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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Mining [By Telegraph.] The State's Mineral Wealth. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 2

The aggregate mineral wealth of New South Wales to the end of 1903 (o[?] r[?], &[?]) is estimated at £158,339,798. The total numbar of…

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Wallaroo Mines Fire. Believed Extinguished. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 2

Matters in connection with the Wallaroo Mines fire are now very satisfactory, and indications are such as would lead to the hop[?] that the fire…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Proprietary. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 2

Analysis of [?] register shows than only 64 residents of Broken Hill have shares in the Broken Hill Proprietary Company. The South…

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The Northern Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 2

A letter was this morning received by Mr. J. C. K[?] from a leading firm of Adelaide brokers, in which the following reference was made to…

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Willaroo Mines Fire. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 2

The position at Wallaroo Mines oontinues satisfactory. Although it is believed that the fire has been stiffed no stone is being left [?] to make…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] a White Cliffs Find. White Cliffs, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 2

A party working, on the company's Block 4 has made a good fi[?]d of [?] in the old workings, 27ft below the surface. The parcel, which is valued…

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The North Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 2

It is understood that the North mine board is making overtures to the Australian Metal Company for the treatment by magnetic separation of a bulk parcel of sulphides from…

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Russia and Japan. Russian Ammunition Steamer Taken. Important Russian Announcement. Not Ready for Hostilities. Land Operations Not Expected at Present. Amazement on the Continent. an Opinion of "The Times." Sunday's Attack on Port Arthur. Coal Not Contraband of War. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 2

The Japanese have captured the Russian East Asiatic Company's 6000 ton steamer Mancharia, laden with munitions of war for Port Arthur. The Russian authorities have finally rehoisted the Russian flag over Shan-hai-kwan fort, owing to the British protest against the French occupation of the fort…

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Mine Manager Dead. [By Telegraph] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 2

Captain Malachi D[?]ble, a well-known mining man, and one of the earliest men on the Barra fields and afterwards connected with the…

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Mining. [Reuter's Message] New [?]in Discovery[?] LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 3

Colonel F[?] rep[?] having discovered a deposit of [?] equal to anything in the S[?] S[?]lements, north of Merg[?] in Lower B[?]…

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B.H. South Mine. Half-yearly Meeting. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 1

The half yearly meeting of the Broken Hill South Company was held in Melbourne this afternoon. Mr. Molesworth B. Greene presided, and…

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The Nordenskyold Gold Expedition

Western Grazier · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 1

Boulogne Jan. 8. The Tynka, bound for Hunberg with Dr. [?]kyold [?] on board, collect here at 2.25 to-day. The Mayor of Boulogne, the President…

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Wallaroo Mines Fire. Further Outbresk. New Burning Flercely. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 2

A further outbreak of fire has occurred in the Wallaroo Mines. A party went down yesterday to examine Hocking pass and was…

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Mining. [By Telegraph] In the Chillagoe District. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 3

A telegram from Cairns reports that the Chillagoe Railway and Mines Company now has 50 men working in the Mount Garnet mine, which has…

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A.M.A CONFERENCE. Mount Lyell Strike. Executive's Settlement Criticised The Heat in Deep Mines. [By Telegraph] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 2

At the annual conference of the Amalgamated Miners' Association at Bendigo yesterday, an acrid diso[?]sion over the recent Mount Lyell miners'…

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2nd Edition Miners Office, 9 P. M. the War. Chasing the Mongolia. Russian Troops in Corea. British Steamer Fired On. Aiding the War Funds. [Reuter's Messages] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 February 1904 · page 4

The R M.S Mongolia, bound to Australia, which was chased by Russian warships under the belief that it was a Japanese vessel, was…

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Accident at Pinnacles Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 3

On Monday, George Whinnin, a trucker employed at the Pinnacles mine, whilst at work fell down a wi[?]z[?] and badly injured his back and…

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No Gold Lace

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 2

THE Premier (Mr. Bent) states that in future there is to be "no gold lace business" about the position of Victorian Agent General. The position…

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Terrible Fatality in a Colliery. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 2

Seven miners were killed in a colliery at Rotherham, in Yorkshire, yesterday. They were in a cage in the shaft and the rope broke, and the seven…

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Wallaroo Mines Fire. Under Final Control. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 2

The fire at the Wallaroo mines is again under control. The management considers there is no likelihood of it breaking out again…

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