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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 4

Prospects continue most favorable in the far north section of the British, in the vioinity of Marsh shaft, on Block 16. Working full time the. bodies at…

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Coal Near Adelaide. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 2

Near the township at Noarlunga, 20 miles from Adelaide, a seam of brown coal 14ft. thick has been struok. Owing to the friablo nature of the coal it can…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telgrapph] Coal Lumper Injured. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 2

James Sealand, a coal lumper was struok by a basket of coal on the collier Mount Kembla yesterday and fell down the hold. He was seriously…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, October 24, 1905. the New Mining Bill

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 2

THE crux of the new Mining Bill which Mr. Moore, the Minister for Mines, has introduced to the Assembly is in the provisions…

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Mining. [By Trlrgraph.] Block 10 Slimes. Sold to Sulphide Corporation. MRLBOURNA, Welaesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 2

Block 10 board officially announces today that it has sold [?]0,000 tons of slimes to the Sulphide Corporation at a big price. A cash deposit has been paid…

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 October 1905 · page 4

The new large plunger jig, lately added to the mill machinery, has started and is doing its work satisfactorily, The walls of the air compressor and power…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Block 10 Slimes. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 October 1905 · page 2

It is now stated that although the sales of the Block 10 slimes was conducted by officiais of the Sulphide Corporation the transaction is not for that…

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Mining Laws Amending Bill

Western Grazier · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 2

The lang-promised Bill to amend the Mining Laws, now it is introduced, proves to be a great disappointment, It continues most of the old evils, and…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Barrier's Progress MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 October 1905 · page 2

An interesting table is published in the " Argus" to-day showing the advance of values in Barrier stocks in the past 18 months. Excluding the Zinc…

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Opal Mining

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 4

Mining matters are quiet. Nothing of importance to note during the past week. On the Bunker about 30 men are still working, althought water is…

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What Bec0mes of Our Gold. to the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 6

Sir,-Of course, it is a truism that wealth is represented in a convenient for by bullion and coined gold, which are interchangeable between the different…

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Colliery Disaster. Sydney

Western Grazier · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 3

An outbreak of fire was discovered at the Sanford Morthyl colliery in the Maitland district at 2 o'clock yesterday morning Flames and smoke…

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Northern Mines v. Block Tens

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 1

Block 10, first Innings.-107 (Dun. can 25, Searcy 18, Gilbert 13). Hooper four wickets for 23 runs, Jenkins two for 5, Weiner three for 22. Northern…

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Mining. [Reuter's Message] B.H. Proprietary Shares. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 2

Broken Hill Proprietary shares were quoted, in London yesterday at 56s. 3d…

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Fire in a Colliery. Followed by an Explosion.. Five Men Killed. Nine Others injured. A Director, Managers, and Deputies Victims. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 October 1905 · page 2

An explosion occurred, in-the Stanford-Merthyr colliety, in the Hunter River district, early yesterday morning…

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The Central Mine Offices

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 2

Mr. Warden Stevenson, S.M., waited on the City Council last night and placed certain proposals of the Sulphide Corporation before the Mayor and aldermen…

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The Colliery Explosion. Funeral of the Victims. Condition of the Injured. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 October 1905 · page 2

The victims of the explosion in the Stanford-Merthyr colliery, near Maitland,were buried yesterday afternoon in the local…

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The Colliery Disaster. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 2

O. K. Young, one of the victims of the explosion in the StanfordMerthyr colliery, has now recovered consciousness and is…

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"Broken Hill Mining."

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 2

A correspondent, "Investor," writes to the "Age" (Melbourne) under the above heading:— " What appears to be a deliberate…

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MINING. The Junotion

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 November 1905 · page 1

No. 4 west crosscut at the 775ft of the Junction mine, some distance north' ward of Browne shaft, at 39ft. carries a full face of good ore Mr. Beaumont,…

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