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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

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The Mines Water

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 2

The manager of Block 10 mine desires to correct the statement made, on the authority of Mr. Charles Eley, general manager of the Silverton…

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Mining at Milparinka

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 3

A correspondent writes:—The recent movement in quartz mining appears to be of a healthy nature and is gradually developing towards a permanent…

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Heat in a Mine. Charges by an A.M.A. Secretary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 2

MR J. PRAED (general secretary in Victoria of the A.M. A.) is responsible for the following statement, published in his half-yearly report just issued…

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Water for the Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

A water train arrived from Silverton at half past 2 yesterday afternoon, and 10 truckloads were at once sent on to the Central to enable work, which had…

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The Water Famine. The Mines Water

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 1

WITH regard to Mr. Stanley Low's contradiction of the official figures regarding the water [?]upplied to Block 10, as furnished by Mr. C. Eley…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The broken Hill Propriet[?] Half-yearly Meeting. MELBOURNE, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 2

The half-yearly meeting of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company was held this afternoon.. Mr. J. Harvey Patterson (the chair…

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Inquests on Miners. The Right of Representation. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 2

The Bendigo Mining Managers Association has decided to try to obtain authority to be represented at inquests into the deaths of miners…

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The Water Famine. The Position on the Mines the Central

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 4

THE Central mill resuumed productive operations on Sunday night's sh[?] and as nnderground work continued uninterruptedly throughout last week…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Mannum oil Fields. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 2

Mr. Murray, surveyor of the Mines Department, who was sent by the Commissioner of Crown Lands to Mannum to obtain samples of the…

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2nd Edition Miner Office,3 P.M. Gippsland Coal Strike. Boycotting Non-Unionists, [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 4

Two non-unionists at [?] state that they were met yesterday at the deer of the local Wesleyan Church, the service at which they proposed to…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

THE plant, running six shifts last week, trasted 1292 tons crude [?]phides for a yield at 150 tons first and 82 tons second concentrates, all of…

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The Water Famine. The Position on the Mines. the C[?]tral

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 4

THE Central [?]ll resumed productive operations on Sunday night's shift, and as underground work continued [?]dly throughout last week…

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Things Westralian. a Record Gold Y[?]ld, [By Telegraph] Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 4

The gold yield of the State for the month of July was 212 501[?]z, the highest on [?]. The value of the gold mined was £775 005…

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The following appeared in yesterday's late Editions Gippsland Coal Strike. Boycotting Non-Unionists. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 4

Two nor-unionists as [?] state that they were met yesterday at the door of the local W[?]an Church, the [?] at which they proposed to…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 August 1903 · page 3

A DEPUTATION representing the New-castle and the L[?]hgo[?] miners, accompanied by Messrs. A Griffith and Esteil, M[?] L A, was introduced to the…

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The Position on the Mines the Central

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 August 1903 · page 4

APPR[?]XIMATELY 750 men are now finding employment on the Central, and the mine is being worked up to the full capacity of the mill, which is…

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New Zealand Gold Exports. WELLINGTON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 August 1903 · page 2

The gold export from New Z[?]aland for the seven months ending July 31 showed an increase in value of £120,000 over the export of the first…

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The Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 2

Water for the mines is c[?] to [?]and in the usual quantities [?] 10 is working on [?] [?] and a [?]alf daily with Acacia D[?] [?]…

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Mining. [Reuter's Message.] Gold on the Klondyke. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 3

Advices just received state that rich gold has been struck on the Peleg River, on the Klondyke…

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Fire in a Colliery. a Serious Position. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 August 1903 · page 1

A fire broke out in the Wara[?] colliery, near Newcastle, yesterday. The blase, which at first was not regarded with much alarm, ga[?]ned a…

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