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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Kapunda Copper Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 April 1907 · page 2

The manager of the Kapunda Copper Mines, No Liability, reports for the fortnight ended March 29:—Hillside sunk 91ft.—total, 291ft. From 234ft…

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Mining. the London Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 April 1907 · page 2

Messrs. S. C. Ward and Co.'s latest London share quotations (dated Saturday, 1.50 p.m.) are:—Associated, sales 25s. 6d.; Golden Horseshoe, sales £7 3s…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 4

An accident of a somewhat serious nature occurred in the open cut of the North mine at about noon to-day. Two men, named James Evans and William…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

The services of the ambulance were requisitioned twice during last night— the first time to the South mine, where a trucker named Oliver Greaves, who…

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Colliery Troubles. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 4

The minere at the Stanford Merthyr colliery have persuaded the discontented boys to go back to their work, and the mine will resume operations…

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O.k.mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

It is reported by the O.K. Company for the fortnight ending March 20 that the roads are sufficiently dry to enable the resumption of the cartage of coke,…

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Tasmanian Mining. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

The Mount Farrell Company is sending 100 tons of high-grade firsts to the Zeehan, smelters. The mine is looking well The Government, Geologist has…

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Mining. the London Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

Messrs. Clarke and Co. s latest London share quotations (dated Monday, 6.20 p.m.) are:—Golden Horseshoe, s. £7 2s. 6d.; Great Fingall, m. 37s. 6d…

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Wandiligong Gold Dredging Company

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

The manager of the Wandiligong Gold Dredging Company reports that for the week ended April 5 a yield of 22½oz. was obtained for 121[?] hours'…

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Tasmanian Mining. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

The Mount Farrell field has been pegged out for miles, and a large number of prospectors are at work. Themas section has been placed on the…

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Mining. the London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were quoted on Change to-day as follows:—Proprietary, 89s. 4d.; British, 37s. 6d.; Block 10, £5 2s. 6d.; North, 72s. Gd.; South,…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 4

A fall of some earth from the back of a stope at the 800ft. level in Block 11 this afternoon crushed the right ankle of a miner named Patrick Day…

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Colliery Troubles. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

A conference between the employers and employees at the Abermain colliery was held last night, but no settlement of the dispute was arrived at…

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Mount Elli[?]tt Copper Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

In the annual report of the Mount Elliott Copper Mining Company, Clencurry, the general manager (Mr. G. A. Waller) deals with the ore reserves, the…

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Miners' Wages. Ballarat Miners Want an Increase. Owners Refuse to Confer. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

The Ballarat mineowners have refused to meet the miners in Conference to consider the wages question…

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Gold Stealing in West Australia. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

A wire was received by the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday that gold stealing at Barrambie Ranges, West Australia, was rampant. A numbers of…

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Mining. the London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were quoted on Change to-day as Follows:—proprietary, 91s. 9d.; British, 37s. 6d.; Block 10, £5 3s. 9d.; South, £7 8s. 9d…

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A Mining Link Severed. Late Chief Inspector Dead. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Slee, late Chief Inspector of Mines, died at his residence yesterday. The death of Mr. Slee, who for 28…

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Strike at Cobar. Mines Closed Down. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 1

Mass meetings of miners were held at Cobar to-day, as a result of which the men have ceased work on the Great Cobar and other mines. The Cobar…

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Victoria. Gold-stealing at Bendigo. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 2

James Graham and Robert Smith, miners, were yesterday committed for trial at Bendigo for stealing gold while working below in the New Red, White,…

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