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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Mining. the London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 4

North Broken Hill shares were quoted on 'Change to-day at 82s. 6d. Ward and Co. (per White and Hosier) advise that Horseshoe shares were…

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Bursting of a Reservoir. in Southern Spain. Eleven Fatalities. Mining Railway Damaged. [Reuter's Message.] Madrid

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 4

A spring in the under masonry caused the, bursting of a reservoir, with a capacity of 250,000 cubic metres (55,000,000 gallons), in the Huelva…

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Mount Browne Goldfield. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 5

Sir,—I notice by your issue of the 9th instant Mr. Kershaw, in his last expiring effort to justify himself in connection with the above controversy…

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Belgian Miners' Strike Ended. Brussels

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 4

The strike of miners at Liege (Bolgium) has ended, and the owners have granted many of the men's demands…

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Victorian State Colliery. Trouble with Wheelers. Reached an Acute Stage. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

The trouble in connection with the wheelers in the Victorian State coal mine has reached an acute stage. A new wheeler was roughly handled…

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A Mining Dispute Settled. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

The Munster for Mines has been notified by the manager of the Tasmanian Smelting Company that all matters in dispute between the company and the…

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The Bullfinch Field. Further Discoveries of Gold. a Rumored Lockout. Has No Foundation. Southern Cross

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

Thoso who were emphatic in their opinions that gold would not be found in the granite formations cast of the Bullfinch Proprietary mine, have been…

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Westralian Wood-cutters' Strike. Entered Upon Its Third Week. Settlement As Far Off As Ever. Prospect of Mines Closing. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

The third week of the Westralian wood-cutters' strike has been entered upon, and a settlement appears to be as far off as ever…

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Leigh Creek Coal Mine. to Be Treated by Deep Boring. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

Following the inspection of the Leigh Creek Coal Mine, by a Parliamentary party, the Government has decided to put down a bore to test…

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The Wages Agreement. Conference with the Mine Managers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 3

The Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association delegates have had a conference with the Mine Managers' Committee with respect to the wages…

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Mr. Beeby Goes to Newcastle. Will Discuss Proposed State Arbitration Act. with Miners' Federation Officers. and Inquire Into the Cockle Creek Strike. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

The Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Beeby, left Sydney last night for Newcastle. Mr. Beeby will have a friendly chat…

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MINING. [Reuter's Messages.] Mine Electricians' Certificates. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

Mr. Scott, in a paper read to-day before the Mining Electrical Engineers' Association on the use of electricity in the New South Wales…

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Victorian State Coal Mine. Important Discovery by an Employee. the Trouble with the Wheelers. Position Acute. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

A report has been received at the State coal mine office from one of the employees. The report states that when, the tide was out this employee…

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A Threatened Miners' Strike. to Force Non-unionists to Become Unionists. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

The council of the North Wales Miners' Association yesterday resolved to post notices about the collieries on January 25 that a strike would take…

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Victorian State Goal Mine. Trouble with the Wheelers

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 3

The trouble in connection with the wheelers employed at the Victorian Stute coal mine has (as shortly reported in "The Miner" yesterday) reached…

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Work at Several Mines. Being Energetically Pushed On. Southern Cross

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

The strike at the Bullfinch Proprietary is not nffoeting the operations at the other claims. Work at the Bullfinch South, the…

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Westralian Firewood Trouble. Hitch in Necotiattoins for a Setlement. Mr. C. E. Frazer's Position. Closing Down of Some Mines Imminent. kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 1

A hitch has arisen in the-negotiations for the appointment of Mr. C. E. Frazer, M.H.R. to act, as arbitrator in the settlement of the dispute be…

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Hawkins Hill Goldfield. Old Claws to Be Worked by an Amalgamated Company. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

The old claims of the once famous Hawkins Hill are to be worked by the Amalgamated Hill-End Company, now in course of formation…

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Accident at the Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 5

The ambulance received a call close upon 12 o'clock last night to the Central mine, where a trucker, named T. Henderson, had a foot injured through…

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Institute of Mining Engineers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers was held in Melbourne on Monday, Mr. H. H. Schlapp in the chair. In…

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