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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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Pilfering From a Mine. a Series of Larceales

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 5

SENIOR CONSTABLE SAUNBY, who has been [?] at work lately running down the persons who have been steating machinery fittings from the Proprietary mine, bad Several…

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Accidents and Fatalities. Serious Mining Accident

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 4

A serions accident occurred at about a quarter to 6 this morning in the Proprietary mine. A young married man named David [?] was working in the 400ft. level in…

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A Message to Miners. How One of your Mates was Cured. Bile Beans for Biliousness—the E[?]my of Foul Air

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 June 1901 · page 2

MINERS more than others are likely to inhale' [?] air, and consequently those who fol ow that occupation do not enjoy he best of health. Bile Beans for…

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The Mines Accident Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 June 1901 · page 2

PURSUNANT to the request of a public meeting, a subscription list has been opened at the MINES office in behalf of the " Broken Hill Mines Disaster Belief. Fund." This…

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MINING. The Junction: Half-Yearly Meeting

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 June 1901 · page 4

THE general meeting of shareholders of the Junction Mining Company was held in Adelaide yesterday afternoon, when Mr. J. C. Fraser presided over a large attendance…

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Mining in Broken Bill. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 June 1901 · page 3

SIR,—I have been waiting for some other pen to start into this matter, but everyone seems to have a wholesome dread of interfering with the sovereign [?] the mining…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The First Tarcoola Crushing. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 June 1901 · page 2

In addition, to the return ot 200oz. from 90 tons of stone from the Tarcoola Blocks, there was 201b. ot amalgam, so that the final retnrn will amount to pretty well 300oz…

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The Mines Accident Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 3

PUREUANT to the request of a public meeting, a subscription list has been opened at the MINER office in behalf of the " Broken Hill Mines Disaster Belief Fund." This…

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MINING. The South Blocks

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

FAIR headway continues to be made with development work on Block 6. The north and south drives from the 100ft. of No. 2 shaft have reached the respective distances of…

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Action Against a Mine. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne. Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

Amy Violet Halfpenny, a widow, with two children, has commenced an action against the Eaglehawk Consolidated Company, Maldon, claiming £3000 damages for tho l[?]…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, June ll, 1901. the Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 2

W[?] publish to-day an interesting statement showing the amounts of money received by the various Broken Hill committees under the Miners' Accident…

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The Mines Accident Belief Fund

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 3

[?] to the request of a public meeting, a subscription [?] been opened at the MINER office in [?] of the "Broken Hill Mines [?] Fund." This…

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BA[?] Mine[?]. Wednesday, June 12, 1901. the South African Nightmare

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 2

THEY actually are finding out in England that the war correspondent is not to be relied on[?] "Lord Kitchener officially declares that the statement that…

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Mining. [By Telegraph[?]] The Fall in Lead. Proposed Reduction of Freights. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 June 1901 · page 2

The Barrier companies, it is stated to-day, intend to make another effort shortly to induce the South Anstralian Government to reduce freights on suppiles and concentrat[?]…

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The Mines Accident Releif Fund

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 3

([?]ANT to the request of a public meeting. a subscription list has been opened at the MINER office in behalf of the "Broken Hill Mines Disaster Belief Fund." Tale…

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Mining "Improvers" in Victoria. a Difficulty at Stawell

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

FOR some time, a Stawell correspondent writes, murmurs have been rife as to trouble brewing in connection with the wages paid to some of the men engaged at the…

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MINING. The Proposed Government Smelting Works. A Report to be Obtained

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 2

MR. W. J. FERGUSON, M.L.A, has recently been in communication with the Mines Department on the subject of the establishment of a plant for the redaction of…

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Mining. [Reuter's Message.] Lead Imports. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 June 1901 · page 2

The l[?]d imports into Great Britain for the past month totalled 17,553 tons, including [?]848 tons from Australia. [?]The imports for April were 16,[?]88 tons, including…

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MINING. The London Market

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 4

The follow[?]ng quo[?]tion[?], d[?]ted London, J[?]ne 13, h[?] been re[?]ved by M[?] [?]ke and [?]- Associated, [?]. 10½d…

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The Miners' Accident (State) Fund. The Position of Contractors' Employees

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 5

IT was mentioned the other day, in connection with the first quarter's returns of the operations of the Miners' Accident Belief Fund, that, though a fatal accident had…

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