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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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S.A. Mining Revival. Ore Treated at Petersburg. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 8

There are evidences or a revival in gold mining in the North East of South Australia, 151 tons of ore treated at the cyanide warks at Petersburg…

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Bendigo Mining Industry. a Lively Meeting. Rev. H. Worrall Hooted. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 4

A big meeting of miners held at Reading last night passed a resolution favoring the appointment of a Royal commission to inquire into the gold…

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Smoking in a Mine. How a Miner Imperilled Seven Hundred Lives

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 April 1909 · page 7

How a miner imperilled the lives of 700 men was recently described at Ystrad, Rhondda Valley, when charges of breach of speciat ruels in operation…

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Barrier Mining Industry. Effects of the Industrial Depression

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 April 1909 · page 4

The year 1908, which opened gloomily for Broken Hill, had an inauspicious ending, and the present year threatens to be the worst that the…

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Westralian Mining. Yield of State Batteries. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 April 1909 · page 4

Last week the State batteries crushed 1620 tons for an aggregate yield of 998oz…

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Gold Stealing at Bendigo. Rev. H. Worrall's Charges. Man Sent to Gaol. Notice of Appeal. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 April 1909 · page 4

The Rev. H. Worrall, preaching at Mendigo yesterday, said that the miners' attack on him affected him less than mosquitocs. He blamed the miners'…

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C.s.a. Mines Limited

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 4

The south-east grosscut on the No 3 level of the C.S.A. Mines, Cobar, has been extended to 329[?]ft., the ground still being hard quartzite. with seams…

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Mining. the Junction

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 4

The western crossent on the 775ft. level of the Junction is still going on, the hanging wall not having yet been met with. The ore body is dipping…

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Gold Stealing at Bendigo. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 2

The Daylesford branch of the Miners' Association has condemned the recent utterances of the Rev. Henry Worrall…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the Industrial Situation. Assault on Mine Officials. the Charge Against Frederick Hare. a Fine of £10 INFLICTI

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 1

Frederick Hare, who was re[?]ded on Friday last on a charge of having assaulted Edwin Thomas Henderech on January 4, was again brought before…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 4

Two accidents, fortunately both of a minor nature, occurred within a period of 12 hours at the South Blocks mine. In the first case a mill hand named…

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C.s.a. Mines Limited

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 8

The south-cast crosscut on the No 3 vel of the C.S.A. Mines, Cobar, has been extended to 329½ft. the ground [?]ill being hard quartzita. with seams…

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Mining. the Junction

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 8

The western crosscut on the 775ft. evel of the Junction is still going on. [?] hanging wall not having yet been [?]et with. The ore body is dlpping…

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Royal Geographical Society. Awards for Distinguished Men. Gold Medal for Lieutenant Shackelton. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 4

The Royal Geographical Society has made the following awards:—Sipecial gold medal to Lieutenant Shackleton (leader of the recent Antaretic…

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Rix's Creek Colliery. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 4

After six weeks' idleness, work will be resumed at Rix's Creek colliery on Tuesday. The men have been counselled to return to work…

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Alleged Gold Stealing at Bendigo. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 4

Arthur Gregory, a miner, was arrested at Bendigo yesterday with 62oz. of gold in his possession. A letter signed "Wornallite" was…

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Gol[?]ealing in Mines. Rev. H. Worrall's Allegations. Animated Meeting at Bendigo

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 7

The Town Hall was packed to-night (wrote the Bendigo correspondent of the "Age" under date of April 2) when a public meeting, arranged by…

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Mining. the Junction

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 2

A meeting of shareholders in the Broken Hill Junction Company was held at the Freemasons' Hotel, on Saturday night, at which the committee…

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A Westralian Mining Fatality. Man Sinking a Winze. Overcome by Fumes, Further Particulars. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 2

Further particulars respecting Friday's fatal accident at the Golden Horseshoe mine, Kalgoorlie, show that the deceased (William Davey), with a…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 2

The "Australian Mining and Engineering Review" for April is to hand. Its contents show that the high standard of usefulness aimed at in the…

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