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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

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A Mine Manager's Responsibility. a Heavy Fine. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 2

At the Kalgoorlie police court yesterday William Pri[?]ohard, representing the general manager of the Lake View Consols, was charged with…

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Transvaal Legislative Council. First Sitting Opened. Labor for the Mines. [Reuter's Message.] Londay

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 2

Sir Arthur Lawley, Lieutenant Governor of the Transvaal, opened the first sitting of the Legislative Council of the Transvaal yesterday. He announaed,…

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[By Telegraph.] Case Against the Miners' Association. Action by a Non-Unionist. Verdict for the Defence. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 May 1903 · page 2

The action started on April 21 before Mr. Justice A'Backett, in which John Martell, a [?]alminer, claimed £1000 damages from the Victorian…

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The Selling Price of Coal. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 2

A meeting of northern oollories proprietors yesterday afternoon resolved that the selling price of coal should be 10s. per ton…

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Explosion in a Mine. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 4

Richard Clifford was severely injured in Hannan's Star mine yesterday by an explosion of gelignite left in a hole he was working…

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The following appeared in Saturday's late Editions. South Wales Miners. a Wages Dispute. [Reuter's Mesage.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1903 · page 4

Several months since the coal proprietors in South Wales proposed to reduce the wages of the miners 5 per cent. The men objected, but sooner…

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Mining. (Reuter's Message.] The Tin Industry. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 May 1903 · page 2

In order to prevent the tin trade in the Straits Setolements (Singapore, Pen[?]ng, &c.) being acquired by Mr. J. Pierpont Morg[?], the American…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Explosion in a Mine. Five Men Injured. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1903 · page 2

A terrible accident occurred in the Day Dawn Freehold Consolidated mine, Charters Towers, yesterday. Three boring machines were working…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Lyell Amalgamation, HOBART

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

A Qassontown telegram states that the situation at Crobby is serious. The North Mount Lyell smelters are to close finally on Sunday and the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Block 14: Half-Yearly Meeting MELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of Block 14 Company was held this afternoon. Mr Bickford, the chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Cobar Mines Sold. SYDNEY. Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1903 · page 2

The Great Cobar copper mine and affiliated properties have been sold. The purchase money is stated to be £1,150,000…

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Mine Mishaps in the West, PERTH

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1903 · page 2

A miner named Walker, employed in the Ivanhoe mine, was working in one of the levels on Satarday, when a fall of earth broke his leg. In the same…

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Miners' Accident Relief Board. a Chat with Mr. J. Blanksby

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1903 · page 2

MR J. BLANKSBY, general secretary of the Miners' Accident Relief Board, is at present in Broken Hill conducting an investigation into the working of the…

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MINING. The British: Healthy Prospects

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 2

Productive work on this mine was stepped for four [?] last week through the [?] of the mill [?] However, the [?]…

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International Miners' Congress. The Eight Hours Day. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 2

An Internatloual Congress representing 1,250,000 miners has been opened at Brussels, in Belgiam, under the presidency of Mr. B Pickard,…

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Gippsland Coal Strike. Accommodating "Free" Laborers. Wholesale Evictions. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 2

There appears to be no probability of a settlement of the coalminers' strike in Gippsland, where, indeed, the position grows more acute…

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Victorian Coal Mines. The Labor Disputes. Determined Fighting. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 2

The Coal Creek miners have decided not to return to work on the conditions offered by the directors, who are now advertising for [?]wers at 3s 6[?] per…

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Miners' Congress. a Minimum Wage [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 2

At the instance of the British delegates the International Mineras' Congress sitting at Brussels yesterday passed a resolution favoring the fixing…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Modern Coalmining. SYDNEY, Thuesday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 2

New coal cutting machines have arrived at the Polaw Main colliery, Maitland, and arrangement's are being made for laying the necessary pipes to…

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The Miners' Congress. Proposed Pension Fund. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

The International Miners' Congress now sitting at Brussels yesterday [?] animously agreed that it was the duty of the national authorities to organise…

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