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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1901

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The South Blocks. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1901 · page 3

The directors of the South Blocks Company annonnce that the company has £13,000 in hand, and will continue the present work The board is proceeding cautiously, and does…

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The Colliery Fire in Vancouver. The Imprisoned Miners: All Suffocated. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

The imprisoned miners in the colliery at Cumberland, in British Columbia, have all been suffocated. They consisted of 27 whites, 20 Chinese, and 9…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

THE plant ran somewhat slower during the past two weeks, treating 3983 tons crude[?] This yielded 480 tons [?], bulking 6[?] per cent. l[?], 26 7oz[?] silver, and 88 per cent…

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Back Signalling in Mines. a Greatly Improved System

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

MR BURTON, M L A., who is one of the few practical miners in the [?], signalise[?] his advent to office as Mi[?] of Mines by issuing instructions that a v[?] regulations…

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The Mines Appeal Cases. Hearing In Equity. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 2

One of the Broken Hill mines appeals cases was mentioned in Equity yesterday—the matter of the Block 14 Company. The matter was simply opened and adjourned…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

THE plant did good service lost week, dealing with 917 [?]ons crudes, which produced 176 tons concentrat[?]s, Including 5 tons from the budd[?]es and 16 ton[?] from the W[?]y table[?],…

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Mining Accidents in Britain

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

A RETURN has been issued by th[?] British Home Office of the number of f[?]t[?]l accid[?]nts in m[?]nes and quarries in the year. 1900 It shows that ii mines under the Coal Mines…

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The Mining Apprentice System. The Man[?]gers' Reply to the A. M. A.

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

AT th[?] general meeting of the A. M. A. held last night at th[?] Trade[?] H[?]ll, a reply,w[?]s read from the Mine Managers' Association to the communication forwarded from the mass…

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MINING. The Junction North

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 3

WORKING only two shirts daily last week, the plant treated 626 tons crudes for 93 tons concentrates, assaying 61 per cent, lead, 24 8oz. silver, and 6 per cent, zinc. The…

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The Mines Rates. Before the Fall Court. Judgment by the Chief Justice. The Companies Gain a Point. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 2

In Banco yesterday the hearing of the Equity appeal Block, 14 Company v. the Broken Hill Municipal Council was resumed. The appeal was allowed…

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A Mine-salting Case. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

George Dawson and William Lawson, tried at Greymouth in connection with the Foley's Greek Extended mine-salting ease, have been found guilty, and sentenced each to two…

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Mining. a New Concentrating Table

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 2

ON Wednesday a number of Adelaide gentlemen paid a visit to James Martin and Cols works at Gawler. Their object (the Advertiser says) was to witness a practical…

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MINING. The Great Boulder

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

THE secretary in London, under date January 17, has issued the following circular to shareholders in this leading West Australian mine:—"The net profit at the mine for…

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The Junction North. The Mine Shut Down. 2[?]0 Me[?] Thrown Idle

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

THEslump in Junction North stock yesterday, shares falling to[?] 6d, and lower, was the first indication that the Junction North would probably follow the example of its…

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Barrier Miner. Saturday. February 23. the Mining Apprentice System

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 4

[?] seems a foregone conclusion that the proposal to introduce a system of mining apprentices will be abandoned. The majority of the workmen, it is plain,…

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The Mining Apprentice Question. Dropped by the Miners

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

A MASS meeting of miners was held on the Central [?]eserve yesterday afternoon to consider the reply received from the Mine Managers' Association in answer to the…

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A Proposal to Work the Mine on Tribute

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 2

Following on the closing down of the Junction North comes a proposal from the men discharged to work the properly on tribute. A large number of the former…

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The Mine Salting Case. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 4

The trial was concluded in the Central Criminal Court (before Mr. Acting-Justice Pring) yesterday of George A[?]am, Thomas Mooney, Alfred Faulder, and James Harvey,…

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Shocking Mine Accident.[?] [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1901 · page 4

A shocking accident occurred at the Laz[?] mine, Bendigo, today. George Turner (40), Edward Noy, and William Gilmore were working a rock drill in an old…

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MINING. [[?] The South Blocks. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

The first ordinary general meeting of the Broken Hill South Blocks Company was held yesterday. The chairman (Mr. Howard) said that the board would not at present…

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