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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1903

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Gold at Mount Morgan. Pegging Out the Town. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 2

A sensation has been created at Mount Morgan, resulting in half the town being pegged out in alluvial claims…

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Mining. [Reuter's Message.] a Radium Mine. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 2

A company has been formed at Denver, Calorado (U S A) to work a deposit of radium [?]re (the marvellously valuable mineral recently…

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A Mining Trouble. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 2

A mass meeting of miners was held at Chiltern yesterday to conisder a proposal made by the management of the Chiltern Valley and New Baram…

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Stealing Gold in the West. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 2

An important discovery was made by the Kalgoorlie police, under cover of a warrant, at Lakeside on Saturday morning. At the camp of Joseph…

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The Hospital and the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 October 1903 · page 3

A MEETING of the employees of the South mine was held on Sunday last at the mine to consider the question of joining the Workers' Contribution…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Queensland Gold Yield. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 October 1903 · page 2

The gold yield of Queensland for the mouth of September was 69,441oz. ([?]udo)…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] New South Wales Gold Returns. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 October 1903 · page 3

The yield of gold in New South Wales for September WAS 51,645oz, fine. The cutpub for the nine months has been 203.982oz…

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Mine Manager Killed. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 2

John Kearney, manager of the Mount Pleasant mine, Merrigundah, was yesterday taking down a poppet head, assisted by the brothers Brice,…

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The South, A Record Mine Output

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 3

The South mine plant did heavy and consistent work last week, running 19 shifts. It treated 3525 tons crudes (which is this mine's record out put for…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Chief Inspector of Mines. Mr. J[?]quet Recommended. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 2

The Public Service Board has recommended the appointment of Mr. J. B. J[?], F.G.S., A.R.S. M., Chief Geological Surveyor, to be Chief…

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The Evelyn Mine Fatality. Mr. R. H. [?] Killed

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 4

GENERAL regret was expressed in Broken Hill this afternoon when the news was received of the fatality at the Ev[?]lyn copper mine, Silverton, by…

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Alleged Gold Stealing. Another Boulder Case. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 2

In the Boulder police court yesterday William P[?] Bennett and Richard John Butler were charged, on remand, with having stolen a…

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Gold in the Dust

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 7

AN Interesting exhibit was made by Professor L[?], M. A., [?]D., FRS, D[?] of the [?] at the Sydney University, at a recent…

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Evelyn Mine Fatality. Mr. R. H. Trezise's Death. A Water-soaked Shaft

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 October 1903 · page 3

HE cicumstances attending the death of Richard Henry Trozise, manager of the Evelyn mine, who was killed in one mine on Friday, were inquired…

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Mining. Reuter's Message. The Lake V[?] Consols. Alleged "Salting." London, S[?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 October 1903 · page 2

[?] Go[?] [?] directors of the Lake View [?] Company, West Aus[?] [?] a meeting of [?] [?] [?]…

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Death of Mr. Arthur Paul. Ex-Broken Hill Mine Manager. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 October 1903 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Paul, formerly mining manager at Broken Hill (he was for some years in charge of the North mine), died yesterday at Brighton, after…

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Fatality at the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 October 1903 · page 2

Patrick Walsh, a miner, working at the 800ft. level, South mine, yesterday afternoon sustained a fractured thigh from a fall of ground…

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Scalded at the Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 October 1903 · page 2

A young man, J. Stecht, while employed at the condensing tank on the Central mine yesterday afternoon was badly scalded. He was taken home…

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South Mine Fatality. The Inquest. A Question of Timbering. Accidental Death

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 October 1903 · page 2

THE coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J P) held an inquest at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon into the death of Patrick james Walsh, who was fatally injured…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Some Rich Finds. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 October 1903 · page 3

A co-operative party, at a depth of 200ft, on a lease near the South W[?]h Hawp mine, Ballarat, struck a rich patch, including a nugger of 80 z…

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