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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Coal Mining Commission. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

The Royal Commission on coal mining disputes concluded its labors on Thursday…

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South Greta Colliery. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

The South Greta colliery will resume work on Monday, the difficulty between the proprietary and the employees having been amicably settled…

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Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 5

Brokenn Hill shares were quoted on 'Change to-day as follow:—Block 10, 60s, Adelaide, Saturday. Clarke and Co. (per Stephens and…

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Chapel Over Coal Fit. Threatened by Mestirious Fire Underground

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 7

An underground fire, not an uncommon phenomenon in the [?] Country, where the coal lies al[?] on the surface, is (says the "Deccan…

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Paying Off at the Big Mine. an Index to the Company's Intentions

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 8

It seems evident that the Proprietory Company has no intention of continuing operations for the present. The men received their pay to-day, and a…

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Farewell to Burns. Squires to Spar with Exchampion. Squires to Get Gold Medal. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 5

A big reception and farewell is to be tendered to Tommy Burns at the Stadium this afternoon on the occasion of his final appearance in any ring in…

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The Industrial Situation. Suspension of Operations at Tne Proprietary. Picket Duty Commenced. Sydney Police Billeted on the Big Mine. Proprietary Patrolled by Police

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 4

The actual declaration of war, as between the B.H. Proprietary Company and the Combined Unions, took place on Thursday night. Almost the whole…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 8

At about 11.30 this morning the ambulance received a call from the South mine, when it was found that a married man named T. Smith, employed as…

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The Mines in Work. Resumption of Operations

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 4

The several mines which are able to work at the present time resumed productive operations after the holiday break, either last night or this…

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No Bread to Be Delivered. at the Big Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the Operative Bakers' Union was held on Saturday night, when it was decided to take every possible step to prevent any bread being…

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Municipal Employees and the Big Mine. No Sanitary Curts to Go Up

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 4

The members of the Municipal Employees' Association, who on Saturday night decided to strike a levy of 6s. per week towards the support of…

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Cold Mining in Siberia. Royal Ventures and Some Curious Allegations

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 5

Some sidelights were recently thrown in the Law Courts on a Siberian goldmining speculation, in which a number of distinguished and even Royal…

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M[?] a Prince. Army of Miners Appkal to Kaiser's Son. "There Are 300 Dead!" Grazed Women Try to Jump Down Fatal Shaft

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 2

The arrival of Prince Eitel Fritz (the Kaiser's second son) on Friday ovening at the scene of the mine disaster at Radbod (in the village of Hamm),…

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The Industrial Situation. a New Development. the Proprietary Closes Up. All Employees Paid Off. Thirty Police Leave the Mine. the Property to Be Protected. a Railway Line Blown Up. Incidents of the Trouble

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1909 · page 4

A further sensational development took place at about a quarter to 11 o'clock this morning, when a body of about 30 police, under Inspector Roohe,…

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Deadlock at Reefton Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 3

There is a complote dendlock at the Reefton mines (N.Z.) owing to the medical examination for pnoumonimocosis demanded by the men. The…

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Last Chance Mine. Shareholders Refusing to Pay Calls. This and Other Mines. Expected to Close Down. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 4

In consequence of remarks alleged to have been made by the Labor leader that Labor could get on without capital several big shareholders in the Last…

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Chinaman's Christmas Gift. Sends Raw Gold to His Mother. Gold Buyers Act in Operation

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 3

An interesting prosecution under the Gold Buyers' Act took place (says the "Age" of Jan. 1), at the District Court yesterday, before Messrs…

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Carriage of Goods, &C. to the Big Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2

The Combined Unions committee sat Top a considerable time at the Trades Hall last night discussing the situation. Amongst other matters dealt with was…

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The Big Mine and Its Employees. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2

Sir,—Allow me, through your collumns, to express the indignation which, as an onlooker, I felt at the way in which the Proprietary Company…

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Discharged Miners. Attribute Their Dismissal to Voting Labor. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 4

Twenty-one miners have been discharged from the North Woah Hawp mine, Ballarat,. The manager states that he intends working with a…

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