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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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The Mines' Fires

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 4

Mr. E. A. Whitehead, resident engineer of the Water Company, this afternoon received a telegram from Mr. G. Swinburne, chairman of the…

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Fires in the Mines. the Junction. Preparations for Attacking the Fire. Satisfactory Progress Being Made. Blocking Off the British

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 February 1906 · page 2

To anyone not conversant with the far reactnng effects of un outbreak of fire underground in a mine the magnitude of the operations which have…

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A Colliery Dispute. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

The difficulty at the Pelaw Main colliery has been settled. The manager has agreed, to make the wages in deficient places 9s. 6d. per shift and…

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The Mines' Fires. the Junction

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 1

Very satisfactory progress is being made with operations at the Junction mine. The winze at the 400ft. level is now clear, and this afternoon the…

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The C.s.a. Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

Mine report for the week ending February 18: "North drive, 452ft. level.— Drive has been extended a further 4ft., making a total distance from centre of…

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Alleged Theft of Gold

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 4

Before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Poilce Court to-day, Aaton Teszarik, alias Paul Miller, was charged, on a provisional warrant, with having at…

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Romance of Mining

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 3

An interesting story is contained in the history of a gold-mining lease near Mount Malcolm, West Australia, which has just been acquired by the Queen…

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A Mine Closed Down. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

The manager of Lloyd's copper mine at Burraga, near Bathurst, announces that owing to the unsatisfactory developments at the lower levels and the…

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Fires in the Mines. the Junction

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

Operations at the Junction mine are being vigorously pushed forward, and this morning the men were another step nearer in their attempt to get in touch…

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Mining. the Blue Tier Site. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1906 · page 2

As the result of a conference between the Premier and Minister for Mines and the secretary and two directers of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 2

Two accidents, happily of a minor nature, occurred at the North and Central mines this morning. Richard Rowe, working at the 100ft. level of…

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary. Mining Operations Stell Suspended

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 2

That the position of affairs at the Proprietary mine, owing to the lire in Block ll, is more serious than was at first anticipated is now self-evident…

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The Mines' Fires. the Junction

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 1

Very little alteration has taken place in the position of affairs at the Junction mine. The men are still persevering in their attempt to reach the 490ft. level…

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The C.s.a. Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 2

The assays of the core of the No. I borchole at the C.S.A. Mines. from 104½ft. to 136ft., showed that the metal contents dwindled down to…

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The Nohth Mine. Half-yearly Meeting. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the Broken Hill North Company was held yesterday. Mr. Hyndman, the chairman, in…

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Mining in Victoria. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 4

The Miners' Confernece opened at Stawell yesterday. The president (Mr. Rowe) said that the conditions of mining in victora had improved since the…

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MINING. [Reuter's Messages.] London Share Market. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1906 · page 2

To-day's London share quotations include:— Broken Hill Proprietary, buyers 68s. l½d., sellers 69s. 4½d…

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary. Continued Suspension of Mining Operations

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 2

The Proprietary mine and mill continue to be closed down, and it is unlikely that mining operations will be resumed there for a week to come, at…

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The Mines' Fires. the North

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 4

The day shift did not go in at the North mine this morning. The gas from the Junction fire had become so noticeable in the lower levels, despite the…

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Miners' Disease. Government Action Urged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 4

Speaking yesterday at the Miners' Conference that is in session at Stawell, Dr. Napthine, a local medical practitioner, urged the taking of…

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