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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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A Month's Gold. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 2

The March gold yield was 155,574 fine ounces, valued at £660,838…

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Mining. the London Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 2

Messrs. Clarke and Co.'s latest, London share quotations (dated Monday, 5.10 p.m.) are:—Associated buyers 41s. 3d.; Associated Northern Blocks,…

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Labor Troubles. the Coal Miners' Strike. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 2

Determined efforts are being made to put an end to the great strike of coal miners, involving over 500,000 men, now in progress in the United…

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Mining Mines Department Report. Record Mineral Production. for Which Broken Hill Is Mainly Responsible. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 2

The annual report ot the Mi[?] Department for 1905 has been issued. it shows that the mineral produetiou for the year was the largest in the histoiy…

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Queensland Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 2

At a special mooting of the Mount Molloy Company, held at Irvinebank on March 22, and presided over by Mr. John Moffat, the balance-sheet to…

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Threatened Coal Strike. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 4

The American railways have nothing so far to fear from the threatened coal strike, as they have in stock enough coal to last them for at least…

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 2

Some of the men who were working at the 500ft level in the southern end of Block 11 last night had an unpleasant reminder that the fire is still…

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The C.s.a. Mines Limited

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 2

During the week onded March 30 good piogress was mode with development work at the C.S.A. mine, Cobar. The No. 3 borehole has reached a total…

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Serious Mine Accident a Fractured Skull. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 2

Mr Arthur Wilson a member of the Tribute party working one of the leases at the North White Feather mine, met with a sprious accident…

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The Vulcan Tin Mine Proposed Increase of Shares. Irvinebank (Q.)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 4

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the Vulcan Tin Mining (Compuny last night decided to alter the number of shares of the company, from…

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Courrieres Disaster "Due to Rapacity and Negligence." Allegation by Miners Leader

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 2

M. Basly, leader of the Miners Union, yesterday, alleged, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, that the Courricres colliery disaster was due…

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The Price of Coal What the Increase Means. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 2

The secretary to the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association explains that, the present increased selling price of coal does not entitle the…

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Increase in Price of Coal. Increase in Howing Rate. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 4

It has been definitely announced at Newcastle that the selling price of coal at Newcastle will be increasod to 9s. per ton. This wil involve an increase of…

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A Colliery in Peril. Alarming Subsidence. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

The ground for about 50 yards at the mouth of the shaft of the Wickham (Bullock Island) colliery has subsided. The workmen at the colliery…

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Corinella Quartz Mining Company

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

The manager of the Corinella Quarts Mining Company, No Liability, which is situated at Eganstown, Daylesford, Victoria, reports under date March 28:…

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Mine Fatality. Miner Killed at the South

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

Another fatality occurred along the line of lode last night, the scene of the accident on this occasion being the South mine. The victim of the…

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New South Wales Gold Yield. a Considerable Increase Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

The gold yield of New South Wales for the quarter ended March 31 is valued at £328,505, this being an increase of £62,000 on the State's yield…

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French Coal Strike. the Companies Give Way. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

All the colliery companies whose mines are included in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais provinces of France have agreed to the terms proposed…

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South Mine Fatality

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 8

The coroner (Mr. T. Hall, J.F.) conducted an inquest this afternoon in the courthouse into the corcumstances surrounding the death of Charles…

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MINING. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 2

Messrs. S C. Ward and Co.'s latest London share quotations (dated Saturday, 2.15 p.m.) are:—Great Boulder, buyers 24s.; Broken Hill Proprietary,…

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