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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Miners on Strike. An Unacceptable Award. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 1

The miners at the East Greta colliery have struck work in consequence of the award of the Arbitration Court basing their wages on the price of coal having come…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Victorian Gold Yield. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 2

The Victorian gold yield for July was 64,000oz. (gross), an increase of 5000oz. on that of July last year…

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Robbery of Gold. From a Police Station. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 August 1904 · page 2

Information of a mysterious robbery has been received from Tumberumba. It is asserted that gold dust and…

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Opal Mining

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 2

Our Whites Cliffs correspondent writes:— "There is nothing of note to chronicle in mining matters. The market is still inactive, with only a limited quantity forward."…

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The Mining Inspectorship

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 2

Mr. D. Milne, for soveral years senior inspector of mines in Broken Hill, has been transferred to Sydney headquarters, and will probably leave here within a month. No…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Boom in Broken Hills. A Week's Business. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 2

Recent operations on the Adelaide share market so far as Broken Hill scrip is concerned have been an a larger scale than for some time past. As many as 40,000 shares…

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A British Mine Fatality

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 August 1904 · page 2

George Burnett, a watchman on the British mine, who on Saturday morning was admitted to the Hospital suffering from injuries to the back and head received by…

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 August 1904 · page 2

Broken Hill Proprietary shares were quoted in London yesterday at 41s…

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Miners' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1904 · page 2

The underground horsedrivers of the Proprietary mine, numbering about 50, held their first picnic at Stephens Creek on Sunday last. The outing proved a success…

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British Mine Fatality. The Inquest

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1904 · page 1

The coroner (Mr. T.. Hall, J.P.) held an inquest at the Courthouse this afternoon into the death of George Barnett, who on Saturday fell from a bridge on the British…

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Miners' Accident Fund. No Increase in Payments. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1904 · page 2

The statement promised to the deputation that in June last waited upon the Minister for Mines and asked for an increase…

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Miners' Wages

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 August 1904 · page 3

At the Bendigo (Victoria) Miners' Also ciation committee meeting on Thursday Mr J. Praed moved the following resolution,— "That this committee expresses its…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1904 · page 1

At a meeting of the council of the Adelaide School of Mines and Industries h[?]ld on Monday, the registrar reported having received the following letter from Mr…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] More Nuggets. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1904 · page 2

N[?] from the D[?] River rush states that Townsend and party on Tuesday obtained a nugget weighing 70oz., and a few minutes before had unearthed anothor 9oz. Several…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] a State Coal Mine. WELLINGTON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 2

The working of the New Zealand State coal mine last year shows a net profit of £1[?]38…

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The Mines Inspectors

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 August 1904 · page 2

Our Sydney correspondent wires that Mr. J. Carthew, inspector of mines in the Hillgrove district, has been promoted to Broken Hill, to fill the vacancy caused by the…

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Opal Mining

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 August 1904 · page 3

Our correspondent at White Cliffs writes: —There is a slight improvement in the opal market this week. A number of fair sized parcels were disposed of at prices greatly…

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 August 1904 · page 3

Broken Hill Proprietary shares are now quoted in London at 42s…

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A Tasmanian Colliery. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 2

The promotera of Sandfly colliery waited on the Promier yesterday and asked for the construction of a light tramway to convey coal and timber to the seaboard at the…

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A Fall of Coal. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 2

Thomas Blackwell, minor, of Kimborley colliery. West Maitland, was injured yesterday by a fall of coal, which broke his leg and caused other injuries…

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