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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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The Mines Agreement. Special A.m.a. Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

A special meeting of the A. M.A. will be held to-morrow afternoon to have the case of the delegates, from Port Pirie with regard to the continuance…

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Mishap at the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Sunday 30 May 1915 · page 2

Some winding gear fell at the Mr. Frederick Hobbs, who sustained lacerations of the scalp and other minor injuries. The ambulance…

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The Anti-german Feeling. German Colliery Employees Dismissed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 30 May 1915 · page 1

The feeling against Germans in the Wollongong district is becoming very pronounced, and those Germans employed on the various works are being…

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On the Mines. Possible Return to Halftime

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 2

It was semi-officially reported to "The Miner" this morning that, owing to the surplus stocks of concentrates at Port Pirie and Broken Hill, and to…

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Work on the Mines. Half-time Resorted To. Official Information

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 4

The information published in the First Edition of "The Miner" to the effect that owing to the surplus of concentrates at Port Pirie and Broken Hill and to the fact that the production of concentrates in Broken Hill was in excess of the capacity of the Port Pirie smelters, the North and…

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The Mines Agreement the Port Pirie Claims. Yesterday's Mass Meeting

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 3

A special general meeting of the A. M.A. was held in Pictureland yesterday afternoon (reports the A.M.A. official newspaper) for the purpose of…

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Mining. Block 14 Company Half-yearly Meeting. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 4

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Broken Hill Block 14 Company was held this afternoon at the Broken Mill Chambers, Mr. Alex…

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On the Mines. the Half-time Decision

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 4

Mr. C. G. Hylton, superintendent of the Zinc Corporation this afternoon received by telegram official confirmation of yesterday's report that the…

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Late Mining. Adelaide Share Market

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 June 1915 · page 4

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

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Scarcity of Explosives. Serious Position in the Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 4

In the House of Representatives. Mr. Charlton (N.S.W.) stated, that there were 2931 cases of unemployment and partial unemployment among the…

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On the Mines. the Half-time Decision. a Temporary Step

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 June 1915 · page 2

The Melbourne correspondent of "The Advertiser" telegraphs:- In consequence of the production of leady concentrates from Broken Hill…

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Mine Employees and A.W.U. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 June 1915 · page 3

The fourth annual meeting of the Federal Council of the Federated Mine Employees' Association of Australia was opened in the Trades Hall…

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Stoppage at Wonthaggi Coal Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 1

The Melbourne correspondent of the "Advertiser" reports that "practically all work underground in the State coal mine at Wonthaggi ceased on Tuesday…

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Mining. the Mining Industry. Effect of War and Drought

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 1

A striking example of the effect of the war and the drought on the mining occupation was shown by the recent depletion of the membership of…

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Distress in Newcastle District. Collieries Idle. Appeal to the Government. Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Sunday 6 June 1915 · page 1

Owing to the collieries closing down through slackness of trade in consequence of the war, and because of the great scarcity of explosives, several of…

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Mines Football

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 2

The South and South Blocks mines will play a match on See Park to-morrow (Tueaday) afternoon.—South Mine team: M'Nichol, Wakeman…

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Mining. No Dividends

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 June 1915 · page 1

Shareholders in the- North Broken Hill Limited and in the Broken Hill South Company were agreeably surprised about three months ago (says…

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Official Communiques. Mine-layer Mined in the Aegean Sea. Rescued by British Vessel. Paris

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 4

An official communique issued to-day, states:- "The French mine-layer the Casablanca has been mined in the Aegean…

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Miners Favor Premier's Settlement. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 4

The Miners' Federation's vote to refer the war bonus question to the Premier's settlement resulted:- For, 438,000; against, 279,000…

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Miners' Fines. Men Refuse to Pay. One Goes to Gaol. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 1

Thomas Gilmore, the first of the miners of the Coalcliff colliery to be dealt with by the Wollongong Court, was taken to gaol yesterday morning…

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