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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Hundred Miners Entombed. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 1

Owing to a landslip 100 miners, mostly State convicts, have been entombed in the Schloss mine, Alabama. Faint tappings have been heard by the…

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The C.s.a. Mines Limited

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

The manager of the C.S.A. Min[?]s Limted. Cobar, reports that up to January [?] the main shaft was sunk to 310ft. In the course of sinking a hard…

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Gold Dredgers' Strike. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

Some miners employed on the Grahamstown Gold Estates dredging plant have struck because they were refused an increase in wages…

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Mining. the London Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

Messrs. Clarke and Co.'s latest London share quotations (dated Monday, 6 p.m.) are:—Associated, b. 25s.; Oroya-Brownhill, m. 42s. 6d.; Sulphide…

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Blayney Copper Mine. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 2

It is stated that the Blayn[?]y copper mine is to be restarted under new conditions…

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The Collieries Trouble. Conference at Newcastle. No Decision Arrived at. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 2

The conference between the proprietors of the Colliery Employees' Association and a committee representative of the Colliery Employees' Federation…

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A Mining Fatality. Brisbanes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 2

George Smith, aged 27, was killed by a fall of earth in the Brilliant Extended mine at Charters Towers yesterday. Smith recently came from New South…

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Mining. the London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were quoted on [?]nange to-day as follows:—British, 46s. 3d.; Block 10, 96s. 3d.; South, £8 11s. 3d…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 3

The ambulance was last night called to the Central mine, where a miner named Thomas Power, working on the 100ft…

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The Collieries Trouble. Further, Complications. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 2

The position at the Abermain colliery appears to be still more tangled. Yesterday a fresh difficulty arose…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 2

90s. 3d. South, £8 12s. 6d. Adelaide, Thursday. Messrs. Clarke and Co. [?] latest London Share quotations [?]…

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Mannahill Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 2

A correspndent, writing from Man[?]hill, sends the following regurding gold and copper mining in the district:…

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Brass, Not Gold. Dishonest Shopkeeper Fined. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 2

At the police court yesterday. Robert Carter, was charged with having obtained 30s. from [?] M'Shane by means-of false pretences. Miss M'Shane…

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The Wyalong Goldfield. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 2

Since the discovery of the Wyalong goldfield the value of the output has been £1,300,000…

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The Northern Collieries Employees' Federation. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 2

The Northern Collieries' Employees' Federation now has 6287 members and a credit balance of over £5000. There is only one pit concerned in…

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Tasmanian Mine Trouble. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 4

The president of the Victorian A.M.A. (Mr. W. R. Rowe) and the general secretary (Mr. J. Pr[?]d) are here [?]king inquiries in respect to the wages…

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Mining. the London Market. Landon

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were quoted on Change to-day as follows:—Proprietary. £5 7s. 6d.; Block 10, 97s. 6d.; South, £8 10s.; British, 46s. 10d…

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Ballarat Miners for the Barrier. An Inopportune Arrest. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 2

George Crowle was yesterday arrested in Ballarat as he was about to leave for Broken Hill. He was subsequently ordered to pay £1 a week…

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The South Mine. the 970ft. DEVELOPMENT

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

The South mine has made wonderful progress during the post four or five years. Before that time it, was generally recognised as a good property…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 p.m. New South Wales. the Collieries Trouble. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 8

Most of the Illawarra, collieries are now working full time. The strike at the Mount Lyell coke works at Mount [?]mbla has lasted six weeks. A…

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