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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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Bairns Mines Saturday, January 19, 1901. the Mayor's Latest Indiscretion

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1901 · page 2

Tan Mayor's telegrams seem fated to get him into trouble, for he now follows up his ungracious wire with regard to the Commonweaalth celebrations with a…

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MINING. Mill and Farnace Returos

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1901 · page 2

SOUTH, week ending January 17.—Mill treated 1745 ton's crade ore, yielding the following products: Concentrates, firsts, 386 tons, assaying 61.7 per cent, lead, 18 loz…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Proprietary and Central. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1901 · page 2

The Argua to day compares the reports of the broken Hill Proprietary Company and Sulphide Corporation, and says it would be generally expected, when the Australian…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 2

THE plant, which is working freely, did good service last week, treating 2144 tons crude sulphides, which yielded 437 tons concentrates, assaying in bulk 62.4 per cent,…

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The Big Mine Sued for Wages. Information About the Contract Agreements

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1901 · page 2

As already briefly reported in yesterday's later editions, a miner named Patrick Carroll sued the Eroken Hill Proprietary Company in the Small Debts Court to recover £1 14s. sajfkl dfjsdi…

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Mining Apprentices. a New System Proposed. The Mines'Notice. A Mass Meeting Convened

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 2

A NOTICE In the terms subjoined has been posted at the various mines:— The following is published for the information of the employees of this mine, with the…

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The Miners' Point of View

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 2

A MINER reporter yesterday afternoon sought an opinion from Mr. Brady and Mr, Wise, refractively president and secretary ot the A. M.A.; but neither of these…

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The Mine Managers' View. A Talk with Mr. Courtney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 2

Mr. Courtney, president of the Mine Managers' Association, was seen on the subject. He failed to see, he said, how the miners…

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MINING The North

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 3

WORKING eight hours short time last week the mill treated 836 lons [?]nides,, [?] yielded.168 tons cunceutratia, including 16 tons.from the WilflVy tables and [?]…

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Scarcity of Water at Bendigo Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

THE recent hot weather has had the effect of materially depleting the supply of water to the mines throughout the district, and in those mines on the higher levels a complete…

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[?] Friday, January 25, 1901. Mining Apprentices

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

THE question of mining apprentices, raised by the Mining Managers' Association, is emphatically the largest question which has been put before the Broken…

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The Westralian Coal Fields. a Labor Trouble. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

A deputation representing the Collie coal minea waited on the Premier to-day and brought under his notice the posibllity of the coal mines coining to a standstill on Saturday…

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A Goldfields Tragedy. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 2

A telegram received from Laverton states that James M'Cracksn has been shot dead by a mining comrade at Mount Wedd. The dead man's comrade, who has been arrested,…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.[?] New So[?]th W[?]les' Coal Output. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 4

The Min[?] Department reporT[?] that la[?]t year'[?] output of co[?]l reached [?] [?]07,497 to[?], an incre[?]e on the previous year of 910,469 ton[?]…

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Mining Apprentices. Further Discussion. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 4

Sir,—I am [?]nder the Impress[?]on that the Introduction of the apprentice s[?]stem wo[?]ld be detr[?]mental lo tho mine managers and [?]in[?]s as well, and wo[?]ld suggest a way out…

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[?] [?]Aturday, January 26,1901. More About Mining Apprentices

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 4

O[?] thi[?] [?]ubject, to be d[?]lt with by [?] [?] me[?]ting to-morrow, there cannot [?] [?] much calm reflection; and it is [?] [?] hoped that that is the [?]ort of…

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Miners and Lead Poisoning a Case in Evidence. A Well-Known Miner's Testimony. B[?]le Beans for Bil[?]ousness to the M[?]ner's Rescue

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

MANY min[?]rs know what it iS to get [?] touch of the le[?]d, or what others call lead poisoning. This is brought about by inh[?]ling the foul gas[?]s underground,…

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Great Fire in Tasmania. I[?] the Mount Lyell Country. Two Towns Endangered. Many Houses B[?]rnt. Mine Plants [?]n D[?]nger. [By Telegraph.[?] Hoba[?]t, F[?]iday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 4

A tel[?]gram from Q[?]eenstown state[?] that the recent [?]ot weather has caused an outbr[?]k of bush fires in [?]be vicinity of [?]nstown. On Thursday a big fire was raging…

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MINING. Mill and Furnace Returns

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

BLOCK 10, week ending January 23:—Piant treated 3330 tons crude [?]re, producing 592 tons concentrates. Block 14, week ending January 25:— Ore…

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The Collie Coal Trouble. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

All the contra[?] having exp[?]ed, the coal mines at Coli[?]e were closed on Saturday in accor[?]anc[?] with the notice given. The secretary of the Miners'…

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