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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,088 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 14 of 55

The North Mine Disaster Inquest Concluded This Morning. Verdict Op Pure Accident

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 March 1913 · page 2

The inquest on the deaths of Charles Wallace, John Kett, and Alfred Jacobsen, who were killed by a fall of ground at the 950ft. level of the North mine…

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North Mine Meeting. Special Dividend Declared. Development Work to Be Pushed On. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 March 1913 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of the North Broken Hill Company was held, to-day at the offices, Collins-street, Mr. W.M. Hyudman presiding…

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Colliery Dispute Southern Mines Affected. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 6

The Mount Keira and Mount Kembla mines stopped this morning. The Mount Pleasant miners had decided to return to-day, but were dissuaded from…

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Mining. the London Market

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 4

Clarke and Co. (per J. M. Stephens) supply the following London quotations of the share market (dated March 19): —Proprietary, m. 35/6; North, m…

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Southctn Colliery Crisis. Mass Meeting to Decide Next Move. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 4

All the local collectes in Clifton were idle yesterday, the men awaiting the result of to-day's mass meeting, Various opinions have been expressed by…

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Southern Collieries. State Their Conditions for Resumption. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 2

A mass meeting of South Coast miiners hold at Wollongong yesterday decidided to resume work provided all miners, including Russell, Critcher, and…

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Mining. London Share Market. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 2

The latest share quotations on the Stock Exchange are:—Proprietary 35/; British 33/9; Block 10, 30/; North, 41/3; South, £7 6/3…

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Institute of Mining Engineers. Annual Sessions in Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 2

The first ordinary meeting of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers for 1913 will he held in Broken Hill, the session extending from May…

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The Mines and Easter

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 4

Some of the mines will resume work at midnight on Monday, but the majority will be closed down unti 8 a.m. Tuesday…

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Southern Coal Trouble. No Fresh Developments. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 4

Matters in connection with the Southern coal trouble are quiet, many miners being away for the Easter holidays…

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Stoppage at the North Mine. a Payment of Wage[?] Dispute

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 4

The underground men of the North mine did not turn in to work on Thursday afternoon or Thursday night. They wfere asked to work to-day…

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Mining. the Pinnacles. a New Ore Body

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 4

A few men are still opening up the Pinnacles properties, the while the Zinc Corporation is deciding whether it will take a [?]and in the management…

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A Left Charge. Two Miners Killed in Queensland. Others Badly Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 8

An explosion occurred shortly before 8 o'clock on Monday night in a stope over the No. 4 level in the Mount Elliott mine (Queensland) through a…

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Miners' Complaint. Question of State Assistance in Victoria

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 8

As the result of a Cabinet decision arrived at shortly before the Premier (Mr. Watt) left for England, the inspector of charities (Mr. H. C. Malcolm)…

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Coal Lumpers May Go Out. a Socialist Resolution. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 4

A new complication threatens to-morrow now that the ferry companies are running certain of their steamers. The coat lumpers, it is stated, will take a…

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Our Serial Story [?] Man's Tragedy; or Rhoda's Love CHAPTER 1. Base Metal or Finest Gold

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 2

"Now you have heard my opinion Rhod[?], and I expect you to attend to what I've said. No more of that non[?] I should think you had had…

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Southern Coal Miners. Not Feeling Placid. Amendment of Regulations Desired. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 2

The Southern coal mining trouble yesterday remained unchanged. The Miners Association executive was to interview the Premier regarding the…

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Mining. Barrier Shares in London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 March 1913 · page 4

"The Miner's" London correspondent (Mr. G. E. Goodhart) reports, under date February 21, as follows:- The past week has proved no better…

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An Intercepted Wireless. Turkish Coal and Ammunition Captured. Athens

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 2

The Turkish steamer Irmingart carrying coal and ammunition wirelessed to the Hamidieh to find her whereabouts, asking her to fetch provisions. The…

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Power of Dismissal. Colliery Miners and the Management. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

The Minister for Mines objects strongly to the suggestion that he never made any effort to modify the power which managers hold under the…

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