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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] New South Wales Gold Yield. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 4

The gold yield of New South Wales for June was 21,[?] valued at £87,970…

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The Welsh Colliery Catatrophe. Gallaat Re[?] Parties. Personal Narratives

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 7

The scene of the catastrophe this time is the Universal Colliery Company's undertaking at Sengenydd, in the Aber Valley, five miles from the market town of Pontypridd…

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Politicians and the Campaign. Taxing the Mining Profits. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 4

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Considera it premature to at present fix the Transvaal's war contribution, but has approved of Sir…

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The Railway Trouble in the West. The Strike Commences. About 2000 Men Out. A Limited Train Service. Prospect of Closing the Mines, by Telegraph. Perth, Friday [?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 July 1901 · page 4

The strike of railwaymen has [?] Last midnight, as the electric lights were turned off in all the station yards, the men belonging to the various branches of the…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 July 1901 · page 2

THE plant, running eight days, treated 3274 tons sulphides, which returned 457 tons firsts, bulking 632 per cent, lead, 27 60[?]. silver, and 87 per cent, zinc; 196 tons…

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Gold Robbers at Work. The Descent of a Bendigo Mine. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Robbers descended the South New Moon mine at Bendigo on Saturday night, but the manager, who feared a visit in consequence of…

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MINING. The South Blocks

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 2

FAIR [?] [?] to be made with exploratory week The North drive from the 100ft. of No. 2 [?] Block 6 was advanced 4ft. for the week, making in all 142[?]. The end…

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The Strike in West Australia. a Futile Conference. Kalgoorlie Mines Shutting Down. An Appalling Outlook. Government Works Stopping. About 25,000 Men Affected. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 July 1901 · page 2

Negotiations were opened on Sunday night between the Railway Association's executive, she Premier, and the Minister for Railways with a view of settling the strike. Both…

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Fatal Mine Explosion. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 July 1901 · page 2

At B[?] yest[?]rday a fi[?]t machin[?]d, Jo[?]ph Kett[?]er, employ[?]d in t[?] Lloyd Coppe[?]r Comp[?]ny's mine, was tamping a [?]ole in t[?]e N[?]. 10 level, when th[?] charge…

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The Olary Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 July 1901 · page 2

The South Australian inspector of [?] (Mr. W. H. Matthews) has returned to Adelaide from an inspection of the new mining field at Olary. There are about 50…

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Mines' Disaster Fund

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 July 1901 · page 4

A MEETING of subscribers to the Broken Hill Mines' Disaster Fund was to have been held this afternoon for the appointment of trustees. As, however, only four persons put…

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MINING. [?] The Chillagoe Mines. A Report from the Board. Severe Criticism of Mr. Stewart. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 July 1901 · page 2

The directors' [?]eport of their [?] Chillagoe is a severe c[?]iticism of Mr. Alexander Stewart, who, however, [?] to his estimates and calculations regarding the…

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The Mines Assessments. Fresh Notices of Appeal

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 July 1901 · page 2

THE MAYOR (Alderman Retallick) on behalf of the Municipal Council was yesterday evening served with notices of appeal against the recent assessment of eight mines along…

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Dispute at a Mining Meeting. Manager and Chairman. Former Shoots the L[?]tter Dead. And Then Attempts Suicide. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 July 1901 · page 2

A telegram from Charters Towers states that last night a meeting was held of the shareholders in the Charters Towers Pyrit[?]s Company. Mr. Graban Haygarth was the…

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The Mines Appeals

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 2

THE seven writs served on the council yesterday in connection with the assessment of the mines were laid on the council table last night…

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BLOCK 10 MINE. Captain Warren Resppointed

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 1

CAPTAIN JOHN WARREN wired to the MINER from Melbourne this afternoon:— "Have been reappointed manager Block 10 Company by the un[?] vote of the…

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Victorian Mines Ventilation. a Report by the Chief Inspector

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 3

MR. HRNEY C. J[?]SE, chief Inspector of mines [?]lation, has furnished the Minister for Mines (Mr. Burton) with a com[?]e report on "the present position of…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Chillagoe Posities. MELEBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 2

Many Chillagoe share[?]te that they are prepared to wait until Mr. Stewart gets to Chillagoe and is confronted with the data on which the directors' statements are based as on…

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Wyalong Mines Assessment

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 4

AT a meeting ot the municipal coune[?]l, held this week, the valuators presented their report, which stated that no alteration could be made In the assessments on Neeld's and the True…

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Mining. T[?] Mo[?] H[?] F[?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 5

AMO[?]ST th[?] p[?]t [?]t [?] [?]g held at Mo[?]t Hop[?] fe[?] day[?] ago [?] the Great Central [?]ree[?]old d[?] and the leading [?] of Mount Hope Mr[?]…

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