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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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MINING. (Reuter's Message.) New Guinea Oilfields. Berlin

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 4

The Reichstag has voted half a million marks for the appointment of an expert to investigate the possibilities of the reported finds of oil in the…

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A 28Oz. Gold Reef. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 8

A new reef has been discovered at the South Big River mine, at Reefton. The stone is reported to average 28oz. of gold to the ton…

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Chapter Xiii. ''Hast Thou Found Me, O Mine Enemy."

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 2

Sunday in the Land of Lodgings is kept in a desultory and Bohemian fashion. The hour of breakfast is prolonged…

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Mining. London Share Market. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 4

The latest London share sales include:—Broken Hill British, 42/; Broken Hill Proprietary, 39/3; Broken Hill North, 57/…

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MINING. (Reuter's Message.) New Guinea Oilfields. Berlin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 8

The Reichstag has voted half a million marks for the appointment or an export to investigate the possibilities of the reported finds of oil in the…

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Durham-northumberland Miners. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 4

The committee of the miners' lodges in Durham and Northumberland have issued a circular urging the men to back up their lenders in their efforts…

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Industrial Unrest. (Reuter's Messages.) Yorkshire Miners. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 4

A fortnight a notice has been given on behalf of 170,000 Yorkshire miners in connection with the minimum wages question. The Conciliation Board…

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Conference Concerning Collieries. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

A conference is to be held at Kurri Kurri to-day with a view to effecting a settlement of the industrial troubles at the Pelaw Main and Hebburn…

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Mining. the Final "Process" Judgment

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 1

The following is the exact wording of the cable message to the Do Bavay Company, giving the result of the final appeal:—"Re the action Privy Council,…

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Industrial Matters. the Premier and Northern Miners. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Holman) intends to visit Newcastle and address union circles there regarding miners' grievances. The Premier also hopes to meet…

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Mining. London Market

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 4

Clarke and Co. (per J. M. Stephens) supply the following quotations of the London market (dated March 18, 1914. —Proprietary, m. 38/9; North in…

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State Parliament. Mr. Jabez Wright and the Mines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 4

The Legislative Assembly sat last night. The Closer Settlement (Amendment) Bill, on its second reading, was ruled…

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Trecker's Skull Fractured. Accident at the North Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 4

Mr. Percy Johns, a trucker employed at the North mine, this afternoon susraised a common[?] of the skull through a rock striking him…

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Lucky Prospectors. Over 300oz. of Gold. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 2

Two brothers named Roberts, who have been prospecting at Daybreak, near Corindhap, are said to have picked out 314oz. of gold from wash…

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Mining. the Junction Mine. "No Satisfactory Tenders."

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 4

According to the "Register," the secretary of the Broken Hill Junction Company reported on Tuesday that no satisfactory tenders had been received…

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Mining. the Share Market. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 2

The latest London share sales include:—British, 41/6; North, 57/; South, £8 11/3. Clarke and Co. (per J. M. Stephens)…

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Bar of Gold Mislaid. a Bendigo Bank Mystery

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 1

The officials in the Bendigo branch of the Colonial Bank are sorely perplexed on account of the mysterious disappearance over a week ago of an…

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The Panama Exhibition. Representation of the Mining Industry. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

The State Government intends paying special attention to the adequate representation of the New South Wales mining industry at the Panama…

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Wonthaggi Coal Mine. Work Again to Be Resumed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 8

After a week's stoppage on account of the wheelers' trouble, the employees of the Wonthaggi State coal mine have decided to resume work…

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Alluvial Gold at Karratha. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 4

A Roeburne telegram states that alluvial gold has been found at Karratha, but only a few small pieces, spread over an area of half a mile,…

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