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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Mining Leases. Premier Verran at Moonta. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 2

The Premier, Mr. Verran, speaking at Moonta yesterday, said that there were enough mining leases in the Penin[?]la for four companies. The…

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Hill End Gold Mining Co

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

Messrs. Stephens and Bartlett state that the time for lodging Broken Hill and Queensland applications for shares in the Amalgamated Hill End…

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Accident at the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

The ambulance received a call to the South mine at 4.30 o'clock this morning, where a trucker named C. Donniham sustained a bruised leg through…

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Mining. London Market. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

Ward and Co. (per White and Hosier) supply the latest London quotations (dated March 30, 5,30 p.m.) as follow:—Mount Elliott, m. £5 6/3;…

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More Coal Trouble. Militant Unionism Advocated. Bowling or Watson?

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

It is feared that the discontent over top coal and timbering at Pelaw Main Colliery will lead to serious trouble over the whole of the Maitland…

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Barrier Miner. Friday, March 31, 1911. the South Mine Fatal Accident

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

We are not long left without a reminder that death is always waiting for us, and that he waits very impatiently indeed for those who work…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition Sale of a Mine. Large Sum of Money. Involved

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 1

Mr. Justice Hood, on Fridayi (wired the Melbourne correspondent, of the "S.M. Heroad" on March 25) heard an action relating to the Colon Peaks…

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Threatened Miners' Strike. in Almerta and British Columbia. Canadian Minister for Labor Intervening. [Reuter's Message] Ottawa

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

The Canadian Minister for Labor is intervening in the hope bf preventing the Alberta and British Columbia miners' threatened strike…

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Accident at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6

The ambulance received a call to the North mine this afternoon to remove to the Hospital a miner named C. Hayward, whose knee was penetrated by…

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The Moonta Mines. S.A. Premier Repeats Statement. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 4

Mr. Verran (Premier) repeats his statement that, many shafts closed down at the Moonta mines could be profitably worked if in other hands…

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Alleged Breach of Promise. Milliner Sues Mine Clerk. Claim for £1000 DAMAGES. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6

A case commenced in the Jury Court to-day in which Miss Nathan, head milliner at a store at Cobar, is suing Charles Rendell, clerk at the Cobar…

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Canadian Miners on Strike. Seven Thousand Cease Work. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 4

Seven thousand miners are on strike in Eastern British Columbia and Alberta (Canada). The overtures of the Labor…

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Australian Defence. a Warning to Recruits Working on the Mines. Liability of Employers

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 6

Notwithstanding that special provision had been made this afternoon for the medical examination of those recruits following mining pursuits and…

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The Newcastle Strike. Northern Coal Trade. Some of It Gone for Ever

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 7

What a big strike means to Newcastle is (says the "S.M, Herald") seen in the fact that to-day many men who formerly earned good wages as…

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Colliery Troubles. Alleged Violation of Clause. in Coal Miners' Regulation Act. Mount Kembla Miners Summoned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 3

Recently 10 miners left their working place at the Mount Kembla mine during prescribed hours, considering that they had reasonable excuse for doing…

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Balmain Colliery Employees Idle Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 2

The men employed at the Balmain colliery are idle. They say that they are looked out. The Minister for Labor, Mr. Beeby,…

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A South Mine Accident

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 2

A miner named A. G. Hendry who was injured at the South mine, whilst working underground by a fall of timber a few days ago, and was removed to…

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Late Mining. Zinc Corporation. Output for March

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 4

A very material improvement has been effected during the past month in the work done at the Zinc Corporation works. The returns for March…

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Alaskan Coal Cases. the Judge's Decision. [Reuter's Message.] Seattle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1911 · page 2

The judge at Seattle decided against the Government in the Alaskan coal cases. The point regarding a foreign…

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Late Mining. the Zinc Corporation. the Improved Output

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 April 1911 · page 4

In commenting on the improved output from the Zinc Corporation during the last month, it was stated in yesterday's "Miner" that the…

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