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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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New South Wales. Importing Explosives for the Mines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 2

Owing to the serious delays which have occurred in the Newcastle and other collieries through the shortage of permitted explosives the Minister for…

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Welsh Miners Go on Strike. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 2

Five thousand miners employed on the Merthyr and Rhonda collieries, in Wales, have struct owing to the employment of non-unionists…

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A Mine Manager Fi[?]d. Electric Motor Held to Be an Engine. Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 2

In the Summons Court yesterday Colliery Inspector Tennayat proceeded against Henry Morgan Williams, manager of the Stanford Marthyr colliery,…

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The Lusitania Disaster. the Inquiry. Saving of Coal on the Journey. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 4

At the Lusitania inquiry Mr. M'Master, representing the Canadian Government, drew attention to a device by which he said it was possible to…

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The Broken Hill Mines. Treating the Output. Increasing Capacity of Port Pirie Smelters. the Demand for Zinc

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 4

Lead, which is an important factor in the manufacture of munitions, is (says the Melbourne "Age") produced at the Port Pirie works of the…

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Swedish Mail Steamer Captured. Coal Steamer Mined. Stockholm

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 2

The mail steamer Thorsten from Gothenburg to England, has been captured by Germans and conveyed to Swinmunde…

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Mining. Last Year's Mineral Yield. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 2

The annual report of the Department of Mines for 1914 shows that the mineral yield for the year decreased by £1.595.304, compared with 1913…

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The Northern Collieries. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 June 1915 · page 2

During the fortnight ended Saturday eight colleries in the State were idle— in some instances owing to the want of trade and in others because of the…

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Mining. the Share Market. London Quotations

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 June 1915 · page 2

Ward and Co. (per White and Hosier) supply the following London quotations (dated June 19):- Proprietary, m. 45/8…

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Match in Aid of Local Distress. Employees of South and South Blocks Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 June 1915 · page 1

At a meeting at the Trades Hall this morning final arrangements were made for the football match, to be played on the Alma Oval on Wednesday, between…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 P.M. the War. War Items. Operations at the Dardanelles. Damage in the Karlsruhe Raid. Mines in the Arctic Sea. Threatened Raid on West End of London

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 June 1915 · page 4

The following war items have been transmitted by the Indpeendent Cable Service:- London, Friday…

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The A.m.a. Meeting Last Night. the Mines Agreement

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1915 · page 3

The ordinary meeting of the A.M.A. was held last night (reports the A.M.A. official newspaper), the president (Mr. M. P. Considine) being in…

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Football Match in Aid of Local Distress. South Mine v. South Blocks

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1915 · page 4

A football match in aid of local distreas was played on the Alma Oval this afternoon between teams representing the South mine and the South Blocks…

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Mining. South Blocks

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1915 · page 1

The general superintendent of the Zinc Corporation reports on the South Blocks mine for the period ended June 19:-…

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Mining. the Share Market. London Quotations

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1915 · page 2

Ward and Co. (per White and Hosier) supply the following London share quotations (dated June 23):- Proprietary, sales 45/6…

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The Mines Acreement. Conference at Port Pirie To-day

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 3

Mr. G. D. Delprat, general manager of the Associated Smelters Proprietary, Limited, will meet the representatives of the A.M.A. at Port Pirie in…

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Copper Mining in South Australia. Testing Low-grade Ore

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 2

The Government of South Australia (says the "Register") has decided to make a systematic attempt to initiate a means of turning to account the…

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Making of Munitions. (Reuter's Message.) Mr. Lloyd George and the Miners. Appealed to Not to Striae. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 4

Mr. Lloyd George (Minister of Munitions), in a conference yesterday with the executive of the Miners' Federation, pointed out the urgent…

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Making Munitions. Mr. Lloyd George and the Miners. National Meeting of Men and Employers. London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 27 June 1915 · page 1

Mr. Lloyd George(Minister of Munitions) has not yet obtained the guarantees that he asked for from the miners not to strike during the war…

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Shortage of Meat Imminent. Coal Prices Too High. Parliament May Be Asked to Step In. London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 27 June 1915 · page 1

Mr. Walter Runi[?]man, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at West Hartlepool, said that a shortage of meat for civilians was imminent, but…

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