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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1912

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The Coal Crisis. [Reuter's Messages.] Industrial Workers Concerned. 350,000 People Rendered Idle. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 4

Three hundred and fifty thousand industrial workers have been rendered idle by the strike, including 108,000 in the North of England, 82,000 in the…

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The Coal Crisis. Northumberland Mines Kept in Order. the Prime Minister's Reference in Parliament. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 4

Several collieries in Northumberland are being kept in order. The miners at Whitburn and Durham refused to assist in the…

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A Broken Leg. Fall of Ground at the Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 4

Mr. W. Lyons, a minor employed at the Proprietary mine, met with an unfortunate accident about noon to-day. He was working in Block 12 of…

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Impending Exhibition of Foreign Coal in England. Brussels

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 4

The International Unions of Transport Workers has decided to impede the exportation of German, Belgium, and French coal to England…

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Mortality in Mines. Restriction of Native Labor. [Reuter's Message.] Capetown

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 2

Owing to the high mortality amongst tropical natives employed in the Goerz, Eekstein, Robinson, and Rand mines, the Government has decided to forbid…

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The Coal Crisis. Conference Resumed. a Sympathetic Strike Unnecessary at Present. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 2

The coal owners will reassemble to-day to proceed further with the conference with the Prime Minister. The Miners' Federation has informed…

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The Coal Strike. Five Million People Concerned. "Men's Tremendous Victory." Australian Methods Explained. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 4

Mr. Patrick Daley, organiser of the Irish Transport Workers Union, has been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for having made a violent speech…

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The Coal Crisis. the Situation Unchanged. No Signs of Yielding. Two Swansea Collieries Flooded. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

The situation in connection with the coal strike is unchanged. There are no signs of yielding. The strike is slowly tightening its grip on every…

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State Mines. Intentions of South Australian Government. Yelta, Parramatta, and Wandilta Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 4

Considerable interest has been centred in the visit of the Commissioner of Public Works (Hon. R. Butler) to the Government mines at Wallaroo and…

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Mining. the London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

The following are the latest Barrier share quotations on the London Exchange:—Proprietary, 48/; British (old), 52/; Block 10, 45/; North,£6 6/3;…

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Unclaimed Dividends. What West Australian Mines Balance Sheets Show. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

In connection with the question of unclaimed dividends, recntly raised in Victoria, it is astonishing to learn of the large amounts that remain…

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Late Mining. Adelaide Share Market. Additional Morning Quotations

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 4

Ward and Co. (per White and Hosier) supply the following additional (morning quotations of the Adelaide share market:—…

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Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 4

The following are the latest London share quotations — British, 53; Block 10, 46/3; North, £6 5. Adelaide, Saturday…

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The Colliery Industry. an Ominous Outlook. Men Demand Abolition of Afternoon Shift. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 4

The outlook in the colliery industry is ominous, owing to the proprietors refusal to deal with the afternoon shift question…

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The Coal Crisis. Curtailing Team and Light. Ing Services. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 8

The tramway and lighting services at Aberdeen are being curtailed. The London North-Western Railway Company will run only Saturday trains…

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Eight Hours and Better Pay. Agreed Upon by Yorkshire and Derbyshire Owners. Coal Speculators Refuse an Offer. London, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 8

The Yorkshire and Derbyshire owness are practically agreed on an eight-hour day for surface men and better pay. Speculators at Cardiff hold 100,000…

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Fall of Ground. Accident at the Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 6

At 2.30 o'clock this afternoon Mr. B. Paulson, a miner, employed at the Central mine, had one of his arms and legs lacerated as the result of a fall…

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Late Mining. the London Market

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 8

Clarke and Co. (per J. M. Stephens) supply the latest London share quotations (dated March 8) as follow — Proprietary, m. 48/9; [?]. £…

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Mining. London Market. Adelaide,Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 4

Ward and Co. (per Waite and Hosier) supply the following latest London share quotations (dated March 9)— Proprietary, m. 48/9; North, m. £ 5/6/3; Block…

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Radium at Olary. a New Mining Field. Expert Opinion of Its Possibilities

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 5

Mr. H. E. Thorpe, mining engineer of Sydney, arrived in Broken Hill on Saturday morning. He was accompanied by Professor 1. Hermann, of…

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