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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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French Coal Concessions Socialist Obstruction. [Reuter's Message.] Paris

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 4

The socialists in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday prevented the new mining concessions being granted for three years to various companies…

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Late Mining. [Reuter's Message.] London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 4

Broken Hill shares were quoted on'Change yesterday as follow:—Proprietary, 35/6; North, 83/9…

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Entered by Burglars. Notes, Gold. and Cheques Stolen. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 4

The premises of Gordon Marr and Co. were entered by burglars on Saturday or Sunday, and the safe. broken open…

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Accident at the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 5

An accident occurred at the South mine at 7.15 last night to a single man named J. Lenard, who got his foot severely crushed between two 10 x 10…

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Late Mining. South Extended

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 8

Nothing further has been heard with regard to the sampling of the South Extended mine on behalf of the Minerals Separation Limited, The rise…

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Killed in Mining Explosion. Kansas City

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 6

Five men were killed at Kansas City (Missouri), in an explosion at a mine belonging to the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas railway company…

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Leigh Creek Coal. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 4

An analysis of the coal from the bore at the Leigh Creek mine shows little improvement in its character. The bore is to be continued…

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A Queensland Colliery Dispute. Wages Board Takes No Action. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 2

The Colliery Wages Board sat yesterday at Brisbane, when the dispute between the employees and owners of the Whitwood No. 4 colliery wasfur…

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Late Mining. the Bullfinch Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 4

The report on the Bullfinch Proprietary, published in the London "Times" of February 13, which was credited with being the primary cause of thr slump…

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Rich Gold Patch. 100 Ounces in a Day

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 4

On Friday about 350oz, of gold lay glittering in a scoop in the Bank of New South Wales, brought in from the Long Tunnel mine near Gundagai, says…

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Newcastle Unemployed. Registrations at Bureau. Large Increase in Number. Colliery Federation President's Statement. Men Cannot Be Allowed, to Starve. Work Must Be Found for Them Elsewhere. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 2

During the past few days there has been a large increase in the number of names registered at the Newcastle unemployed bureau…

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Rioting in Wales. Outcome of Miners' Strike. Destructive Work at Colliery. Police Charge Rioters. Many People Injured. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

Serious rioting occurred at the Cambrian Combines Colliery, Clydach Vale (Wales), yesterday. A mass meeting of the men on strike…

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Pelaw Main Colliery Trouble. a Deadlock Reached. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

A deadlock has been reached in connection with the trouble at the Pelaw Main colliery. The trouble is likely to extend to two…

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American Mining Fatalities. Nine Men Killed. [Reuter's Message.] Pittsburg

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 4

Nine men were killed in a mine at Pittsburg to-day, and at the Buffalo Coal Company.'s mine East Cannonsburg, loose slate fell…

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State Coal Mine. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. Edden, Minister for Mines, has taken legal opinion concerning the State coal mine. He believes it to be necessary to obtain Parliamentary…

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Not Dead Yet. Coal and Shale Miners. "Federation Is Not Amalgamation."

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 8

"The Federated Coal and Shale Miners' Association is not dead nor dying. It is not true that the Osborne judgment has killed it. The particular…

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The Pelaw Main Colliery. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

Mr. Edden, Minister for Mines, and the Chief Inspector of Mines (Mr. J. B. Jaquet) are on a visit to the Pelaw Main Colliery to-day to try and solve…

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Accident at the Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 6

An accident occurred shortly before 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Central Mine to a mill hand named C. Mullins, who was struck with a falling…

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Victorian State Colliery. the Present Output. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

The present output of the Victorian State colliery at Wonthaggi is about 1800 tons a day…

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The Chaffinch Case. Continued at Perth. Mining Expert's Evidence. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

The hearing of the case in which Edwin Walter Bonwick, E. C. Dyason, and Harold Greenway are charged with conspiracy in connection with…

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