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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

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Alleged Gold Stealing. Raid on a Chinese Laundry, Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 4

Lato last night a Chinese laundry in High-street, Bendigo, was raided, when specimens of [?]gam were seized. A miner, named William Henry…

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Gold Stealing at Bendigo. Police Raids on Chinose, Mo'bourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1908 · page 4

Further raids have been made by the B[?]nd[?]go police on Chinese su[?]pected of gold steeling. Those include a raid on a Chinese s[?]ore at the corner of…

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Australian Gold Recovery Company. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

It is stated that certain action is contemplated being taken by the Australian Mining and Gold Recovery Company, and complications are likely…

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Colliery Troubles. Judge Haydon's Illness. the Newcastle Creep. Discontented Wheelers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

Judge Heydon's illness is more serious than it was at first considered to be. It is therefore thought improbable that the Special Court (of which…

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Miners Knocked Off. Stoppage of Water Supply. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

About 50 men have been knocked off at the Eleanora and New Hillgrove Proprietary mines, owing to the p[?]obable stoppage of the water supply at…

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Mining. the London Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

Clarke and Co. (per Stephens and Bartlett) supply the latest London share quotations (dated Monday, 5.30 p.m.) as under:—Chillagoe, b. 4s. 3d.;…

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Entombed Miners. a Successful Rescue. Excitement in New Adan Town. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 2

The miners Bailey, Brown, and Macdonald, who had been entombed in the Alpha shaft at the Girow mine, Ely (Nevada), since December 4, were…

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Collieries Idle. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 4

The Back Greek and Duckenfield collieries any idle. The wheelers struck to-day for an increase of wages. The Rix Creek miners also struck to-day…

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MINING. [Reuter's Message.] the Rand Mines. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 2

Professor Yates, of Johannesburg, considers that it is possible to install 4000 small drills in the Rand, raines, thereby releasing 20,000 natives…

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Alleged Gold Stealing. Hearing Further Adjourned. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 2

The case against George. M'Donald, who is charged with the unlawful possession of 71oz, of gold, and against Joseph Reidy, who is charged with…

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Eight Hours Bill. for British Miners. a Glasgow Protest. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 January 1908 · page 2

The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce has unanimously decided to petition Parliament against the Miners Eight Hours Hill, alleging that it would…

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Colliery Troubles. Temporary Settlement. at Burwood, Lambton B, and Shortland Collieries. Rixs Creek Miners. the Mining Tribunal. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 4

The Burwood Lambton B, and Shortland collieries yesterday resumed work. A temporary settlement has been arranged…

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Colliery Troubles. Wheeler's Grievances. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 2

The Back Creek and Duckenfield collieries were idle yesterday. The wheelers are determined not to resume work until increased wages are given…

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The Tariff and the Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 2

Broken Hill, like all other mining fields. in the Commonwealth, is keenly interested in the new tariff as it applies to mining machinery, and…

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Preference Tn Coal. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 2

Regulations under which mail and passenger steamers take precedence in loading coal at Newcastle are gazetted. The berthing master is empowered to…

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THE O.K. MINES. Cairns

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 2

The manager of the O.K. Mines ports for the fortnight ended Janu 15:—Resumed smelting on January in blast 232 hours; treated 610-tons o…

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Barier Mines. Thursday, January 23, 1908. an Opportunity

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 2

SWEET are the uses of adversity, and among the sweetesr are the [?] ities presented for achieving [?] and fame. Prosperity too long [?]…

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A Mine Explosion. Two Men Badly Hurt. One With Both Eyes Blown Out. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 2

Particulars regarding the premature explosion at the Associated mine lastnight show that the contractor, John Watton, was injured seriously, while…

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Mining Troubles. the Airly Strike. Statement by the Company's Manager. the Men Determined. Strike at Neath Colliery. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 4

In connection with the Airly strike, Mr. Hall, the company's manager, has made the following statement:—"The men say the demand is only for 9d. a…

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Tasmanian Mining. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1908 · page 8

A reel, [?]in, wide and showing fair gold, has been struck in the New May Que[?]n claim, Lefroy. Good copper has been strack in the…

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