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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

1,573 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 27 of 79

Two-minute Chats. Miners' Grievances

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

The president of the A.M.A., Mr. D. Ross, was questioned by a "Miner" reporter on the matter of the miners' complaints that they were not…

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Mining. Barrier Mining Companies. No May Dividend. for B.H. Proprietary Shareholders. Slump in Share Market. Fall of £41,000. in Little More Than a Week. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 5

The Broken Hill Proprietary has sued the following, announcement. Owing to the decline in metal values and the additional costs of material…

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A Colliery Acoident. One Man Killed. The Others Injured. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

A fall of coal from the roof of a mine at Ma[?]arna on Saturday enveloped three men. One of them. named Fergason, was killed outright. while…

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Victoria. Ran Out of Coal. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

The steamer Miners, from New York, ran out of coal three days out from West Australia, and used all the spare timber on board us fuel, then 1400 tins…

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Mining. the London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were, quoted on Change to-day as follow:—Proprietary, 36s. 10d.; Blocks 10, 45s.; North, 36s, 10d…

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Mining Timber

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

The general manager of the South mine (Mr. W. E. Wainwright) complains that, considerable delay and inconvenience, is being experienced at…

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Helensburgh Colliery. a Day's Stoppage. No Railway Trucks/Available. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 4

Work was suspended for the day at the Helensburgh colliery on Saturday owing to no railway trucks being available. The owners and men complain…

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Special Mining Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

A message from Newcastle states that it is unlikely that the Special Mining Court will sit again at Newcastle. Judge Heydon says he will not return…

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Mining. the London Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

Clarke and Co. (per Stephens and Bartlett) supply the latest London share quotations (dated Monday, 5 p.m.) us under:—Associated, m. 16s,…

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Mining. the London Market London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were quoted [?] Change to-day as follows:—Prop[?]. [?]ary, 36s. 3d. Adelaide, Wednesday…

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The Burra Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

No wonder that Burra people are in[?] dignant over the way in which affairs at the old Burra mine have been carried out during the last year or…

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O.K. MINES. Cairns

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

During the fortnight ended April 2[?] the O.K. furnace was in blast 25[?] hours, and treated 678 tons of are [?] 48 tons of blister copper…

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Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were quoted or 'Change to-day as follow:—Proprietary, 36s. 3d.; British, 12s. 6d.; Block 10, 43s. 9d.; North, 35s,; South, 55s…

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Aged Man's Sad End. Body Found in a Mine. Launceston

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 2

The dead body of John Rogers, formerly known as "Queensland Jack," aged 73, well known on the mining fields, who had been missing for a…

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Victorian Gold Buyers

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 5

A howl of indignation has been raised against what have been termed the iniquities of the new Victorian Gold Buyers' Act, chief among the said…

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South Australian Mining

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 5

The South Australian Department of Mines has issued a "Review of the Mining Operations in the State of South Australia for the half-year ended…

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Mining in the West

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 5

The Chamber of Mines of West Australia has been notified by the secretary of the Goldfields Federated Miners' Union that the North Coolgardie and…

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Romance of Cornish Mining

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 3

Alphonse Esquir[?]s, in "Cornwall and its Coasts," writ[?] interestingly as follows concerning the romantic and curious sides of Cornish mining:…

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Copper Mining at Butte

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 5

On September 12 last several thousand miners were thrown idle in Butte City, Montana, U.S.A., owing to the closing down of the several copper…

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Rich Gold Finds. Along the South Coast

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 7

A decided improvement has taken place in mining at Nerrigundah, on the South Coast. Several new rich shows have recently been opened…

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