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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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Mine Pilferers

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

DURING the month of May some wholesale pilfering was carried on in portion of the Proprietary Company's surface property. The portion to which the thieves paid…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Opal Mining at white cliffs. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

The members of the Opal-mining Comm[?] have torne to sydney Their report [?] the Wnite [?] Industry will be ready is [?] month…

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The South Mine Disaster. Menorial to the Dead

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 2

A SERVICE in memory of the victims of the South disaster was held in the Blendestreet Methodist Church yesterday afternoon, There was an overflowing attendance. The…

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A Mining Trouble. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 1

Eighty triutors at Landbarrie's No.1 mine, Ballarat, have withdrawn from the mine in consequence of an alleged breach of agreement on the pert of the manager. The…

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The South Mine Disaster. Sympathy from the Duke and Duc[?]ess of York. A Donation of £25

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 4

THE Mayor (Mr. Retallick) to-day received the following telegram from Llenten[?], Colonel Sir Arthur Bigge, Private S[?]tary to the D[?] of York, from Government…

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The Wyalong Mine Assessments

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 4

AT a special meeting of the Wyalong municipal council to receive and deal with the valuations for the current year, the valuations of the pirncipal rateable properties…

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MINING. The North Central

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 2

EXPLORATORY work is now centred at the 300ft., where drives north and south with the run of the country are being put in. The north drive has been lengthened to 105ft…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund. Its Operations. [By Telegraph'] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 2

Statements having been made in the Sydney papers to the effect that the Miners' Accident Belief Act had not yet come into force, Mr, M'Lachian (Secretary for Mine) states that…

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The South Mine Disaster

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 4

THE MAYOR has received from the private secretary to the Duke of York Royalty's donation of £25 in aid of the Mines Disaster Fund. The letter from Sir Arthur B[?]gge…

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Mining Accident

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

Early this morning Fred. Sewell met with a painful accident at Black 10. He was employed on the cracker, and by some means got caught in a set screw. Before be could…

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MINING. [?] Tasmanian Mineral Exports. HOBABT

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 2

The minerals exported from Tasmania during the month of May were valued at £133,326…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 1

RICHARD LAWIS, 28, was working at the 500ft level, Block ll, Proprietary mine, this afternoon, boring a hole, when he fell a distance of about 4ft. Heinjared spine, hand,…

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Mine Disaster Benefit

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 2

The benefit concert to be held at the Theatre to-morrow night in aid of the South disaster fund is already [?] of success. The booking of scats has been unusually…

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The South Mine Disaster

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 4

THE MAYOR has received from the private secretary to the Duke of York Royalty[?] donation of £25 in aid of the Mines Disaster Fund. The letter from Sir Arthur Bigge…

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MINING. Block 10

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 2

THE mill did heavy work for the week, dealing with 3500 tons sulphides, which produced 575 tons concentrates, bulking; 35.01oz, silver, 04 01 per cent, lead, and…

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Broken Rill Mines' Disaster Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 3

THE following amounts have been re ceived and promised to date:- Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York....... £25 0 0…

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[?] Thursday, June 6, 1901. Mine Accidents, Big and Little

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 2

WHEN it was first proposed that a Royal Commission should be appointed to inqaire into the circumstances of the South disaster, it was probably not…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 2

CONCLUDING their report, issued in London at the middle ot April, the financial portion ot which has already been published, the directors of the British say:—" The mill…

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Mining in Scotland

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 June 1901 · page 2

The report ot Mr. J. Ronaldson, Inspector of Mines for the West Scotland districts for the year 1900 was recently issued. The inspector's district embraces Argyle, Ayr,…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 4

WORKING 12 shifts last week the mill treated. 578 tons, a phides, which yielded 1:2 tons [?] [?]…

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