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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Welsh Colliery Troubles. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 8

The favorable result of the conference of delegates of the Miners' Federation in London for the purpose of settling the South Wales colliery troubles, has…

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Newcastle Coal. Last Week's Exports. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 5

The total amount of coal exported from Newcastle during the week ended yesterday amounted to 68,431 tons, 37,667 tons of which went to foreign…

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Welsh Colliery Troubles Work Suspended at Aberdare Men Demand Leaders' Resignations. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 4

Several collieries at Aberdare (Wales) have suspended work pending the settlemen of the dispute. Resolutions were passed yesterday…

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Complaint Against a School of Mines. Alleged Unhealthy Fumes and Disturbing Noises

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 7

An application was made (says the "Age" of Match 26) to Judge Moule on Saturday for an interim injunction to be issued restraining the council of…

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American Miners on Strike. Three Hundred Thousand Men Out. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 4

Three hundred thousand bituminous coalminers at Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A., have struck work pending the ratification of agreements providing…

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New South Wales. Newcastle Collieries' Output. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 4

The past fortnight, notwithstanding the holidays has been almost a record in the Newcastle collieries' output…

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Council's Coal Supply. a Consignment of 34 Tons To-day

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 4

The town clerk (Mr. E. A. Archbald) this morning received advice to the effect that a consignment of four trucks (34 tons) of Newcastle coal had…

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Disappearance From the R.M.S. Morea. Suspected Suicide. Well-known Ballarat Mining Man. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 4

While the R.M.S. Morea lay at the Outer Harbor on Saturday, just prior to her departure for Melbourne, Edward House, a second-class passenger from…

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Accident at the Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

Last evening at about 6.30 o'clock Oliver Button, employed as a horse-driver at the Central mine, met with a painful, accident. He was working…

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Northumberland Coal Strike. Direst Poverty Prevalent Small Tradesmen Ruined. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

Direst poverty is prevalent in hundreds of homes in Northumberland as the result of a three-months' collieries' strike. Many small tradesmen have…

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Institute of Mining Engineers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 5

A meeting of the Broken Hill branch of the Australasian. Institute of Mining Engineers was held last night at the Protestant Hall. Mr. T. H. Palmer…

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Coalminers' Wages. Trouble at Powlett. Strike at Mr. Daly's Colliery

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 1

What the miners call a lockout occurred on Wednesday at the coal mine at Powlett, Victoria, owned by Mr. P. Daly, but it lasted only a few hours…

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Victorian Coal. Making It a State Monopoly. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 4

Statements by the Premier (Mr. Murray) and the Minister for Mines (Mr. M'Bride) make it apparent that the Victorian Ministry intends to get…

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Worn-out Miners. Extensive Claims on the Fund. the Signalling Code

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 7

The fortnightly meeting of the Bendigo branch of the Amalgamated Mining Employees' Association was held on Thursday night at the Trades Hall,…

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Borehole Colliery Dispute. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 2

The members of the Northern Mining Board inquiring into the Borehole colliery dispute, yesterday concluded taking evidence for the owners. Evidence…

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A Mining Accident. Man Buried by Fall of Earth. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 1

A fall of earth occurred at the Birthday Tunnel mine, Berringa, on Monday, when William Reid, a miner, was entombed…

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Boreeole Colliery Dispute. Before Northern Mining Board. Evidence Concluded. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 2

At the sittings of the Northern Mining Board yesterday, in regard to the Borehole colliery dispute, evidence was taken as to what was an average day's…

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State Goal Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 4

The Victorian Government has decided to issue no further coal leases in the State till Parliament has decided whether or not the Government should…

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The Kalgoorlie Mine Fatality. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 2

The inquest on Join Shepherd, the miner who was killed as the result of a premature explosion at the Kalgura mine on March 31, was concluded…

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British Colliery Troubles. Masters' Terms Favored, [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 2

About 50 per cent, of the Welsh miners have decided by an overwhelming majority, in favor of the acceptance of the masters' terms…

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