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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

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Institute of Mining Engineers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 3

The first ordinary meeting, 1904 session, of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers will be held at Sydney during Easter week…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Victorian Ventures. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 3

Senator Mathoson and Mr. Dansford, representing an English and Westralian syndicate, have offered to purchase the Berry Consols mine,…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Mining University for the Transvaal. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 August 1903 · page 2

A commission recently appointed at Pretoria to consider the founding of a Mining University for the Transvaal recommends that the site of the…

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The Mines Supply

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 August 1903 · page 4

The supply of water for the mines continues to come to hand very satisfactorily. Yesterday the total quantity trained from South Australia was…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 August 1903 · page 2

THE ambulance had a call at a quarter to 4 o'clock this morning to the Proprietary mine, Charles Pra[?]l, a miner, was working in the 800ft. level in…

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The Mines Supply

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 August 1903 · page 4

The supply of water for the mines continues to come to hand very satisfactorily. Yesterday the total quantity trained from South Australia was…

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The Water Famine. Domestic and Mines Supply

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 August 1903 · page 2

THE quantity of water told by the relief board yesterday for domestic purposes was 76,000 gallons, of which 45,000 gallons were ordered at the…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 3

AT the Proprietary mine last night and this morning two miners named Joseph Buss and William Vosper were the victims of an unpleasant…

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The Mines Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 4

THE Broken Hill Mines Rolief Fund has at the present time only two persons on its books in receipt of weekly relief. The trustee have £200…

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Domestic and Mines Supply

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 2

For the first time the relief board yesterday adopted the mothod of bulking the water arriving from South Australia, taking out a suffficient…

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New Mine Managers. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 2

The Board of Examiners under the Mines Inspection Act has submitted a report giving the names of the following successful candidates for…

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Domestic and Mines Supply

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 2

The total quantity of water pumped into the city mains on Saturday and yesterday was 56,200 gallons, The watar sent to the mines on Saturday…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 3

AT the 600ft. level of the British the diamond drill, which is boring from Howell plat in order to intercept the eastern limb of the lode, has…

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A Mining Vacation. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 1

During the vacation, which starts on Monday, Professor Chapman, leo tarer in mining at the Adelaide University, will take a party of students…

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A South Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 1

THE ambulance received a call this afternoon to the South mine, where a mullock boss named John Nicholls had been injured in the open cut…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] South Blocks. Half-yearly Meeting. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 3

The half-yearly meeting of the South Blocks S M Company was held yesterday afternoon. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. The…

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Domestic and Mines Supply

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 2

There was a rise of about 6000 gallons in the city service reservoir this morning. The total quantity now in the tank is returned at 212,300…

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The Mines and the Market

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 2

Messrs. Joseph Palmer and Son, Sydney, in their monthly circular, [?]y:— "Broken Hill stocks have been in…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Delprat Zinc Process. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 2

The case brought by Mr. Potter against the Broken Hill Proprietary Company regarding the Delprat [?] process has been adjourned by the…

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Miners Killed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 August 1903 · page 2

John Stevens fell down a shaft at the Great Boulder Main Reef mine, Kalgoorlie, on Monday night, and was killed. He leaves a widow and six…

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