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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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At the Greta Colliery. Men Urged to Accept Proprietors' Terms. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 2

The South Greta miners have been urged by their leaders to accept the proprietors' terms for three months, provided that the men be allowed to…

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Miners From Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 5

Matters in connection with the engaging of miners from Adelaide by the Junction North Company, which was drawn attention to by Mr. Rosser on…

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Assault on Mine Officials. Arrest of Joseph Lyons

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 5

About 11 o'clock last night, Joseph Lyons, a prominent A.M.A. member, was arrested on a charge of having assaulted Fenton Wilberforce Stephens,…

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A Mining Accident. Two Men Badly Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 5

John Yarwood and Thomas Arthur were yesterday working in stones at the 1045ft, level of the New Moon mine, Bendigo, when four sets of…

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Closing Down a Mine. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 5

The proprietors of the Rix Creek mine so resent the men ceasing work that it has been decided to close down. As a result about 80 men and boys will…

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Commencing a Mine. How to Go About It

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 3

If I were commencing a mine (writes "An Unsophisticated Observer" in the "Mining World"), the keystone of my policy would be to proceed from small…

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Exclusion of Non-unionists. Meeting of Central Mine Employees. the Decision Arrived At

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 5

A rather important development of the industrial situation, and one which is the outcome of the feeling against working with non-unionists which has…

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Kruger's Gold Story a Myth. Barque Which Sank with £1,000,000

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 3

The first full and complete story of the gold that was smuggled out of the Transvaal just before the 'Boer war has (says the "Sunday Times") just…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 2

At the South mine a little after 11 o'clock last night a trucker named A. Lowry, while working underground, slipped into a truck and suffered a…

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Colliery Troubles. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 2

The men on strike at the South Greta colliery yesterday adhered to their decision not to resume work unless the conditions were altered. Mr…

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C.s.a. Mines Limited

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

Development work is proceeding at the C.S.A. Mines, Cobar, on the Nos. 2, 3, and 4 levels, with varying success. The lode has pinched out in the…

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Mining in Sumatra

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

Mr. Th. F. S. Delprat, a brother of Mr. G. D. Delprat, general manager of the Proprietary mine, and late chief engineer of the State railways in the…

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Deep Sinking at Bendigo. Miners Seek Special Rates

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

At the meeting of the Bendigo Miners' Association, on Thursday night, Mr. P. S. Williams, secretary, moved,—"That the chief inspector of…

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Gold Stealing. Rival Clerical Opinions. Outspoken Utterance at Bendigo. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

The Rev. Mr. Worrall preached at Wesley Church yesterday on ''Wanted a National Conscience." He said that Bendigo was being reformed. The city…

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Welsh Collieries. Acute Dispute Developing. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 8

An acute industrial dispute is develpping in South Wales. The colliery proprictors state that half their coal is sold at a loss, and the Eight-hours…

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Mines Inspection. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 6

Sir.—Seeing that half the mines are idle at present, there must be only half the work for the inspectors as before. I would like to know whether they…

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The Proprietary Mine Sanitation. Discussion in the Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 4

In the City Council last night Alderman Ivcy moved the following motion of which he had previously given notice:— That in the opinion of this…

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The Industrial Situation. the Lock-out Fund. Chiltern Miners Contribution. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 8

The Chiltern branch of the A.M.A. of Victoria and Tasmania voted £80 last night to the Barrier look-out fund…

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The Alleced Coal Combine. Huddart Parker's Appeal Arguments in the High Court. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 8

To-day the arguments were commenced in the High Court in the appeal by the Huddnrt Parker Company against the decision of the District…

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The All-unionist Agitation. Conference with the Mine Managers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 3

The all-unionist agitation is stilt a main topic of street conversation, but there is no official information available regarding its progress. It is…

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