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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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The Junction Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 5

At the half-yearly meeting of this company, held on Wednesday, a statement was made by a shareholder that the plans sent out with the report and…

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Miners' Disease. Proposals From Bendigo

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 3

The general secretary of the A.M.A. (Mr. J. R. Little) has forwarded circulars to branches, convening a meeting of the executive council of that…

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The Junction Mine. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 5

Sir,—I think that in common fairness to the shareholders of the abovenamed mine the management should resume without delay the extension of…

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Incapacitated Miners. a Bendigo Relief Scheme. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 5

The Miners' Association committee at Bendigo has considered a scheme for the relief of incapacitated miners. This is to the effect that they be…

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The Trouble at Newnes. Miners Refuse Coupons. Resent the Offer As Degrading

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 5

A large meeting of the Combined Unions was held last Friday afternoon (says the Lithgow "Mercury") in the public hall, when Mr. Joseph Norton…

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King Solomon's Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 7

Dr. Karl Peters the German explorer, who has just been married in Berlin to Fraulein Herbers, will, it is reponted. shortly proceed to the…

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Australasian Gold Yield

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 1

The Australasian gold returns for the first quarter of 1909, show a decrease of 51,267oz, compared with the opening term of last year, while New…

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Miners' Disease. Lecture by Dr. Springthorpe. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 4

Dr. Springthorpe of Melbourne, lectured to a number of miners at Ballarat yesterday on "Miners' Disense." He said that medical examinations of…

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Mining Competitions. at Ballarat. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 4

At Ballarat on Saturday night there was an exhibition of mining competitions. The machine drilling competition was won by Avery and Mather,…

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The Ballot for Work on the Mines. Posting the Lists

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 5

A list of the names of the men who have been successful in the ballot for work on the mines was posted at the Traded, Hall this morning, and was…

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Mexican Mining Riot. Suppressed by the Military. Thirty-two Rioters Killed. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1909 · page 8

A riot occurred yesterday at a mining camp at Velardina (Mexico) owing to the Mayor 'suppressing a religious procession. The military were…

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C.s.a. Mines Limited

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 2

The report of the C.S.A. Mines Ltd. for the fortnight ending April 4 shown that the south-east crosscut in No. 3 level was extended 14ft., giving a total…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, April 20, 1909. the North Mine Dismissals

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 2

A FEW short months ago if anyone had dared to predict such an occurrence as happened last week at the North mine he would have been denounced as a…

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Unlawful Possession of Gold. Four Months' Imprisonment. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 2

George Guthrie, a cyanider at Bendigo, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment to-day for being in unlawful possession of gold, which he…

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The Kersbrook Goldfield. a Favorable Report. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 2

The Chief Inspeotor of Mines has received another favorable report concerning the Kersbrook goldfield, (South Australia…

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Coal Mining Commission. Mr. Peter Bowling's Name Removed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 4

The Premier (Mr. Wade) states that at a meeting of the Executive Council the name of Mr. Peter Bowling (President of the Northern Colliery…

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Incapacitated Miners. Scheme for Relief

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 7

Dr. Walter Summons met the committee of the Bendigo branch of the Amalgamated Miners Association on Saturday, and submitted a scheme for…

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Traffic in [?]Old. New Prince of Wales Miners. Agreement on Searching

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 7

Forty miners, who were employed at the New Prince of Wales mine, Eaglehawk, until the directors Closed the mine down subsequent to the…

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A Brave Woman. Earns the Humane Society's Gold Medal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 6

The story of how Mrs, Lavinia Kennedy, of Wahring, won the gold medal of the Royal Humaue Society of Australasia., the highest award that the…

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Miners' Complaint. Ballarat A.M.A. Committee. for Compulsory Examination Conditionally. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 4

The committee appointed by the Ballarat branch of the A.M.A. yesterday considered the question of how best to deal with miners complaint…

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