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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Accident at Potosi Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 4

John Green, a miner, employed at the Potosi mine, was admitted to the Hospital early yesterday morning, suffering from a severe scalp wound,…

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Western Canada Miners' Strike. Chairman Op Arbitration Board Appointed. [Reuter's Message.] Ottawa

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 4

The Government has appointed the Rev. C. W. Gordon, the well-known novelist, as chairman of the Arbitration. Board to settle the Western…

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Miners' Phthisis Bill a South African Measure. What the Government Proposes. Levying the Mineowners. [Reuter's Messages.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 4

The Miners' Phthisis Bill was withdrawn from the South African Parliament to-day and Mr. Smuts (Minister for the Interior) will introduce a…

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Accident at Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 2

The ambulance received a call at 7 o'clock last night to the Proprietary mine, where a laborer in the zinc plant named A. Aitken had slipped into a…

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The Junction Mine. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 2

Sir,—The chairman of the Board of Directors of the Junction mine in his report, issued to the shareholders, states that the unsatisfactory…

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Accident at the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 5

The ambulance received a c[?]ll to the South mine at 8.15 o'clock last night to remove to his residence in Wolframstreet a miner named E. N. Barman,…

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Mine Explosion in West Virginia. Twenty-three Miners Buried by Fall of Earth. Several Bodies Found. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 4

In connection with the rescue of the men entombed by an explosion at the Elkgarden mine (West Virginia) all hope has been abandoned…

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Explosion in a Bendig[?] Mine. Two Men Killed and Five Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 7

The Victoria Proprietary mine, an English-owned venture, situated on the southern extension of the Nell Gwynne line of reef, beyond Diamond Hill, was…

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Killed in Mine Explosion. Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 6

Twenty-four men were killed in an explosion at a mine at Elkgarden (West Virginia) to-day…

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The State Government's Labor Policy. Industrial Legislation. Workers' Homes. Education of Workers' Children. State Collieries Coming. Fair Trial of Accused Persons. Assistance to Settlers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 6

The following full report of Mr. Holman's speech announcing the State Government's proposals will be read with interest, as supplementary to the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Los Angeles Dynamite Outrage. Charge Against Union Secretary. Miners Raising a Defence Fund. [Reuter's Message.] Denver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 6

The Western Federation of Miners is ready to levy five dollars assessment per member to provide a defence fund for Secretary M'Namara, charged in…

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Accident at Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 2

Through being caught in the grinding pans at the Central mine mill last night. A. Angove, a single man. sustained injuries to the back and head,…

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A Colliery Accident. Two Men Injured. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 4

A fall of coal occurred at the Austral mine, Korumburra (Victoria), today, two miners named Robert Kay and James M'Kibbon being severly injured…

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Colliery Troubles. Stoppage at Pelaw Main Mine. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 2

As the management of the Pelaw Main colliery, refuses to agree to the men's demand that only one skip shall be filled at a time, a stoppage of work…

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The Illfated Yongala. Gold Bangle Picked Up on Beach. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 4

A gold bangle picked up on the beach at Alligator Creek, near Townsville, bore the inscription: "From Evelyn to Minnie." It is supposed to…

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Lithgow Electrolytic Works. of Great Cobar Mining Co. Rumored Closing Down. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 1

It is rumored that the Lithgow electrolytic works of the Great Cobar Mining Company will close down, as the Railway Department refuses to grant a…

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Los Angeles Dynamite Outrage. Crowds Await Suspects. Arrival. Western Federation of Miners. Subscribe £50.000 for Legal Defence. [Reuter's Message.] Los Angeles

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 2

The Western Federation of Miners a subscribing £50,000 in aid of the legal defence of the brothers M'Namara and Macmanigle, charged with the Los…

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Unlawfully Taking Part in a Strike. Colliery Employees Fined. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 4

In the industrial Court yesterday morning at Wollongong, before Judge Heydon, the South Clifton Coal company proceeded against a number of…

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Gold Stealing. Three Men Convicted. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 8

At the Maryborough Police Court today, Thomas Fergus, George Polson, and John Brown, were each sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment on a…

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Chaffinch Mining Company. Meeting in Adelaide. Mr. Arthur's Presence Wanted. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 8

There has been a great deal of excitement in mining circles of late in Adelaide, and the meetings of companies or syndicates that have mines or…

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