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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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The Wallaroo Mines Accident. Benth of Hanrahan. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 2

Joseph Hanrahan, who met with a serious accident at the Wallaroo mines yesterday morning, when his mate, Joseph Annear, was killed, died shortly…

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Mine' Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 2

Charles Moore, a miner working on the 800ft. level of the South mine. received severe injuries to his side last night by a charge of dynamite going…

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The Collieries Trouble. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 8

The Stanford-Merthyr colliers have refused to vary the conditions of work at the mine when the dog watch is abolished next week…

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Kapunda Copper Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 4

The manager of the Kapunda Copper Mines reports for the week ended March 9:—"Are busily engaged moving diamond drill to a spot 50ft…

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The Round Hill Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 4

The fourth half-yearly meeting of the Round Hill Proprietary, Broken Hill, was held in Melbourne on Thursday. The previous meeting at which a…

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Miners for Cobar. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 4

The Great Cobar mine requires more [?]n to increase the output and to sink the new main shaft. The company is prepared to employ 30 to 5O more rock…

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The C.s.a. Mines Limited

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 4

The twenty-fifth lot of ore sent to Cockle Creek by the C.S.A. Mines Limited, Cobar, weighed 103 tons 16[?]wt. net and returned £475 net after…

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The Lost Lead. an Extraordinary Mining Venture

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 3

Back in the early eighties, two travellers—miners both of them—were tramping across the great plain which lies to the south of Canon City,…

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The C.s.a. Mines Limited

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 2

The main shaft of the C.S.A. Mines Limited, Cobar, was sunk 17½ft. during the week ended March 10, and is now down 408½ft. The ground is…

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A Colliery Explosion. Sixty-five Deaths. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 2

An explosion of firedamp in the Gleinrosschu colliery in Alsace (Germany) has killed 65 men and seriously injured 12 others…

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Abermain Colliery Trouble. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 2

The Abermain colliery remains idle, the dispute between the men and the owners still being unsettled…

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A Mining Matter

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

As briefly wired to "The Miner" on Thursday. the bearing of the prohibition application English v. Gothardsen was decided in favor of the respondent…

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Mining. Rich Find at Wyalong Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 2

In the True Blue mine at Wyalong a rich reef has been struck at the 1300ft. level. the greatest depth at which gold has been found of the…

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Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a Mining Horror. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 1

While 22 miners Were descending the Saint Johann colliery, in Rhenish Prussia, the cage broke and precipitated them to the bottom of the shaft,…

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The Colliery Disputes. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 2

The State Arbitration Court has fixed a date for the hearing of the application of the colliery owners to have the coal lumpers' award amended…

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North Mine Dispatches

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 2

Last week the North mine dispatched 200 tons, of concentrates, leaving over 800 tons on the ore floors…

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Mining. the London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were quoted on 'Change to-day as follows:—Proprietary, 91s. 10d.; British, 38s. 1d.; North, 77s. 6d.; South, £7 11s. 3d…

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The Budgery Mines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 2

The first ordinary meeting of the Budgery Mines Company was held yesterday. Over 96,000 shares were represented. Mr. Edwards asked…

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The Colliery Trouble. a Plain-spoken Unionist. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 2

The wheelers' strike at the Hebburn colliery has been resumed. The points in dispute are to be discussed at a conference with the mine manager. Mr…

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

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 2

The O.K. report for the fortnight ended March 14 reads:—No smelting has been done, owing to the want of coke. The development work at the…

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