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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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MINING. Block 14

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1901 · page 2

WORKING two shifts daily last week the mill dealt with 1131 tons sulphides, which returned 384 tons concentrates and slimes of satisfactory value. The shipments consisted of 268…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 2

WORKING nine shifts during the psst week the mill dealt with 1738 tons sulphides, which returned 361 tons good concentrates and slimes. The dispatches consisted of 205…

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South Mine Sick and Accident Fund

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of the subscribers to the South Mine Sick and Accident Fund was held last night at the Criterion Hotel. This fund is maintained chiefly by the…

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The South Mine Disaster

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 4

THE Secretary the Mines wired to the town clerk [?] [?] for the [?] the [?] chamber when the [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Mining. [By Telegraph. The Metal Market. MELBOURNE, [?]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 2

The Broken Hill Proprietary [?] re[?] the following quotations, d[?] Monday:—Bar [?] (standard), [?] per ou[?]; soft Spanish lead, 419 [?]…

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Mining. by Telegraph.] Mining in New Guines. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 2

Three men who have arrived at Cooktown from Samaraf, in New Gainea, report that a rush has occurred at Cloudy Bay, where a new gold find has been made…

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The South Mine Disaster. Sittings of the Commission

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 1

THE MAYOR (Alderman Retallick) to-day received a wire from Mr. D. C. M'Lachlan, Under-Secretary for Mines, stating that the Royal Commission on the South mine disaster…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, June 20, 1901. Old-age Pensions and Miners

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 2

OF upwards of 18,500 applications for old-age pensions which have been lodged througbout the State only 25, according to the most recent statement, have been…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 June 1901 · page 2

Our Melbourne correspondent wires that in view of the disquieting unofficial reports as to the extent of the [?] ore at Chillagoe, the directors of the Chillagoe…

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The Mine Assessments

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 4

THE following figures represent the rates propeled by the assessors (on the bas[?]s of a shilling rate) for the various mine[?] on the line of lode for the year 1901-2:…

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Rac[?] Toouble Among Miners. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 4

As a rasult of a publichouse brawl, the French miners at Lamure, in the Department of Isere, in France, demanded the dismissal of 400 Italian…

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A South Wales Coal Strike Settled

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 7

A MEETING of the Clydach Vale Colliery workmen of the Rhondda Valley was held on May 13, and it was decided to accept the terms of…

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MINING. Tarcoola. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 4

SIR.—I noted a [?]ter coming from Tarcoola, in a receat issue The former portion of your correspondent's letter, in which he states h[?] was lrcky in getting work, al[?]…

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The Ascot Gold Cup. London, June 20

Western Grazier · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

The Ascot Gold Cup resulted in a win for Santoi, with Kilmarnock second, and Forfarshire third…

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Mining[?] [By Telegraph.] The Bellambi Coke Works. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 2

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company's coke works at Bellambi, on the South Coast, have started manufacturing co…

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MINING. Block 14.[?]

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 2

THE plant, running two shifts daily, last week dealt with 12[?]5 tons sulphides, which yielded 357 tons good concentrates and [?]lims. The shipments comprised 236 tons…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

THE plant last week, with 16 hours' stoppages for repairs, treated 1997 tons sulphides, which yielded 386 tons concentrates, including 84 ton from the tables, averaging 63 6 per…

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MINING. The Nadback Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of shareholders was held last night at the Oriental Hotel. Mr. J. M. Symons pr[?]ded, and about three parts of the shares were represented. The balance sheet,…

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A Victorian Mining Accident. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 2

Alfred Chapman, a miner, aged 32, employed at the victorian Deep Leads, Waldon, was serioualy hurt yesterday through trying to jump clear of a cage which had began to…

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The South Mine Disaster. The Royal Commission. No Preparations Made

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 1

MR. CHARLES GREGORY WARE, barriater-at-law, who has been appointed a Royal Commiseion to inquire into the cause of the recent South mine dister, opened the…

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