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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Trouble at the West Berry Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Greswick end Allendale branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association was held at Allendale (Victoria) on Saturday evening…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 2

The ambulance had a record number of calls last week, but fortunately none of the cases resulted fatally. Thirteen calls were registered during the week…

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Round Hill Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 4

It is reported (says the Age) that prospecting upon the north boundary of the recently floated Round Hill property has opened up a lode formation containing some high…

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Mining. [Reuter's Message.] Proprietary Shares. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 2

Broken Hill Proprietary shares aro now quoted in London at 3[?]. 6d…

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Round Hill Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 1

It is reported (says the Age) that prospecting upon the north boundary of the recently floated Round Hill property has opened up a lode formation, containing some high…

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A Miners' Strike. Resumption of Work. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 2

The miners and surface employees of the Stanford-Merthyr colliery, Maitland, have resumed work, pending a conference with…

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Mining. [Reuter's Message.] Locating a Lost Lode. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 3

An extraordinary experiment is reported to have taken place at Coviston (?), where Daft-Williams's electric ore tinder is said to have located a copper lode lost for the past…

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Opal Mining

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 1

Our correspondent at White Cliffs advisscs:—Mining is quiet both on the blocks and outside. There is no new development. At the recent rush outside Barrrat's block,…

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Lecture on "Mining."

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 1

Before teh A.N.A., at the Theatre Royal roims last night, Mr. J. R. Godfrey, Givernment inspector of mines, delivered a most interesting lecture on "Mining." There was…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Block 14. Advice from Melbourne. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 2

The gradual exhaustion of funds of the Broken Hill Block 14 Company is viewed with apprehension by the Melbourne share-holders. The Argus states that the partial…

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State Politics. [By Telegraph.] Victoria. An Amending Mining Act. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 July 1904 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly last night the Minister for Mines (Mr. M'Leod) moved the second reading of a bill to amend the Mines Act. The bill, as the Minister explained,…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Second Edition:— State Politics. [By Telegraph.] Victoria. An Amending Mining Act. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 July 1904 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly last night the Minister for Mines (Mr. M'Leod moved the second reading of it bill to amend the Mines Act. The bill, as the Minister [?]plamed…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 2

A miner named Edward Ryan, employed in the Broken Hill Proprietary Block 13 mine, was working at the 500ft. level last night, when his mates throw down a piece…

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Opal Mining

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 2

Our correspondent at White Cliffs writes: —The opal market continues inactive. Some nice stones have been unearthed the past fortnight, notably, on Block 1, whare a party…

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South Mine Fatality. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 2

The coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) held an inquest at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon into the death of Domenico Mezzena, an Austrian, who was killed early in the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] a Wolfram Find. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 2

An excellent find of wolfram is reported from near Glen Innes. One hundred men are already on the field…

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The Greta Colliery Strike Work to be Resumed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 July 1904 · page 1

The employees of the Greta colliery, who have been on strike, were yesterday, evening addressed by Mr. Peter Boling, district treasurer of the Colliery Employees'…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] a Rich Reef. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 July 1904 · page 2

Much interest is manifested locally over the discovery by Saunders Brothers of a rich specimen reef on Maiden Hill, Creawick. The discovery is on private property…

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The Burraga Mine. Lower Wages or No Work. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 July 1904 · page 2

The management of the Burraga mine the other day proposed a reduction of wages, which the miners rejected, as well as a proposal that the management and the men…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Coal N[?] Adelaide. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 July 1904 · page 2

A promising discovery of coal has been made within a mile of Adelaide. Mr. J. T. Scherk announced the fact in the Assembly last evening, and accured a promise from…

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