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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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The North Mine. Half-yearly Meeting. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 March 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 · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 4

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

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Miners' Disease. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 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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C.s.a. Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

The manager of the C.S.A. Mines reports that No. 2 borehole was in 126ft. on February 24. Assays up to 47½ft. show from 4 to 1.7 per cent. copper,…

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The Mines' Fires. the Junction

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 1

A fresh move was made at the Juuction mine this afternoon with a view of advancing operations in connection with the fire at the 550ft. level. It has…

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The Mines' Fires. the North

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 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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Westralian Gold. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

The output of gold for February was 142,4260z., valued at £604,990…

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Aleged Theft of Gold

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

Aaton Teszarik appeared before Mr. Stevensen. S.M., in the Police Court to-day charged, on remand, with stealing gold, etc., in a dwelling at…

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The Vulcan Mine. Irvinebank (Q.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

At a meeting of shareholders in the Vulcan tin mine it was decided to increase the capital of the company, which now stands at 44,000 shares of…

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

The situation at the Proprietary mine this morning was slightly more comfortable with regard to the fire in Block [?]. The men at work in the…

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THE O.K. MINE. Cairns (Q.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

During the past fortnight the furnace on the O.K. mine was in blast 284 hours. The ore treated was 888 tons, and the matte produced 246 tons, going…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Miners' Wages. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 2

The United States Steel Corporation is utilising its coal contract as a lever to compel the owners of bitumenous collieries to grant an increase…

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The Mines' Fires. the Junction

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 7

Operations at the 490ft, of M'Intyre section, Junction mine, continue to progress satisfactorily. This afternoon the men at work driving the crosscut in on…

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Fires in the Mines the Junction

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 4

The extra water service provided by the Water Supply Company at the Junction mine is in use this morning, and about 7000 gallons of water per…

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Mining. the Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 4

In the course of his report for the four weeks ended february 21 the general manager states:— Underground Raised 42,432 tons of…

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Fires in the Mines. the Junction

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 2

The outlook at the Junction mine is now very hopeful, and there seems to bo every probability of bringing the fire-fighting operations to a successful…

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Cobar Mining. Water Famine Averted

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 March 1906 · page 4

There was much rejoicing in Cobar on Monday owing to a sudden down-, pour of rain flooding the streets for some time. It meant that the water…

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Central Mine Fatality

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

The coroner (Mr. Stevenson, S.M.) opened an inquest with a jury of six at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon into the death of Thomas Considine,…

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

Very little chance has taken place in the position of affairs at Block ll, whore the fire still defies the efforts being made to control it. Mr…

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Mining. New Silver Find. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

A man named Malone has discovered a promising formation at Sligo. In Malone's secton at South Nubeena there are 18in. of excellent silver-lead ore…

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