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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Transvaal Mines' Dividends

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

The dividends paid by South African gold and other companies in 1910 (says "South Africa") amount to £17,184,173 as compared with £16,636,009 in 1909…

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MINING. [Reuter's Message.] a Westralian Mining Company. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

The Westralia United Goldfields Company has been registered in London With £750,000 capital, and a strong board to acquire the north end mines…

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The Carcoar Strike. Miners From Lithgow at Work. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

Nine, miners from Lithgow commenced work yesterday at the Carcoar ironstone mines, where the men are out on strike…

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Explosion at a Mine. Fourteen Men Entombed. [Reuter's Messages.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

Fourteen men were yesterday entombed at the Cokedale mine Trinidad (Colorado), through an explosion. A rescue car was despatched to the…

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Gold Struck in Northern Territory. a Very Rich Seam. Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

A small seam of very rich gold has been struck on Eleanor's Reef on Carter's Consolidated lease, Pine Creek (Northern Territory). The stone is…

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Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen. Proceedings in the Arbitration Court. Against Broken Hill Mine Companies. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

The Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association of Australasia will commence an action in the Federal Arbitration Court, sitting at Melbourne…

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State Coal Mine. Deputation to Minister for Mines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

Mr. Edden, (Minister for Mines) told a deputation yesterday, which asked that the Government should establish a State coal mine, that, although he…

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A Tasmanian Coal Mine. Under Offer to the South Australian Government. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 2

A Melbourne syndicate has placed under offer to the South Australian Government a coal mine on the east coast of Tasmania…

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Late Mining. [Reuter's Message.] the Yilgarn Goldfield. A' London Opinion. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 4

Mr. Gerald Williams, in an article m "The Times" on the Yilgarn goldfields (W.A.), writes: "In many respects the Bullfinch is certainly a…

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The Hulton Mining Disaster. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 4

At the inquest on the victims of the Hulton mining disaster a verdict was returned that death was due to a gas explosion, probably the result of a…

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Mine Explosion

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 2

Messrs. Edward Lyons and Edward Drown were drilling a hole in the shaft at the Gwalia Proprietary mine (S.A.), when the drill exploded an old charge…

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State Coal Mine. Offer of a Site Under Consideration. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 2

A private offer that has been made of a site at Muswellbrook for the purpose of a State coalmine is being considered by the Minister for Mines…

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Accident at Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 4

The ambulance at 2.45 o'clock this afternoon received a call to the Central mine, where J. P[?]rrott, a shift boss, whilst descending the ladderway…

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The South Mine. Directors' Half-yearly Report

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1911 · page 2

The South Company has greatly improved its financial position during the six months ended December 31. Although a sum of £60,000 was paid…

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State Collieries. S.A. Government's Attitude. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 4

If the South Australian Government does not accept the offer of a coalmine in Tasmania, it contemplates making a change in the method of…

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Gold in the Territory

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 8

The Department of External Affairs has received the following telegram from the Government Resident, at Port Darwin in reply to a request for…

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An Auction Salk at the Tule of the Gold Discovery

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 6

A clergyman, writing at the time of the gold discovery, congratulated himself, with some reason, on the result of the sale. "I employed," he says,…

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MINING. [Reuter's Message.] the Waihi Mine. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 4

Mr. Richard, in his report agrees that it is necessary that the Waihi mine, West Australia, should reduce its output. He is convinced, from an…

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Accident at the South Mine. Two Men Injured in an Explosion

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 5

During boring operations at the South mine yesterday afternoon two miners named R. Hewitt and A. White, who were working at the 970ft. level, struck…

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Unlawful Possession of Gold. Accused Fined £25 AND £12 COSTS. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 4

William Rowe, the owner of a treatment plant at Leonora, was yesterday fined £25 and £12 costs—in default three months' imprisonment—for being…

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