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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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The Mount B[?]ch[?]ff Mine. LAUNCESTON

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

The 61st general meeting of the Mount Bis[?]ff Ti[?] Company was held yesterday afternoon. The reports were of a most satisfactory…

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The Colliery Troubles. Another Strike. Mr. Wise in Defence. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

There is a strike at the Stanford Merthyr collery, the miners having refused to submit to the reduction in their rates of pay directed by the…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] a 32oz. N[?]gget. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

John A[?] a miner, yesterday [?] a nugget of gold weighing 32oz, at Trankey Creek…

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The Colliery Troubles. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

The owners of the collieries at Tera[?]ba have declined to confer with the men on strike, following the men's dissatisfaction with the arbitration award…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. 182 Men Perish. London, Jan. 28

Western Grazier · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 2

A fearful colliery explosion is reported from Hardwick, in America. One hundred and eighty men are entombed, and it is [?]ured all are…

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Where the Gold Is. a Letter from the Past. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 1

A mild sensation has been caused in Adelaide by the discovery of a letter addressed to Captain John Hart, Treasurer of South Austra is in 1864, by Mr. J. P. Raymond of…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition: — the Northern Mines. Meeting of the North Comp[?] The Directors in Explanation. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1904 · page 1

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the North Broken Hill Company was held this afternoon. There was but a small attendance…

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A Brokbn Hill Miner Strikes Gold

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 3

MR. W. SMITH of Abbott-street North, Broken Hill South, has just had a stroke of excellent luck. For years he has worked in a local mine,…

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South Greta Colliery. Manager Consured and Fined. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

An inquiry has been held at the police court, Maitland, into the management of the South Greta colliery. The inquiry lasted 12 days. Mr…

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Death of a Mining Pioneer. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 2

I[?]a[?] Wheeldon died yesterday at the age of 70 years. He was one of the old mining pioneers, and arrived in Victoria at the age of 19. He was…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] White Cliffs News. Another Valuable Find. White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 February 1904 · page 3

An opalised pineapple has been discovered at a depth of 40ft. in a claim on Block 1. The specimen weighs 15oz, and is ore conglomerate mass,…

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The Yelta Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 2

Mr. David Edwards, long with the North mine and now at the Yelta mine, South Australia, writes Interestingly concerning the latter mine…

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The Northern Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 2

The letter written to the chairman of the Junction North directors by Mr. G. A. Grant, secretary of the northern group of mines shareholders'…

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The Mining Industry

Western Grazier · Wednesday 3 February 1904 · page 2

ONE of the greatest acres of the State is the unemployed problem. Not long since the question was specially brought forward in Parliament, and yet, although…

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The Aritunga Mines. Alluvial Prospects

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 February 1904 · page 3

The Allon Springs corrrespondent of the Adelaide Advertiser wires:—Mr. G. L. Lines, line manager of the Junction and Conrong mines,…

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

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

The New South Walas gold yield for the month of January was 35,158oz…

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AMUSEMENTS. British Mine Cricket Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

THE British Mine Cricket Club held a very sucsessful smoke social in the Crystal Theatre last night. It was originally intended that the festival should take place at the…

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The Mining Industry

Western Grazier · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

The finding of gold on Gnalra appears to have caused some excitement at White Cliffs, It has been known for many years that gold is in existence at…

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Gold at the Cliffs. White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

Rumors of a gold discovery in the vicinity of the town have been in circulation for aome days, but later reporta are discoureging. There is certainly nothing yet to warrant a…

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Gold Rush. Great Excitement at White Cliffs. White Cliffs

Western Grazier · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

Gold fever has been raging here for the past few days owing to a reported find of 33 ounces of affurial gold near old Gnalta, Numerous parties of miners…

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