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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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Industrial Matters. the Collieries' Dispute. Five Hundred Miners Summoned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 5

The position in regard to the dispute at the second shift collieries in the Maitland district experienced no material change last week. On Tuesday…

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Mining

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 1

Clarke and Co. (per John M. Ste[?]ens) supply the following London [?]otations of the share market:—Pro[?]etary, m. 36/3; North, m. 52/9;…

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Broken Hill Mines. the Royal Commission. Thirteenth Day

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 8

To-day was the thirteeath day upon which evidence has been given before the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working and living…

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Thefts of Coal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 4

In consequence of many complaints made to the police with reference to petty pilfering of coal, and particularly from the Municipal Council depot, a…

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Mining. South Blocks

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 1

The general superintendent of the Zinc Corporation reports for the period ended July 2:— Main Lode…

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Aliens on Mines. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

Sir,—Kindly permit me to throw some light on the above subject, I being one of those that caused so much trouble. But being a unionist Italian,…

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Broken Bill Mines. the Royal Commission. Fourteenth Day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 4

To-day was the fourteenth day upon which evidence has been given before the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working and living…

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Industrial Matters. the Collieries Dispute. Australian Unions' Federation Promises Support. Employers May Be Prosecuted. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

The Australian Unions' Federation has decided to support the Maitland miners. An effort will be made to have the employers prosecuted for not…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, July 7, 1914. Aliens in the Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

THE question of the employment of foreigners in Australian mines has cropped up in more places than Broken Hill. It is, to begin with, quite…

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Thefts of Coal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 4

In consequence of many complaint[?] made to the police with reference to petty pilfering of coal, and particularly from the Municipal Council depot, a…

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The Scottish Mines. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 2

The Scottish coal masters have decided to lockout all miners whenever the four days a week work proposal is carried out…

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Broken Hill Mines. the Royal Commission. Fourteenth Day

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 4

To-day was the fourteenth day upon which evidence has been given before the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working and living…

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Mining. London Share Quotations. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 2

On the London share market to-day Broken Hill Proprietary shares were quoted at 35/9. Clarke and Co. (per J. M. Stephens)…

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Aliens on the Mines. the Matter Before the A.m.a

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the A.M.A. (reports the official organ) the secretary was instructed to publish an advertisement, in different languages,…

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Decreased Gold Yields. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 4

The gold yield of the State for the half-year ending June 30 showed a decrease of 6114oz. fine and £25,961 in value, compared, with the corresponding…

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Mining. London Market. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 4

Latest London share sales include:— British, 35/6; Proprietary, 36/; North, 53/; South, £9. Clarke and Co. (per J. M. Stephens)…

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Broken Hill Mines. the Royal Commission. Sixteenth Day

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 8

To-day was the sixteenth day uopn which evidence has been given before the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working and living…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Broken Mill Mines. the Royal Commission. Fifteenth Day

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 6

To-day was the fifteenth day upon which evidence has been given before the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working and living…

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First Aid on the Mines. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 3

Sir,—We have heard a lot lately about the risks to which those whose fate it is to delve in the mines are exposed, and it seems to me to be a…

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Death Among Miners. Statistics Given Before the Commission. Thirty-four Deaths From Typhoid This Year

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 4

At the sittings of the Mining Commission in Broken Hill to-day, some lengthy statistical reports, were read as to the deaths, from various causes…

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