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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

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A Wonderful Copper Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 3

UNDER this heading the English Engineering gives some particulars of the deposits on the property of the Copaquire Copper Sulphate Company…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 2

FAIR headway continues to be made with development work. In Howell section at the 600ft. the northerly drive was advanced 10ft., which makes…

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Explosion in a Mine. Seventy-five Men Killed. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 2

Another terrible mining disaster is reported from the United States. An explosion occurred in a coal mine at Dayton, in Tennessee…

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Goldfields Water Scheme. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 2

Grave doubts have been entertained of the stability of the pipe line in connection with the huge scheme for the supply of the…

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MINING. The Burnham Zinc Process

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 2

THE Smelling Corporation, which was formed in England and France to work the Burnham zinc process, and which established works at…

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The Rating of the Mines. The Powers of the Delegates

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 2

AT last night's council meeting, after Alderman Gubbins had retired. Alderman Harvy moved that the…

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Cornwall's Greatest Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 3

As pointed ont at Dolcoath meeting the lord's royalties during the past six and a half years have amounted to the considerable sum of £41,184. During…

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Another Mine Disaster. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

Seven miners have perished as the result of an explosion in a coal mine at Wigan, in Lancashire. Eleven men were entombed, but four were…

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Bendigo Mining Fatality. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

Thomas Gray, 34, a married man with four children, was killed yesterday afternoon at the Clarence United mine, Eaglehawk. With his…

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Barrier Miner. Saturday, April 5, 1902. the Mines Rates

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

THAT there should be any need for municipal council and mining Companies to confer with regard to the mines rates everybody, we suppose,…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Chillagoe. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 3

Mr. William Knox has resigned from the board of the New Chillagoe Copper mine, and Mr. V. J. Sadler, who recently retired from…

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A Coal Mine Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT at Morwell (Vic.) wrote on Thursday night:—The heavy rain that fell on Wednesday filled a small dam some 100 yards above the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Tarcoola. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 2

A message received by carrier and telegram, and dated March 28, from the manager of Tarcoola Blocks is as follows:—"Cleaned up on the 27th…

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New Gold Find in the West. PERTH, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 April 1902 · page 2

A telegram from Mr. Madden, resident magistrate at Roeburne Bay, states that it is reported at Pilbarra that a new gully has been found at…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 2

The South plant, with 50 hour[?]' stoppages last week (48 hours being due to holidays), treated 2104 ton[?] sulphides and 393 tons old zin[?]…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Fatal Mine Accident. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 2

William Power, a miner, was killed at Forest Reef, Mill[?]horpe, by a fall of earth yesterday. Peter Malow met with rather…

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MINING. The Broken Hill Proprietary. Baxter and Saddler's Open Cute

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 2

ORE raising at Baxter and Saddler's open cuts is now suspended, as, according to the new mining regulations, stoping within 100ft, either below or on…

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Petty Thefts From Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 2

IN the Police Court to-day a 9-year old lad was charged with stealing a quantity of wood, valued at 3d., the property of the South mine. Mr. J. R. Edwards,…

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The Junction Mine. Improved Prospects

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 4

THE improvement lately reported in the 775ft. of the Junction continues. The main south drive was advanced to 305ft. from the northern boundary,…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Victorian Mining Depression. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 2

Owing to the recent low yields from the Barrambogie mine at Chiltern and the inability of the directors to get in calls, the board has decided…

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