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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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New South Wales. Colliery Employees' Appeal to Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 3

The State Full Court yesterday delivered judgment in the appeal on behalf of the officials of the Colliery Employees' Federation (Northern…

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Presentation. to Mr. A. Skinner of the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 1

A pleasing ceremony took place in the ambulance room at the South mine on Sunday. March 14. when Mr. A. Skinner, superintendent of the…

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Italy Preparing. Charters Coal for the Navy. Chamber of Deputies Adjourns. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 2

Italy has chartered 20 colliers at Cardiff to coal her navy and railways. Rome, Tuesday. The Chamber of Deputies has…

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A Canadian Landslide. in a Mining Area. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 2

A landslide has overwhelmed the Brittania copper mines and adjacent houses. Altogether 52 men, women, and children were killed in their beds,…

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Welsh Lead Mining

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 2

It is announced (states a recent mail advice) that the mines at Caecoch, in Wales, are to be reopened, after having been closed for thirty years. In the…

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BRITISH M.P. Dead. From Colliery to the Commons. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 4

The death is announced of Mr. James Wilson, Liberal M.P. for Mid Durham since 1890. Deceased was born in 1837. He worked as a collier…

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Mining. Amalgamated Zinc (De Bavay's). Profit of £36,941. Operations to Continue for Another Six Months. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 1

The half-yearly meeting of the Amalgamated Zinc (De Bavay's), Limited, was held at the company's offices in Collins-street this afternoon. Mr. W…

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Mines Amalgamation. for Co-operative Smelting and Treatment. Works at Port Pirie. by Proprietary North, and South Companies. an Agreement Arrived at Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 8

Negotiations have been proceeding for some time between the directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company and those of the South mine and the North…

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A Peruvian Goldfield. Discovered by a New Zealander

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 6

A remarkable story of the discovery of a new goldfield in Peru was unfolded to a press representative by Major Davidson, who recently…

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Presentation Social. to Mr. A. Skinner of the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 March 1915 · page 2

A social evening was held at the Sydney Club Hotel on Saturday night by the South Mine Picnic Committee, when the…

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Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Terrific Bombardment of Dardenelles Forts. Energetic Response from Heavy Guns. The Latest Official Communiques. On the Italian Frontiers. Significant Warlike Preparations. Sir John French on German Valor. And Prolongation of War. More Men and Munitions Needed. Birkenhead Dockyard Workers Cause Trouble. Mine Sweeping in the Dardanelles. Busy French Airmen. Metz and Strasburg Bombed. German Acts Cause Irritation in Holland. Dutch Government Protests. British Dominions and Peace. Energetic Response from Heavy Guns. Large Numbers of German and Austrian Wounded. Turkey's Desperate Plight. Army's Ammunition Running Short. What German Officers Report. In the Dardanelles. the Dardanelles. Mine Sweeping Resumed. Athens

Barrier Miner · Sunday 28 March 1915 · page 1

The equinoctial gales in the Dardanelles region have ceased, and minesweeping operations have been resumed…

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Central Mine Checkweighers

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

The half-yearly general meeting of the Central Mine checkweighere was held yesterday morning, Mr. T. Rodda presiding. The election of officers…

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Mining Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

A telegram from Moonta states:— Nat Spry, of Hamley, met with an accident on Monday last in a simple way. Spry and his mates were on the…

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The Following Appeared in Sunday's Special Issue. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) In the Dardanelles. the Dardanelles. Mine Sweeping Resumed. Athens

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 1

The equinoctial gales in the Dardanelles region have ceased, and minesweeping operations have been resumed…

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State Coal Mines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 4

Mr. Estell (Minister for Mines) proposes to ask the State Cabinet to apportion enough money to develop at least one of the proved coalfields at…

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Mining. Broken Hill Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 1

The report of the general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary for the four weeks ended March 10 states that underground 17,563 tons of crude…

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In the Dardanelles. Continued Mine-sweeping. Rome

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 4

Except for a 24-hours' bombardment commencing on Saturday night, to which several of the forts did not reply, the operations of the warships of…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 2

At about 9.30 o'clock last night, whilst he was boring pops on the 1100 feet level at the North mine. Mr. J. Gates (married) had his foot bruised…

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Presentation at the Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 1

Last night the Central Mine Permanent and Volunteer Firemen met at the mine fire station to make a presentation to Mr. Murgatroyd, who has…

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New South Wales. Manslaughter, in Mining Township. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1915 · page 4

Albert Edgar Shaw, 35, who had been charged with the murder of Thomas Henry Walsh, of the mining township of Cadia, near Orange, and…

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