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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Colliery Troubles. Wheelers on Strike. Demand Inereased Wages. Four Hundred Employees Idle. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 4

The Burwood colliery was idle yesterday. The wheelers refused to work because the management declined to acceed to their demands for increased…

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Export of Minerals and Coal. New South Wales Returns. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 5

The Under Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department (Mr. Gibson) has furnished a return showing the quantity and value of silver, copper,…

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Union Coal Trimmers. Object to Employment of Nonunionists. Developments Awaited with Anxiety. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 8

The union coal trimmers at Newcastle yesterday resolved to inform the steamship companies that trimming must he done by unionists, and it any…

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Mining. London Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 2

Clarke and Co. (per Stephens and Bartlett) supply the latest London quotations (dated Wednesday, 5 p.m.) as under:—Chillagoe, b. 5s.; Mount…

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Stawell Mining Industry. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 2

An effort as being made at Stawell to revive the mining industry in the district. At a public meeting it was decided that a company or association b…

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The American Squadron. To Coal at Albany. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 2

The Acting Premier of West Australia, Mr, Gregory has received a telegram from Melbourne, stating that the American squadron would coal at…

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The Mutooroo Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

An engine to work the diamond drill at the Mutooroo mine, near Cockburn, has arrived there from Broken Hill, and will he worked under the…

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Miners' Eight Hours Bill. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 8

As the cool-owners resolved, if the Miners' Eight Hours Bill became operative before June 13, 1909, to raise the price of coal 1s. 6d. per ton on…

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THE O.K. MINES. Cairns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 8

During the fortnight-ended April 8 the O.K. furnace was in blast 136 hours, [?]d 368/ons of ore was treated, yieldthat [?] containing 20 tons of…

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Mining. the London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

Broken Hill shares were quoted on Change to-dav as follows:—Proprietary, 42s. 6d.; British, 14s.; BlocK 10; 48s. 9d.; North, 40s.;. South, 62s. 6d…

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American Finance. Resuming Gold Exports. New York Bank Reserves. [Reuters Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 4

The National City Bank of New York has resumed its gold exports by consigning a million dollars (£200.000) to Paris. The reserves in the New…

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Durham Miners

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 6

Mr. John Wilson, M.P., in his monthly circular to the Durham minors, reviews the state of their association, and compares it with that of last year…

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Serious Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 8

A serious accident occurred this morning to a man name J. Bartlett, single, aged 37, employed as a laborer at the Proprietary mine. He was loading the drum of a…

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Mining. the North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 4

Last week the North mill ran 10[?] hours and treated 2170 tons of crudes, averaging 16.4 per cent. lead, 6.9oz. silver, and 14.3 per cent, zine, for a…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

Dr. Seabrook, the resident surgeon at the Hospital, finds that the man Bartlett, who met with an accident at thr Proprietary mine yesterday, has…

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Australian Gold Output

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

A decline in the Australian gold output is noticeable in the returns for the past three months of 1908. With the exception of New Zealand, all of…

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Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were quoted on Change to-day as follow:— Proprietary, 41s. 10d.; British, 13s. 6d.; North, 38s. 9d.; South, 61s, 3d…

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Gold on Netley

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

Mr. M'Keps[?]y, S.M., left for N[?]w Well, on Netley holding, this morning, in his capactiy as Warden in connection with an application to mine on…

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Farewelling a Mine Official. Tokens of Esteem

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 3

A farewell social was last week tendered to Mr. G. A. Chapman, who ha[?] had control of the Minerals Separation plant on the Central mine, prior…

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Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were quoted on Change to-day as follows:—Propri[?]tary, 38s[?] 9d.; British, 13s.[?] Block 10, 45£. North, 38s[?].[?]; South, 57s. 6d…

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