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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Davyhurst Diatrict. P[?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

Goeozel, the well-known geologist, has returned after having made an exhaustive inspection of the Davyhurst district. He examined the Golden Pole, the Eileen,…

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The Two Gold Rings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 5

Up till about tho middlo of November last H. J, Cantwell and Thomas Dovitt were fellow-lodgers at Mrs. Bridget Cunningham's boarding house in Beryl-street, and…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Cobar Output. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 4

The Cobar mineral output for tho year 1904 was valued at £545,419, an increase of £93,733 on that of 1903…

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Central Mine Fatality. Magisterial Inquiry

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 2

The coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.P.) held an inquiry on Saturday afternoon into the death of Chambers Fraser Kennedy Jones, who was killed early that…

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MINING. The Junction North. Starting the Magnetic Separators

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 4

The official starting of the Junction North magnetic separators, installed by Mr. C. Ullrich, of the Australian Metal Company, took place this morning in the presence of a…

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

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 2

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

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Russia and Japan. an Army of 500,000 Men. a Japanese Cruiser Sunk. Strikes a Mine. Third Baltic Fleet Nearly Ready. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1905 · page 2

The " Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Tokio states that Japan has purchased, through an American firm, the Chilian…

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The Northern Collieries. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

A meeting of members of tho Pelaw M[?] mine's lodge decided to reject the tern[?] offered by the proprietors for howbig coal by machinery. An appeal ts to bo made to…

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MINING. Block 14

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 4

Running full time last week, with two pens working, good results wore obtained from Block 14 sulphurio acid plant, which returned 276 tons concentrates, worth about…

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Accidents and Fatalities. [By Telegraph.] Killed at Moonta Mines. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

Reuben Roso, of East Moonta, employed on the Moonta Mines cementation works, was killed yesterday afternoon. Some trueles of coal were boing shuntod, into the works,…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Refloating a Mine. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 2

The South Star Mining Company at Ballarat; which impended work two years ago, is being refloated…

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Fire in a Mine. Workings Sealed Down. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

A fire has broken out in the northern workings of the Seddon colliery, in the Newcastle district, A conference of colliery managers…

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Adelaide School of Mines. a Handsome Gift. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

Last night Sir Langdon Bonython, M.H.R., was presented with a portrait of himself by the council of the School of Mines in…

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Mining. [By Ttelegraph.] The Junction North. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

Mr. Hal Sheppard, chairman of the Junction "North board, who returned to Molbourne yesterday, explained concerning the soare caused by the report from Adelaido…

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The Welsh Revival. Girls Hold Services in CoalMines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 8

The revival of the Rhondda Fach has not only spread over the villages, it has gone down the pits (writes Percival Gibbons in…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Gold in Tasmania. LAUNCESTON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 5

A telegram from Lofroy states that excitement has been caused by a rich find of gold on Spotswood's prospecting claim. The stone averages 5oz 14dwt of gold to the…

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The Northern Collieries. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 4

A new agreement has been adopted by the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association for submission to the miners' lodges in…

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MINING. [By TELEGRAPH.] London Share Market. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1905 · page 2

Messra S. C. Ward and Co.s latest London share quotations (dated Saturday, 3 p.m.) are:— Bellevue Proprietary, sellers 7s. 3d…

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

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

Mosers. S. C. Ward and Co[?]a latest London share quotations (dated Monday, 6 p.m.) arel:— Sulphide (ord), sales 8[?]…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The South: Half-yearly Meeting. MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 1

The half-yearly meeting of the Broken Hill South Company was held this afternoon, with Mr. Mol[?]worth [?] as chairman…

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