded 468 tons [?] bulking 62 6 per cent lead, 27 8 z. silver, and 79 per cent,…

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The Chillagoe Mines. by Te[?] M[?]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 4

Mr. Fred. [?]ack, formerly ge[?] manager of the [?] fan railways, has accepted the petition of m[?]g director of the C[?] [?] and Mints; and Mr. Weinberg,…

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The Miners' Accident Relief Act. a Test Case at Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 2

A TEST case of interest to those engaged in connection with the coal mining industry was heard in the Summons Division of the Newcastle City Court one day last week. John…

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Modern Ocean Coal Gluttons. Remarkable Appetites of Great Liners

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 3

In the last ten year the race for the Transatlantic record has been far [?] interesting that in an other period, for [?] has been, in this decada that the great…

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Mining. by Telegraph. Lead Reported Weakening. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 2

The raported [?] k[?] market for lead has caused Broken Hill [?] 10 to drop [?] cut has had no special [?] generally on stocks…

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The Coal Lumpers' Lockout. Another Victory for Conference. Work Resumed To-Day. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 2

The coal lumpers tbe the Collieryowners' Association continued in conference until a late hour Inst evening. The owners had put fo ward six demands,…

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