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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Gold Buyers Act. Prosecutions Against a Pawnbroker

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 3

A number of interesting law points in connection with the Gold Buyers Act were on Wednesduy raised (wired the Ballarat correspondent of the…

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Coalminers' Strike. Western Collieries Board. Dealing with Lithgow Trouble. a Decision Aarrived At. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 5

A sitting of the Western Collieries Wages Board was held on Saturday to consider the application by Hoskins Limited that the ironworks tunnel at…

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Victorian State-owned Mine. a Temporary Railway. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 5

The temporary railway to connect with the Powlett River State-owned coal mine (Victorian, which was started at the beginning of January, is…

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Discharging Men From Mine. the Allegations Dented. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 8

The allegations of the South New Moon mine (Eaglehawk) discharging men have been denied. The manager states that the men were only put off…

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A Coal Find Near Kurri Kurri. Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 5

A great coal find is reported from the neighborhood of the Abermain colliery. Kurri Kurri, where a seam 23ft. 6in. thick has been located…

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Chinese Mining Concessions Cancelled. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 8

The British Foreign Oftice has arranged with China to- pay the London and China syndicate £52,000 to cancel the Anhui mines concession. The…

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Colorado Mining Riots. Recalled by Court Case

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 7

Some of the most prominent citisens of Colorado are (writes the Denver correspondent of the "Chicago Sunday Tribune" of November 21)…

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Gold Lust and Murder. Assassines Suicide on Arrest. False Claim For, £10,800 Insurance Mosey

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 2

The suicide of a Russian engineer in Paris yesterday morning was the climax of a crime unexampled in horror (reports a Paris telegram of…

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The "Foreign" Coal. the Mines Inconvenienced

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

All the mines along the line of lode using "foreign", coal are experiencing a deal of trouble with it, owing to its poor steaming qualities. The rate paid…

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Coal Mining Safer Than Navvying. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

The manager of the North Bulli mine told the Southern Wages Board yesterday that coal mining was safer than navvying…

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Late Mining. B.h. Proprietary Company. Four-weekly Report

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 4

The general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company reports for the four weeks ended February 16:— No work was done underground…

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Welsh Mining Troubles. Dispute Over Wages. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

Delegates representing 150,000 South Wales miners resolved to-day to permit the executive to negotiate with the owners over the wages dispute, but…

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MINING. [Reuter's Message.] Alaskan Mineral Concessions. Syndicate Arrangements. Frustrated by Ex-president Roosevelt. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

The evidence obtained by the committee appointed by Congress to inquire into the Alaskan mineral concessions shows that Mr. Pierpont…

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Coalminers' Strike. Northern Miners' Ballot. Concerning the Return to Work. Favored by a Majority of Over 2000. Judge Scholes to Meet the Proprietors. Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

The ballot among the Northern miners as to whether to resume work or not shows a majority of 2278 in favor of resuming work, 4029 voting…

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Late Mining. Junction Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 6

The following is the report of the work done at the Junction mine last week:—Browne shaft: A start was made to put in a new ladderway, and…

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Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 1

Broken Hill shares were quoted on Change to-day as follow:—North, £5 2s. 6d. Other quotations included:—Lake View Cons[?]s 16s. 10d…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the Coal Strike. South Clifton Colliery. One Hundred Men Resume Work. Williamson and Phillips Also Start. Get a Hostle Reception. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 6

The South Clifton colliery resumed work to-day, over 100 miners starting. [?]liamson and Phill[?]ps, the men…

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[?] North Mine Accident. Death of James. Verdict of Accidental Death

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 6

An inquest was held this afternoon at the Courthouse before Mr. T. [?] coroner, on the body of John Henry James, who was injured on January 18…

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Definition of Mining Terms. the Meaning of "Payable" Stone

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 1

At the fortnightly meeting of the council of the Chamber of Mines on the 17th instant, the president (Mr. H. E. Rowe) said (according to the…

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Forged £1500 Cheque. Landlady Who Tells of a Bag of Gold

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 3

Evidence was given yesterday (says the "Daily Chronicle" of January 1) at Marlborough-street Police Court in the case of alleged fraud on the Bank…

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