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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Death of a Mine Manager. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 4

Henry Reid, a well-known mine manager, died at Bandigo yesterday from dropey…

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White Cliffe Opal Mines, Limited

Western Grazier · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 2

In the case White Cliff, Opall Mines Ltd., v. the State Government a verdict was given for the defendant. The following are the particulars:—…

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North Broken Hill Mine The New Management

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 3

MR. GEORGE WEIR, the lately appointed general manager of the North, mine has the reputation of being a good mining engineer and draughtsman, and…

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The Co[?]miners' Strike. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 2

The manager of the Coal Creek Proprietary mine states that the company has had no difficulty in procuring suitable miners and that the output of…

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Death of a Mine Manager. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 March 1904 · page 4

Henry Reid, [?] [?] mine manager, died at B[?] yesterday from dropsy…

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MINING. Block 14 Zinc Plant

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 3

Some interesting figures have lately been published in the press regarding results accomplished at Block 14 works at Port Adelaide with…

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Miners' Disease

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 3

SOME figures of a rather startling character relating to the prevalence of miners' disease were read at a meeting of the Victorian Association for the…

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Breach of Mining Laws

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 1

On February 17 last an application was made to the mining warden (Mr. S[?]evenson, P.M) by A. J Randell for a suspension of the labor conditions in…

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South Mine Fatality. The I[?]quest

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 April 1904 · page 3

THE coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) held an Inquest at the Courthouse on Saturday afternoon into the death of George Braidwood, a trucker, who lost his life…

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Mining. [Reuter's Message.] The R[?]d Mines. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

There is great [?]citivity in South A[?] on the London Stock Exchange[?]Values have [?]many millions in the p[?] week…

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Mine Misahps

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

George No[?]st, a s[?]eve man at the Central mine m[?]ll, was admitted to the Hospital[?]night saffering from a fra[?]ed shoulder and cut head…

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Mining Conference

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

The annaual conference of the Australian I[?] of Mining Engineers was [?]ned [?]n Sydney last week. In the course of his [?]naugural…

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Mining Claims at White Cliffs

Western Grazier · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

A case of alleged trespass. in the Warden's Court, out of which arose one in the Police Court of the alleged breany of opal, came before the P.M. and…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Two Miners Injured. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 2

John Harrison and Brane Welsh, miners working in Neeld's mine, Wyalong, were seriously injured yesterdey afternoon by some [?]…

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Britain's Fiscal Policy The Corn Duties to be Reimposed. Increased Income Tax. Coal Duties Maintained. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 2

The Evening News in a special edition published [?] last night intimated that the Chancellor of the Exc[?] Mr. Austen Chamberlain,…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Explosion in a Coal Mine. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

At the Stanford Merthyr [?]ery yesterday August Bart[?]h, a coal miner, met with dreadfal injuries to his face and body, caused by an…

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World's Gold Output

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 2

For the first time in the history of A[?] goldmining the production of our fields during 1903 exceeded that of any other country in the…

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Miners! Tour Eyes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 3

R[?] li[?] to [?]ffected by grit, dust, damp, heat, [?]ld, and flies, [?]ing mu[?] aud trouble. Thousands of your comrades in Australia use nothing but…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Opal Market

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 2

Our correspondent at White C[?]ffs writes:— he opal mar[?] continues quiet, with oaly a limited supply offering. Parcels ranging up to £80 were disposed of daring…

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MINING. The Central

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 2

FINKING the new main shaft at the Os[?]tral some what hampered owing [?] flax of water, which is making at the rate of about 19,000 gallons…

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