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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

900 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 26 of 45

The Olary Goldfield

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 4

Our correspondent writes:— At King's Bluff goldfield mining operations are carried on with energy. At Bottril's claim they are bigging ore of good quality…

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The Position at the Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 August 1901 · page 2

THE latest quotation for lead is £11 15[?]. per ton. Though no official announcement has been made on the subject, it is ascertained that the…

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MINING. To-day's Share Sales

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 August 1901 · page 2

THE only share sales on the Adelaide Exchange this morning were:—Ivanhoe and Boulder Junction, [?], Queensland Menzies (paid), 8[?]. 4d…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Queensland Gold Yield. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 2

The Queensland gold yield for the month of July showed a decrease of over 20,000oz…

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Mines Accident Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Mines Accident Relief Fund was held last night in the Town Hall. Present: Messrs. C. Maley (in the chair), C. Kite, W. F. DuRien, [?]…

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The Position at the Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 2

OUR Melbourne correspondent wires:— "Quest oned with regard to the reported new working proposals at Broken Hill, the directed of two or three of the leading…

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A Year's Mining

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 2

MANY of the [?] contained in the annual report of the Mines Department of New South Wales have already been made public, though the report itself was laid on the table…

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The Position Of the Mines. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 1

The Adelaide directors of the Broken Hill mines are reticent concerning the communications stated to have pas[?] between the boards and the managers with recard to the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Chillagoe Railway. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 2

Mr. Stanley, Engineer for Railways, has returned to Townsville from an inspection of the northam railways. Speaking with regard to the Chillagoe line, he said he had no…

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The Position of the Mines. The Wages Question A Circular Issued by Block 10 [?] [?]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 3

Notwithstanding th[?] Broken Hill mining [?] [?] [?]…

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Late Cable News. [?] Sensational Gold Robbery. [?] [?] Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 August 1901 · page 4

A sensation [?] is reported from Va[?] California. Some robbers tunnelled a distance of 350ft. [?] shore to the…

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Mining. [By Tele[?].] The Metal Market. A Slight Rise [?] Lead. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 August 1901 · page 2

The Propiletary Co[?] has received the following metal quotations from London:- Lead, [?] 17a. 6d. per ton, buyers; a rise of 2s, 6d…

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The Position at the Mines. The Wages Question. The Broken Hill Proprietary's View. Red[?] Only as a Last Resource

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 August 1901 · page 2

AN announcement of the views of the Broken Hill Proprietary management with regard to the establishment of a a[?]ding s[?], involving a reduction of wages, will be received by the…

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MINING. The Olary Goldfield

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 2

OUR Adelaide correspondent wires that the Outalpa Syndicate, Olary, has cleaned up another 5 tons 4cwt. of stone for 4oz. of gold to the ton…

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The Position at the Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 2

THE Broken Hill Proprietary will work to-morrow (Saturday) as usual. So far as has been determined, the Sulphide Corporation will adopt the same policy in…

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The Chillagoe Mines. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 1

The [?] Railway and Mines Company has received a certificate from the Queensland Railway Commissioner that its railway as constructed is wholly in accordance with the…

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The Mines' Assessment Suits

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 4

MR. C. ALLISON, ex-town clerk, who has returned from the West, having been subp[?] by the mining companies, left Broken Hill last night for Sydney, to [?]e a…

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MINING. The [?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 5

THERE is still some life on this [?] is proceeding on Johnson's T[?] [?] and occasional small parcels of tin oxide are dispatched. At the Whe[?]l Byjerkerno the…

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Newcastle Coal Export. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 August 1901 · page 2

Last week 78,769 tons of coal were exported from Newcastle, making a record far the port…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Mount Morgan Partly Closes Down. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 August 1901 · page 2

The Mount Morgan G. M Company has decided to close down completely its west works; 240 men will thus be thrown out of work. This course has been rendered…

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