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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Illegally Buying Gold. Maryborough Resident Fined. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 July 1909 · page 8

Arthur Janes, a well-known resident of Maryborough (Victoria), was fined £15 to-day for illegally buying gold…

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Westralian Mining Accident. Water Breaks Into Level. a Man Missing. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 July 1909 · page 4

A terrible accident is reported from the Robinson mine, Nannie. A telegram was recieved by the Secretary of Mines from the warden, Mr…

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Scottish Collieries' Disputes. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 July 1909 · page 4

The Scotch coal masters and miners so far failed to agree in arriving at a settlement of their dispute. The men's delegates are very determined,…

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THE O.K. MINE. Cairns

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 July 1909 · page 2

The report of the O.K. mine for the period ended July 21 shows that the furnace was in blast 457. hours, and treated 1028 tons of ore for a…

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Men Injured at Mount Morgan Mine. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 July 1909 · page 2

Four raen Havo been injured by a run ot hot ashes nnd stone at the Mount Morgan mine, where an outbreak of poisonous gas has occurred…

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Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 July 1909 · page 2

Broken Hill shares were quoted to-day as follow:—British, 20s. Adelaida, Thursday. Clarke and Co. (per Stephens and…

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The Flooding of Robinson's Mine. Hakkis's Body Recovered. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 July 1909 · page 2

The Secretary for Mines rcceived a telegram, yesterday stating that the body of George Harkis, who was drowned through the flooding of Robinson's…

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Late Mining. Chaffers Company. an Important Telegram. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 July 1909 · page 1

The secretarym Adelaide of the Chaffers Company has received the following telegram from the company's West Australian attorney:—" The…

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The Mining Expert

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 6

At the end of Hay last the 33th annual commencement of the Colorado School of Minea took place at Golden, about 16 miles from Denver, U.S.A…

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Fatal Fumes. in a Mine. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 7

James Cameron died suddenly in the Collingwood mine, at Cooklown yesterday from inhaling dynamite fumes whilst working in a [?]…

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Mining. the London Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 1

Ward and Co. (per White and Hosier) supply the latest london quotations dated July 29, 5.30 p.m.) as follow:—South (paid), m. £5; South…

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Miners' Association. Registered Under the Federal Arbitration Act. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 5

The Amalgamated Minors' Associaton of Victoria and Tasmania was registered yesterday as an industrial organisation under the Commonwealth…

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The Unemployment Question. Expenditure of the £2000 Loan. Mine Employees Prefer Relief Work

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 8

To-day a "Miner" representative sought particulars of the unemployment question and the relief works which have been inaugurated to…

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Scottish Colliery Troubles. Cessation of Work Announced. Contracts to Terminate at End of August. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 4

The Conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was resumed to-day, when it was decided that unless a satisfactory settlement of the…

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Four Miner Injured. by a Run of Hot Ashes. From a Mine Fire. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 July 1909 · page 7

A sensational accidents oocurred at the Mount Morgan mine yesterday, when, a run of hot dust, ashes, and stone from a bore that had broken in…

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Mining. the London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 6

B.H. shares were quoted on Change to-day as follow:—British, 20s,; South, £5. Adelaide, Saturday…

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Westralian Gold Yield. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 3

The Westralian gold yield for July amounted to 133.I19oz., valued at £565,450…

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V Ctoria. A-mine Explosion. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 1

At the New Madame Berry mine, Ballarat, Thomas Whitefield, a shift boss, and Bryan Whelan entered the old workings to-day, when the gas…

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Late Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 4

B.H. shares were quotaed on 'Change to-day as follow —British, 20s.; Block 10, 76s. 3d. Other quotations wore— Associated, 23s. ld.; Boulder, 25s. 3d…

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Scottish Coal Dispute. Mr Churchill's Mediation. [Rcutor's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 4

All the newspapers congratulate Mr, Winston Churchill (President of the Board of Trade) at his successful mediation in the Seottish coal dispute, now…

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