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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary Mine. Resumption of Work

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 1

The following official notice was posted at the timekeepers' offices at the Pioprietary mineo this afternoon:— "Mining operations will be resumed in…

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Central Mine Fatality. the Inquest

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 3

The coroner (Mr. Stevenson, S.M.), with a jury of six, at the Courthouse yesterday atternoon, continued the, inquest begun on Monday touching the…

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

Much speculation was rife in the city this morning regarding the position of affairs at the Proprietary mine, and as to whether the…

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Queensland Gold Yield. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

The gold yield for February was 37,918 fine ounces, being a decrease of 8788oz. as compared with February, 1905. The value of the yield was…

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Central Mine Lacrosse Club

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 2

A well-attended meeting of the Central Mine Lacrosse Club was held last night at the Globe Hotel, Mr. R. Mellish in the chair. A large number of…

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The Mines Fires. the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 1

Affairs are progressing very satisfactorily at the Proprietary, and if nothing unforeseen occurs Mr. Delprat expects shortly to have all the men in…

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The C.s.a. Mines Limited

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 2

The statutory general meeting of the C.S.A. Mines Limited was held in Sydney on Wednesday last. The chairman reported that the meeting was…

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 2

Mining and mill operations are proceeding at the Proprietary mine this morning on similar lines to those adopted yesterday. The number of…

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The Tasmanian Mining Industry

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 2

The Tasmanian Mines Department has issued its report on the progress of the mineral industry of Tasmania for the quarter ended December 31, 1905. The…

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Mining. London Share Market. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 2

The latest quotations for Broken Hill stocks are:— Broken Hill Proprietary, buyers 70s., sellers 71s. 3d…

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 1

About the same number of men went in on the afternoon shift at the Proprietary to-day as were sent below yesterday. No men can yet be put in at the…

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 2

The working stopes below the Sooft, level at the Proprietary mine continue to be occupied, and the day shift went in as usual this morning. An…

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The C.s.a. Mines Limited

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 2

Report for the week ended February 25:—"In the east crosscut off the nortn drive a plat has been cut, and a rise put up 5ft., both being in good lead…

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Stolen Candles at Woah Hawp Mine. Ballarat

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 2

Thomas Nancarrow was charged yesterday with stealing candles at the Woah Hawp mine. Ballarat. He was sentenced to six months hard labor…

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Benefit Societies and Miners. Compulsion to Join Sought. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 March 1906 · page 2

The Bendigo Miners' Association has decided to request the mine managers to compel every man working on a mine to join some benefit…

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Fires in the Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 8

The afternoon shift went on the Proprietary "mine, as usual, to-day, about the same number. of men going below as was the case yesterday…

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Fires in the Mines. the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 4

The total number of men employed underground at the Proprietary mine for the 24 hours ended 8 a.m. to-day was 1068. Something over 400 men…

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N.S.W. Gold Yield. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 4

The gold yield of Now South Wales for the month of February, 1906, was 38,703oz. crude, the value being £129,437…

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Awful Mining Disaster. Explosion in a French Colliery. Terrible Holocaust. Twelve Hundred Miners Killed. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 March 1906 · page 2

A terrible mining disaster has occurred at Courrieres, a coal-mining centre in the North of France, not far from the Belgian frontier…

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Mining. the North

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 March 1906 · page 4

Following is the statement of the output and profit at the mine for the four weeks ending February 24:— Crude ore treated, 5710 tons; assay…

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