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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Work and Wages. Wyalong Miners' Demand for Eight Hours

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 7

A circular was on Thursday received by the Bendigo A.M.A. from the secretary of the Wyalong A.M.A. (N.S.W.), requesting financial assistance for…

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Strike at Harden Mine. Enginedrivers and Firemen Come Out. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 8

The enginedrivers and firemen employed on the Harden gold mine struck at midnight, and the mine is now idle. If the company attempts to secure…

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Starving Man Released. Presented with the Coal he was Charged with Stealing

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 7

A married man named Thomas Dodson, whose family were without food or firing, was a few weeks since brought up at Croydon (London) for stealing a…

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Mount Morcan. a Wonderful Mine. Dividends in 22 YEARS, £7,029,166. OVER 20 Years' Work in Sight. Increasing Rrofits by £100,000, YEARLY. (From the " S.M. Herald.")

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 3

"What do you: reckon U the length of life of your mine, Captain Richard?" The quesition was put to the general manager of the Mount Morgan…

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Colliery Troubles. Black Jack Mine Idle. the Special Mining Court. Committee of Management's Resolution. Diversity of Opinion Among the Lodges. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

The Black Jack colliery is idle. The minors allege that the manager persistently violated his agreement with them…

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Mining. the London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

Broken Hill shares were quoted on Change to-day as follow:—Proprietary, 48s. 9d.; British, 16s. 3d.; South, 7[?]s, 9d…

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Eight-hours Bill. for British Mines. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 4

Mr. Herbert Gladstone (Home S[?]retary), replying yesterday to a deputation from the iron, steel, shipping, cotton, and other industries using coal…

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Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Co. Meetings at Adelaide To-day. Reducing Number of Directors. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 8

Extraordinary and annual meetings of the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining and Smelting Company were held at Adelaide to-day, when it was decided…

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Transvaal Gold Mining. the New Law. a Drastic Measure. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 4

The new Transvaal gold law vests the sole right of mining for gold in the Crown. Mining for base metals is vested in the landowner, but…

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Suspected Gold Stealing. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 2

The directors of the South German R[?]f Company, Maldon, suspecting that gold stealing was going on, decided to post notices at the mine cautioning employees to…

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Tarcoola Gold Field. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 4

Encouraging developments are reported from the Tarcoola gold field, which is now producing a good deal of the precious metal. A consignment of gold…

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Cricket. Premiership Match. Willyamas v. South Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1908 · page 4

The final match of the Barrior Ranges Assooiotion's competition between the Widyamns and the South Mine was commed[?] on the Western Oval this…

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Colliery Troubles. Retention of Mining Tribunal. Kurri Kurri Miners Divided. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 2

The resolutions concerning the retention of the Special Mining Tribunal submitted to the lodges by the committee of management of the Colliery…

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Fire in a Mine. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 2

A fire broke out at the 1065ft. level (now out of use of the Collman Tacchi mine, Bendigo, on Sunday. Though not much damage was done, owing to…

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Colliery Explosions. Two Men Killed. Seventy Entombed. [Reutor's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 2

A gas explosion occurred yesterday at the Union Pacific coal mine, Thanna, Wyoming (U.S.A.), and killed two men. A second explosion entombed 70 men…

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Mining in New South Wales. Statistics for 1907. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1908 · page 4

The aggregate value of the mineral production of New South Wales up to the end of 1907 was £183,137,760, while the value of th[?] output for 1907…

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Colliery Troubles. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 4

The miners employed at the Black Jack colliery, Gunnedah, are again, on strike. They allege that the manager has broken the agreement concluded…

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Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 4

Broken Hill shares were quoted on change to day as follow:—Proprietary, 48s, ld.; North, 43s. 4d. Adelaide, Wednesday…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 2

At the South mine last night a man named Josiah Brown, working in the 700ft. level, had a stone fall on his foot, crushing badly two of the toes…

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Colliery Troubles. Situation at Newcastle Uncertain. Burwood Wheelers Fined. Coal Trade at Lithgow Falling Off. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 2

The situation in the Newcastle mining industry is uncertain, and there is much uneasiness through all the collieries at present working…

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