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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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MINING. (Reuter's Message.) Zinc Concentrates. and Metal Contracts. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 4

The chairman of the British Broken Hill Mining Company, speaking at a general meeting of the company today, said the directors were hopeful…

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The Wollongong Collieries. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 4

All the Wollongong collieries are now working erery day, and the prospects of future trade are stated to be good…

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Mining. the Cobar Mines. Proposed Agreement with the Company. Unusual Negotiations. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 5

Somewhat unusual negotiations are proceeding between the Amalgamated Miners' Association of the State and the Great Cobar Mining Co., in…

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Gas Proudction From Coal. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 4

A testing plant is being installed by the State Government to define the gas-producing qualities of coal…

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The Mines Agreement A.m.a. Accepts Mining Manaterms. Work to Continue on Until After the War

Barrier Miner · Sunday 23 May 1915 · page 2

A mass meeting of members of the A.M.A. was held at Pictureland this afternoon and was largely attended. The object of the meeting was to deal…

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Mining. the Share Market. Adelaide Quotations

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 4

Messrs. Ward and Co., (per Meisrs. White and Hosier) supply the following quotations of the Adelaide Stock Exchange:-…

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The Mines Agreement the A.m.a. Mass Meeting. Summary of the Discussion

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1915 · page 3

The A.M.A. official newspaper reports concerning the mass meeting of members of the A.M.A. held yesterday afternoon:-…

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Mining. North Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 2

The manager reports for the week ended the 22nd inst.:—The mill treated 6245 tons of crude ore, assaying 15.9 per cent, lead, 7.6oz. silver, and…

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First Consignment of Gold From Tarcoola

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 1

The first consignment of gold brought by rail from Tarcoola on the East-West line came down to Port August during the week (says the "Port Augusta…

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The Helensburgh Colliery Trouble. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 3

Work was resumed at the metropolitan colliery, Helensburgh, yesterday. It is understood that at a meeting of the local lodge, called to consider the…

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The Mining Agreement

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 3

The A.M.A. official newspaper states that Monday night's meeting of the Barrier, Trades, and Trades Laborers Union carried a motion accepting the…

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Miner's Toe Injured. While Ascending Central Mine Shaft

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 1

Mr. T. Smith, a miner employed at the Central mine, while ascending the shaft this morning, accidentally put his foot out of the cage, with the…

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The Mines Agreement. Delegates From Port Pirie A.m.a. Arrive in Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 2

Delegates from the Port Pirie branch of the A.M.A.—Messrs. G. L. Seigman, A. R. Speck (secretary), and another—arrived in Broken Hill this…

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The Mines Acreement. Port Pirie's Objection. Meeting of the A.M.A. Union Considers Broken Hill Deserted It. Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 4

The members of the Port Pirie branch of the A.M.A. here expressed great surprise on learning that the Broken Hill A.M.A. had agreed to accept the…

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The Scene of the Fighting. Among Mines and Slag Heaps. Paris

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 2

A French communique states:— "Angres is a big mining village, where the Germans have hidden, among the houses great guns with…

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The Mines Agreement. the Broken Hill A.m.a.'s Acceptance. How the News Was Received at Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 3

The sews published on Monday that the Broken Hill A.M.A. members had decided to accept the mining companies' offer to pay the existing rate of…

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Lack of Explosives. Unemployment in Collieries. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

Mr. Charlton stated in the Federal Parliament yesterday that there were 2931 cases of unemployment and partial unemployment among the…

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Loaded with Mines. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

The Princess Irene, at the time of the explosion, was loaded with mines…

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Coal for South America. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

The Government intends to make further representations to the Admiralty in favor of lifting the embargo on the export of coal from Newcastle…

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Wages on the Mines. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

Sir.—I have been a unionist from youth, having to give way to robbery and corruption, instead of honesty of unionism. The high pressure of slavery…

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