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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Barrier Mine[?] Monday, February 24, 1908. Cost of Living in Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 2

To determine the cost of living in any large inland industrial centre it is not advisable to compare it with a more favored coastal city. The conditions are…

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Mining Company M[?]lcted in Damages. High Court Sustains the Verdict. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1908 · page 4

The High Court has delivered its reserved judgment in the case of Cairns v. the Tasmanian Gold-mining Company. The Court has held that there…

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Mining. the King's Bluff

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 4

On Friday last the King's B[?] gold mine at Olary was visited by the chairman of directors, Mr. G. Peuhall, who states that he was very pleased with the…

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Barrier Mine[?] Tuesday, February 25, 1908. a Laborist's Complaints

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

In the address in which on Sunday night Mr. [?] Wright, the returned Barrier dxigate, gave his experiences at the annual conference of the P.L.L…

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West Australian Mining. Statements Refuted. Cablegram to Agent-Generaly Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 4

Recently at a meeting of English shareholders interested in West Australian mines it was said that the West Australian Government should…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 2

At the Central mine last night, at about 9.30, A. J. Crimp, a bracoman, had his foot and ankle bruised by some timber rolling on him. The sufferer…

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Brown Coal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 2

In the opinion of the metallurgist of the Victorian Mines Department (Mr. Bayly) the problem of briquetting brown coal has been solved. S[?]me…

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The Wheal Ellen Mine[?]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 2

The chief inspector of mines of South Australia has received a report from a subordinate on the Wheal Ellen silverle[?]d mine, six miles from Strathalbyn…

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Wandiligong Gold Dredging

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 2

Two dividends, amounting [?] 3s. 6d. per share, have been paid by the Wandiligong Gold-dredging Comp[?]ny, Bright, during the half-year ended…

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A Queensland Gold Rush

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 2

The Queensland Minister at Mines has received a telegram from the warden at Georgetora, stating that he had returned from the Oates rush. The…

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The Maitland Miners. Mr. Manger's Remarks. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 4

'At the animal meeting of the Total Abstinence Society last night Mr. Mauger, Postmaster-General, said that every world he uttered in his address in…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

This afternoon at about 3 o'clock while G. H. Trevelyan was working in the sailor gang on the Central mine, [?]ome tackling, which was being used as…

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C.s.a. Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 2

Preparations are being made to sink the main shaft of the C.S.A. copper mine, Cobar, another, 100ft. The face of the east crosscut on the 500ft…

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Mine Fatality. Burned in Slimes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

This afternoon at about 3 o'clock an accident occurred at the Proprietary mine, slime dump. A party of four men, including George E. Parnell and…

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Kalgoorlie Mine Fatalities. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

A sad accident, resulting in the death of two minors named Henry Hutchings and Evan Griffith, occurred at the Golden Horseshoe yesterday…

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Colliery Troubles. Sitting of the Special Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 2

At the Special Mining Court at New castle yesterday the manager of the Rhondda Co-operative Mines said that much money was being lost on the…

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Discovery of Gold. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 2

What appears to be a valuable discovery of gold has been made at Brown's Camp, Delegate, by a prospector, who claims to have £1000 worth of…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 8

This afternoon at about 2 30 a miner named G. Serong met with an incident at the Proprietary mine. He was working with some timber on the…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 5

At the Central mine, at about 12.30 this morning, a miner named E. Haden, working on the 900ft. level, was struck by a falling stone, one of his fingers…

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New Zealand. Miners on Strike. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 4

Seven men having been dismissed from the. Blackball mine, the rest of the employees went on strike. The mine is now idle…

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