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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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Defence of Constantinople. Mines in Sea of Mamora. Concentration of Turkish Forces. Odessa

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 2

Aeroplane observers report that the Turks have concentrated in great strength on the coasts northward of Gallipoli, and to the north-east and…

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MINING. (Reuter's Message.) the Concentrates Contracts. a Question in the Commons. London, Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. L. V. Harcourt (Coloniel Secretary), in reply to a question in the House of Commons, said that the question of the cancellation of the…

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Turkish Mines in Suez Canal. Cairo

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 4

Two-Turkish mines have been recovered in the Suez Canal near Kantara…

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Mining. the Share Markbt. London Quotations

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 2

Ward an Co. (per White and Hosier) supply the following London share quotations (dated April 21):— Proprietary, m.44/: Mount Lyell, 25/3; British, m…

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The Coal Miners. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 1

The coalminers' conference has carried a resolution asking the Government to summon a national conference. Mr. Runciman (President of the Board…

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No Miners' Strike. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

The Miners' Conference, by 570,000 votes against 135,000, defeated a resolution in favor of a national strike…

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Miners' Demand. the Twenty Per Cent. Increase. Board of Trade Intervention London

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

A conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was held to-day at Westminster to disouss the South Wales branch suggestion of a strike…

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The Price of Coal. Belfast Shipbuilding and the Government. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 4

As the outcome of their meeting with Mr. W. H. Runciman (President of the Board of Trade), the coalowners have agreed to recommend the various…

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Rich Gold Yield. Over 3Oz. to the Ton. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Sunday 25 April 1915 · page 1

Six hundred tons of stone from Nos3 and 4 levels have been crushed by the Al Company at Gaffney's Creek, for 1890oz. of gold, a little more than…

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Union Meetings. North Mine Checkweighers

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 1

A meeting of North mine checkweighers was held yesterday morning (reports the A.M.A. official newspaper, Mr. Riley presided over a fair…

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Mine Ambulance Calls

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 3

Mr. E. Hlar, a miner, married, was struck by a piece of steel while workin at the 1000ft. level of the South mine last night, and sustained injuries…

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The Broken Hill Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 2

A representative of the "Barrier Miner" last night, before Messrs. Saddler and Campbell returned to Melbourne, sought to gain something from…

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Illicit Gold Traffic. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 3

At Kalgoorlie yesterday Georgs Hoghes, owner of the Golden Zone mine, who was convicted on Saturday on a charge of having been in…

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Coal Miners' Wages. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) is still urging the Coal Miners' Federation to accept the employers' offer to discuss the war bonus matter, at various…

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The Northern Collieries. Outlook for the Winter. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 1

Most of the Kurri Kurri collieries are at present barely working halftime, and the outlook for the winter is anything but promising…

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State Coal Mine. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 2

Mr. J. Estell (Minister of Labor and Industry and Minister of Mines) has selected a site near Lithgow for a State coal mine. The necessary legislation is…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. James Williams sustained bruised legs through being run into by a truck at the Central mine this afternoon, and was taken in the…

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Mining. Sulphide Corporation and Income Tax. Appeal by Commissioners. Full Court Judgment Upset. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 1

A judgment of wide importance affecting the taxation of income earned from sources within the State was delivered by the High Court yesterday,…

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West Australian Mining Case. Charge of Conspiracy Against Unions. Party of Contractors Awarded Damages. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 2

After a hearing extending over seven days an action, in which a party of mining contractors claimed damages against certain unions, union members…

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MINING. (Renter's Messages.) London Share Market. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 4

Broken Hill Proprietary shares sold on the London market to-day at 43…

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