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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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MINING. Block 10

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 September 1904 · page 1

Block 10 plant, working 129 hours last week, treated 2743 tons crude sulpludes, which produced 401 tons concontrates of good metal value. The shipments were…

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New Zealand Coal. WELLINGTON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 September 1904 · page 2

Professor Park, of the Otago University, says that the New Zealand coalfields are much more extensive than has hitherto been supposed. He believes, he says, that coal…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Victoria Broken Hill. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 September 1904 · page 2

The manager of the Victoria Broken still Company writes to the city papers to-day a long letter setting out that both the North Company's offers to purchase the mine were…

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A Colliery Trouble. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 2

The matter of the Colliery Employees' Federation of the Northern districts [?] the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association (in which 7000 miners are affected) came…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Viotoria. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 2

Yesterday's letter to the press regarding the proposed sale of the Victoria Broken Hill mine was freely discussed in mining circles. Some shareholders generally…

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Idle Collieries. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 2

The Illingworth and Stockton collieries, in the Newcastle district, are idle consequent on the proposed reductions in the hewing rate and the men's objections…

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Opal Mining

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 2

Our White Cliffs correspondent writes:— An extraordinary find of opal was made on Block 1 this week at 17ft. from the surface by Box and Wigney Brothers. The stones are…

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MINING. The Junction. Captain Warren's Report

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 1

Captain Warren, the new general manager of the Junction mine, on Monday submitted his advisory report on the mine to the directors. The following is a summary…

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Gippsland Coal Strike. a Meeting of Miners. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 September 1904 · page 2

A meeting of unemployed miners was held yesterday to see if something could be done to induce the Jambunna and Outtrim colliery companies to…

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Gold in Sheep's Heads. An Australian Curiosity

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 September 1904 · page 3

Australia has (writes a London correspondent) achieved a very odd advertisement among a class of Londoners who are ordinarily impervious to…

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Opal Mining at White Cliffs. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 September 1904 · page 2

Sir,—I crave space through the columns of your paper to contradict the misleading and exaggerated reports which have been published recently from your correspondent at…

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 September 1904 · page 2

Broken Hill Proprietary shares are now quoted in London at 39s. 9d…

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Another Gold Find. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 September 1904 · page 2

A gold find has been reported from Poison Creek, near the Dee River rush. W. Scott obtained 3oz. of gold from a shaft. A number of men have already left Peter's…

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MINING. The Junction North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 September 1904 · page 1

As a number of market rumors were in circulation on Friday (says the Age) respecting the results at the Junction North retreatment plant, it is opportune to state…

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The Scottish Coal Trade. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 September 1904 · page 2

Work in the Scottish coal-min[?] ing trade is improving. The miners are now all again working full time…

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MINING. Block 10

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 September 1904 · page 4

Block 10 plant, which ran 13[?] hours during last week, treated 2[?] tons crude sulphides, which yielded 401 tons concentrates of the usual high metal contents…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraphs.] Miners' Secretary Injured. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 2

The secretary of the Miners' Association at Hillgrove, a miner, named Snellings, had his thigh broken yesterday. He was admitted to the hospital…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Miners' Secretary Injured. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 2

The secretary of the Miners' Association at Hillgrove, a miner, named Snellings, had his thigh broken yesterday. He was admitted to the hospital…

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Sanitation on the Mines. Mr. Delprat and the City Sanitary Inspector

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 1

In the Police Court to-day, Mr. Stevenson, P.M., made reference to an application he had received from the sanitary inspector (Mr. E. J. Folkinghorne) for an order to…

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Sanitation on the Mines. Mr. Delprat and the City Sanitary Inspector

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 1

In the Police Court to-day, Mr. Stevenson, P.M., made reference to an application he had received from the sanitary inspector (Mr. E. J. Polkinghorne) for an order to…

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