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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

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Mine Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 2

There was quito a chapter of accidents along tho tino of Iodo yesterday, and thc ambulance was kept busy all tho ovoning. At tho Priprictary mino a painful accident…

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Bendigo Mines. A Prosperous Year, £307,800 Paid in Dividends

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 2

Tim record of the meisier 0f Bendigo for the year just cloned cusl tops time for tho pretime year, and iq accordingly the best stn a 1876, which was the closing year of the boom…

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MINING. [Br TELEGRAPH.] London Share Market, AUKLAIDX

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 2

Messrs. S. C. Ward and Co's latest London share sales (dated Tuesday, 5.30 p.m.) are:— Broken Hill British (old), sales 17s…

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Mishaps to Miners. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 4

A shoveller named Matthews was buried by falling dirt, which hurled him into a chute, at the 700ft. level of the Ivanhoe mine on Tuesday after-noon. When the dirt was…

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Mine Labor Requirements. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 3

Sir,—In your mining reports of yesterday the statement is made that the Junction mine was unable to resume, work owing to scarcity of men. Now, sir your reporter [?]…

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Accident to Mr Carthew. a Mines Inspeotor Hurt

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 1

Mr. J. Carthew, Government Mining Inspector, met with an accident at the Central mine to-day. He was making a tour of inspection of the mino, accompanied by Mr…

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West Australian Mining [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 1

The gold yield of the State fon December was 197,515oz., valued at £701,180, The return for the year was 2,373,014oz., a doorease of 63,294oz. compared with 1903, Up to date…

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Mishaps to Miners. PERTH,Thursday

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 4

A shovellor named Matthews was buried by falling dirt, which hurled him into a chute, at the 700ft. level of the Ivanhoe mine on Tuesday afternoon. When the dirt was…

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The Newcastle Strike. More Mines Idle. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

The strike of wheelers in the Newcastle district continues. The manager of the Dudley colliery yesterday engaged a scratch…

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Mining. [£By Telegraph.] Coal and the Mines. MELEBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 4

The "Age" mentions to-day that it will be reassuring to the shareholders in the Broken Hill mines to learn from official sources that there is no likelihood of…

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Queensland Gold. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 4

The Queensland gold yield for December was 58,21402oz., a decrease of 3500oz. on that of December last year…

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Conditions of Mine Work. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 6

Sir,—In writing as I did in a letter which apeared in " The Miner" of December 21. I had no intention whatever of casting…

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Barrier Miner. Monday, January 9, 1905. the Collieries' Trouble

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

THE very unhappy trouble1 at the Northern collieries being sub judice—it is that because it is practically certain that the…

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

Broken Hill Proprietary shares are now quoted in London at 44s. 6d. [BY TELEGRAPH.] London Share Market…

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South Mine v. Centrals

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 2

The second half of the Senior Aasociatlm cricket season was opened on Saturday, when a fresh lot of mutches were started. As the cluhs finished the first half fairly…

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New South Wales Gold. SYDNEY, Thusday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 2

The gold yield of Now South Wales fer the month of December was 40,414oz., valued at £121.373. The yield for tho year was 324,996oz., valued at £1,146,109…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] London Share Market ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 2

Messrs. S. C. Word and Co.'a latost London share quotations (dated-Monday, 6 p.m.) are:— Brokern Hill British (old), sellers 17a, 6d…

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Conditions of Mine Work. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 2

Sir,—If " Cutter" will carefully peruse my communication of December 29 he will discover that he is barking up the wrong tree, Preference to unionists is not being…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] London Share Market, ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 2

Messrs. S. C. Ward and Co.'s latest London share quotations (dated Tuesday, 6 p.m.) are:— Broken Hill Proprietary, sellers 44s. 4½d…

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The Situation at the Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 2

The continuance of the New-castle' coal strike is beginning to arouse feelings of uneasiness in Broken Hill, which, chiefly on…

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