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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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The Western Goldfields. a Note of Warning

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Mines, held at Kalgoorlie on March 24, the president (Mr. R. Hamilton, manager of the Great Boulder),…

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North Mine Employees' Picnic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 4

The annual picnic of the North mine employees will be held at M'Culloch Park on Easter Saturday. The prize money amounts to £80, including…

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Man Injured at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 4

Mr. John Welsh, a mullocker employed at the North mine, was, at 1 o'clock this morning, engaged in fillingsome trucks underground when a piece…

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Industrial Matters. Yorkshire Miners Resuming Wages Lost, £500,000 WEEKLY (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 4

The Yorkshire miners who struck are expected to resume work on Easter Tuesday. The wages lost during the strike amount to £500,000 a week…

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Cobar Mine Shutting Down

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 4

A private telegram received in Broken Hill this morning stated that it was officially announced on change in Adelaide this morning that the Cobar…

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Central Mine Checkweighters' Committee

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 5

The Central Mine Checkweighers' committee held a meeting yesterday, Mr. W. J. Thomas presiding over a large attendance of members…

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British Mine Checkweighers' Committee

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 5

Mr. W. P. Lawson presided over a meeting of the British mine checkweighers' committee yesterday morning…

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Junction Mine. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 4

Sir,—I see another stoppage of operations at the Junction mine. Can't this mine get someone to manage its affairs better, or what is the main…

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Wallaroo and Moonta Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

On Friday afternoon the following notice, signed by the general manager (Mr. H. Lipson Hancock), was posted up at the Wallaroo and Moonta Mines…

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Mining. London Share Market

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

Clarke and Co., (per J. M. Stephens) supply the following London share quotations:—Mount Elliott, m. 72/6; Great Cobar, m. 3/; Mount Morgan, m. 60/7½;…

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A Fatal Accident. a Miner Killed at Block 14 Mine. Hangs in a Chute for Five Minutes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

An accident, attended with fatal results, occurred at the Block 14 mine at about a quarter to 6 o'clock yesterday evening…

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Mining. the Great Cobar. a Receiver Appointed. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Whinney (Whinney, Smith, and Whinney, auditors), has been appointed official receiver of the Great Cobar mine, which the directors…

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Mining. the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 1

The general manager of the South mine advertises that the changehouse on the mine will be cleared on the morning of April 11 (Saturday) and…

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Mining. London Share Market. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 2

The latest London share sales include:—Broken Hill British, 41/; Broken Hill Proprietary, 36/9; Broken Hill North, 53/3…

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Non-unionism in the West. Decision of Chamber of Mines. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Kalgoorlie and Boulder Federated Miners' union it was resolved that members decline to work with non-unionists…

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Mining. the Cobar Closing Down. "Will Ruin the Town." Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

The officials of the A.M.A. are greatly concerned over th closing down of the Cobar copper mine. They state that the mine closed down on Wednesday…

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Mining. "The Miner's" London Letter

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 4

Markets recently have been appre hensive of financial trouble arising out of the situation in Mexico and Brazil, and these feurs have been well…

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Fire on a Ballarat Mine. Several Buildings Damaged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 4

Several buildings at the Central Plateau mine, Ballarat, were burnt by fire on Saturday. The manager's office and smelting and changing houses…

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Troubled Mexico. Protecting British Mines. (Reuter's Messages.) El Paso

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1914 · page 4

General Carranza received Mr. Myles (the British Consul), who requested the protection of all British mining property in those regions…

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South Mine Checkweighers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1914 · page 4

The South Mine Cheekweighers held a meeting on Sunday afternoon (reports the official organ), which was presided over by Mr. T. Ripper, and a good…

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