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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Reopening Wolfram Mine with State Aid

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—It is reported that a wolfram mine at Frogmore, 16 miles from Burrowa, said to be the richest in the Empire, may be…

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Reopening Wolfram Mine with State Aid

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—It is reported that a wqolfram mine at Frogmore, 16 miles from Burrowa, said, to be the richest in the Empire, may be…

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7½ Ounces to Ton New Gold Find In Dittrict Gold Showing Freely

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 11

Mr. Harry Hore, a gold miner of considerable experience, who has been interested in gold propositions in this district for the past two years,…

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7½ Ounces to Ton New Gold Find In District Gold Showing Freely

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 1

Mr. Harry Hore, a gold miner of considerable experience, who has been interested in gold propositions in this district for the past two years,…

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Dispute Over Mining Lease

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 2

The case in which William James Lees Sutton and Robert James are disputing the right to work mineral lease No. 3743 was continued in the…

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Occidental Gold Mine Equipment

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

COBAR, Tuesday.—The directors of the Occidental gold mine, who last week made a thorough inspection of the workings, have decided to spend…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 1

E. Williams, an employee of the Zinc Corporation, suffered a crushed foot when a stone fell on his foot at the mine this morning. He was…

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Proprietary Pits Idle Nearly 1000 Coal Miners Out (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The employees the John Darling and Burwood collieries, owned by the Broken Hill Pty. Ltd., struck work to-day,…

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Rabbiter Finds Rich Gold Reef

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A Bold reef which is reported to be yielding ore of high quality was found by a rabbiter at Moonan Brook near Sygon…

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W.a. Aerial Gold Survey

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 4

The aerial surveying expedition, attached to and controlled by the Western Mining Corporation has commenced operations in West Australia. Two…

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Coal for W.A. Railways Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 2

Following an announcement that the State Tender Board was calling tenders for 16,000 tons of Newcastle coal for the railways and the electric…

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Production of Oil Both Shale And Coal Favored CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

The report of the Newnes shale of committee regarding its investigations is expected to be ready early next month. It is believed that the…

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Fatal Fall of Ground Two Men Killed At South Mine Both Leave Families

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

Heeding sounds which usually give warning of a fall of earth, four men working in a stope on the 1070ft. level of the South mine…

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English Capital for W.A. Mines Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 2

The possibility of large sums of English capital being made available to develop leases at Kalgoorlie, Comet Vale, and Logan's Find, was indicated…

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Burial of Victims of Mining Accident

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 4

The interment was maile in the Church of England Cemetery yesterday afternoon of Mr. Albert Edward Ellis, who was killed in the South…

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Aerial Survey Hunt for Gold in S. Africa Motorist and Airman (Spacial to "The Miner.") LONDON, January 23

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 4

Sir Malcolm Campboll, champion racing motorist, and Sir Alan Cobham, noted flier, will start early in February on an aerial gold-hunting…

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South Mine Dividend

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

Broken Hill South Ltd, has declared a dividend (the 44th) of 1/6 a share payable on March 16. Transfor books will close on Fobruary 7…

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Prospecting for Gold in Far North

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.—Among the passengers who passed through Brisbane by the Mongolia was Mr. J. Balley, formerly president of the…

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North Mine Output Increase For Half Year Figures for Field

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 2

Output of the Broken Hill mining field for the last six months of the year 1033 was well ahead of that for the corresponding six months of the…

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Australian Gold Price; Premium 92.5 Per Cent

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended January 19, is at…

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