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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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Proposed Apprenticing of Miners. Discussed at a Mass Meeting. The A.M.A. Takes the Matter Up

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 2

THE sugge[?]tion of the Mine Managers' Association to apprentice miners was discussed at a mass meeting convened by the A.M.A. and held in the Central Reserve…

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The Miners' Accident Reliep Act and the South Mine Fund. The [?]d to be Continued

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the South Mine Sick Fund was held last night at the Criterion Hotel to consider the bearing of the Miners' Accident Relief Act upon the fund[?] There…

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MINING. South Blocks

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

THE north and south drives from the 1[?]0ft. of No. 2 shaft, Block 6, have been lengthened to 32ft. and 33ft. respectively, about 70ft separating the ends Both faces remain full…

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Mining Apprentices

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 2

THE miners and truckers of Block 14 met this morning at the change of shifts to further deal with the managers' proposals regarding mining apprentices. It was decided to…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 2

Working 12 hours' short time lsst week, the plant, which is running smoothly, treated 846 tons crades for 153 tons concentrates, including 23 tons from the Wilfley tables and…

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Strike of Tasmanian Miners. [By Telegraph.] Hobart

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1901 · page 2

One hundred miners are on strike at the Cornwall and Mount Nicholas collieries. The men were dissatisfied with the weighing arrangements and made certain demands,…

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Wyalong Mines Assessment. a Bailiff Ejected

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

MATTERS in connection with the municipal rating of the Wyalong mines reached an acute stage on Saturday, when the bailiff was put into Neeld's mine by the Mayor for…

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Mining. [By Tklegraph.] The North: The Future of the Company. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

Tho half-yearly meeting, of the Broken Hill North S. M. Company was held yesterday afternoon. Mr. Byndman, the chairman, in moving…

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MINING. Mill and Farance Returns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 5

PROPRIETARY, output for four weeks ending January 31:—Silver, 399, 233 os, lead, 3340 tons; antimonial lead, 25 tons. Junction North, week ending January 19:…

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Ba[?] Mine[?] Monday, February 4, 1900 the New Labor Platform

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1901 · page 2

IT is interesting to note in the first place what little difference the establishment of the Commonwealth has made in the "fighting platform" of the…

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1901 · page 3

The Collie coal strike mediators have teen arranged, and the mineis have offered to resume work on the old terms pinding a settlement of the disput[?] by arbitration…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Victorian Mining. A Strong Criticism. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

A strong criticism of Victorian mining has been published by Mr. Curle in the London Economist. The writer says that mining is carried on in a way that is unscientific and…

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MINING. The Junction North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 2

CONSIDERING circumstances, the mill did fair work last week, treating 73[?] tons crude[?] which produced 140 tons concentrates, including 40 tons from the budd[?]es, tables, and…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1901 · page 2

WORKING 10 hours short time last week, the plant treated 826 tons crudes, which yielded 159 tons concentrates, including 5 tons from, the buddles and 12 tons from the Wi[?]…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 4

A DECLINE in the price of Broken Hill South shares, says the Age of Tuesday, was ascribed to Adelaide selling orders, lack of local support being due to the condition of the…

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Queensland Gold Yield. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

The Queensland gold yield for January showed a decrease of 19,563ozs. The chief cause of the decrease was the drop at Mount Morgan to 4294ozs, while Charters Towers…

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BLOCK 14. Rumored Closing-Down of the Mine. Without Foundation

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

FOLLOWING on the shutting-down of the Junction yesterday evening there were persistent rumors that Block 14 would adopt a similar course. Mr. Greenway, the general…

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The Junction. The Mine Closed Dows. The Price of Lead

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 1

THE Junction mine was suddenly closed down this afternoon, under instructions from the directors in Adelaide. All the underground, surface, and mill hands were at…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Block 10. A New Main Shaft. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 2

Captain Warren, general manager of Block 10 Company, arrived in Melbourne yesterday and had a long consultation with the directors of the company regarding the future…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 1

The new South Broken Hill milling plant will, it is officially (says the Argus) be connected without any stoppage. At present every effort is being made to puch on with the…

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