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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining. London Market

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 5

Clarke and Co. (per J. M. Stephens) supply the following quotations of the London market (dated April 2:—Proprietary, m. 37/; North, m. 43/; Block…

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South Coast Coal Strike. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 4

Residents of the South Coast are very anxious to see a settlement of the coal strike, and attempts of mediation have been made…

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New South Wales. Miners' Accident Fund. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 4

The Executive Council yesterday approved of the appointment of a new board for the administration of the Miners' Accident Reliof Fund. The…

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Food Supplies. Affected by Tramway Strike. Critical Position at Big Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 4

A few inquiries in the town yesterday evening by a "Miner" representative elicited information that food supplies for man and beast were not…

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The Mines This Afternoon. No Trouble at 4 O'clock Shift

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 8

Tht 4 o'clock shift went in to the North mine as usual this afternoon. There was no trouble with any of the men, each producing his ticket when…

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Block 10 Mine. Day Shift Men Pull Out. Trouble Adjusted for This Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 4

There was trouble at Block 10 mine this morning when the A.M.A stewards demanded the union tickets of each man attending the mine to go to work…

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De Bavay Question Settled. Mine Managers' Association Confer with A.m.a. and B.l.f

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 8

The executive officers of the A.M. A. andy B.L.F. met the mine managers in conference this afternoon in regard to the cessation of work at the De Bavay,…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the Making of Unionists All Quiet at the Mines. Tramway Men Still Out. Grave Doubt About Express To-morrow. Resumption at De Bavay's. Famine of Produce Feared

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 8

The result of the conference between the Mining Managers Association and the A.M.A. this afternoon put the trouble at De Bavay's (Amalgamated Zinc)…

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Mining. the London Share Market. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 2

The latest share quotations on the Stock Exchange are:—Block 10, 30/; North, 42/6; British, 35/6; Proprietary, 36/6…

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On the Mines. Becoming a Criticad Position. Absence of Railway Trucks Impede Operations. Stack Concentrates or Cease Work? a Temporary Stoppage at Junction North. British Mill Closed Down. Prospects of Other Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 2

Everything on the mines is running smoothly this morning, except in one case, and except for the fact that great inconvenience is being experienced…

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Meeting of Mine Managers. Special Grievance Committee Present. Matters Lengthily Discussed. No Finality. Now to the Arbitration Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 4

A meeting of the Mining Managers' Association was held on Wednesday in the association rooms, A.M.P. buildings; to consider various phases of the…

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Coal War. Verge of a Great Upheaval. Newcastle Supports Illawarra. All Districts May Stop. Northern Ultimatum to Proprietors. Alleged That Proprietors Will Not Confer. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 2

At Newcastle an acute stage in the colliery trouble has been reached, and the district is threatened with serious results if the proprietors fail to settle…

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Non-union Campaign. Tramway Trouble Not Settled. Only Portion of the Men at Work. Word From the "Directors. "Officials" Not Allowed to Be Unionists. No Express to Night. Fears That Mines May Shut Down. British Mill Closed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 2

The industrial position remains a puzzle. The matter of the Silverton Tramway employees remains unsettled. Owing to the concentrates bins being…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 2

A little after 10 o'clock last night the Victoria ambulance received a call to the Junction mine. It was to pick up William Davis, who had been…

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Mining. the London Share Market. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 2

The latest share quotations on th[?] Stock Exchange are:—British, 36/6 Block 10, 30/7. Clarke and Co. (per J. M. Stephens…

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The Coal Crisis. Waiting for the Next Move. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 2

Matters in connection with the Southern coal strike are very quiet. Both parties are waiting for the other to make a move. Discontent is freely…

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On the Mines. Ore Bins Becoming Full. a Critical Time. Most Plants Still Running. One Section of De Bavay's Closed

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 2

The present is a critical moment for the mines. The British mill, of course, remains idle; but so far the other plants along the line have been able to keep…

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Non-union Campaign. Some of the Mines May Stop Any Moment. One Section of De Bavay's Closed. Cost of All Foodstuffs Rising. Pickets Posted at Railway Town. Road Transport Organised to Cockburn. the Union's Case. Statement by Mr. Eley

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 2

The most serious news this morning was that the B.L.F. was persisting in its action of calling out the whole of the employees of the Silverton…

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The Coal Crisis. Separate Arbitration Board for Each Colliery Proposed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 5

The Northern Colliery proprietors at their meeting in Sydney yesterday de cided not to meet the representatives of the Miners' Federation in conference…

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Coal Passing the Port

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 8

The Cadmas with a cargo of coal is due on Tuesday, but it is feared by some of the wharf laborers that she will be signalled to Adelaide should the…

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