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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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Football. This Afternoon's Charity Match. South Mine Wins 29 Points

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 4

On the Jubilee Oval this afternoon a football match, styled "for the championship of the mines," was played between teams representing the North…

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New Gold Discovery

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 2

The mining registrar at Southern Cross (W.A.), has wired to the Minister of Mines that a new gold discovery, carrying payable stone, has been made…

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Mining. the South

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 1

The general manager of the South mine reports for the week ended July 3, 1915:- Development…

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The Mines Agreement. the Port Pirie Conference

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 4

The A.M.A. official newspaper publishes the following minutes of the proceedings at the conference held recently between delegates of the A.M.A…

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Mining and Counter-mining. Patrol Skirmishes. Germans Killed by Gases. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 2

"Eyewitness," the official correspondent with the headquarters staff, states: "The operations for the five days to July 2 were mainly confined to mining…

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Work on the Mines. End of Half-time Period Rumored

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 1

It was rumored yesterday and to-day that the half-time period of working on several of the mines is shortly to end, and that full time operations…

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In South Africa. Pursuit of the Enemy. the Boomerang of the Mines. Capetown

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 1

Before reaching Otavimani, in German South-West Africa, General Botha's Free State forces at night marched 40 miles over waterless tracks,…

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Miners' Donations. to Belgian and Wounded Soldiers' Fund. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 2

The Wallaroo and Moonta mines' employees have decided to give about £170 per month for the relief of wounded soldiers and their dependents, as…

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MINING. (Renter's Message.) the Export of Metals. Only Within the Emphie. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd George (Minister for Munitions) informed Mr. W. Henderson in the House of Commons last night that lead, spelter, antimony, and…

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Romance of Rand Mines

Western Grazier · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 4

Up to 1884 there was scarcely a suspicion of gold in the Transand the country was regarded as a barren land, lacking in all the…

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Victorian Gold Yield

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 July 1915 · page 2

The Victorian gold yield for June was 33,469oz, gross, or 31,595cz. fine, valued at £134,207. This shows a decrease of 10,957oz. fine, compared with…

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The War Funds. Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Company's Employees

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 July 1915 · page 2

A Moonta correspondent of "The Advertiser" states:- Since the employees of the Wallaroo and Moonta Company decided in March…

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Miners' Earnings. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 2

Mr. Justice Edmunds in his judgment in the Lithgow mining appeal, stated that the wages that might be earned upon a full day's work in the…

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Men on the Mines. Comparative Figures

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 4

The number of men employed on the Broken Hill mines at the end of the half-year terminating on June 30 was, as indicated by the table given below,…

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Coal Miners' Award. Remarks by Justice Edmunds

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 4

Mr. Justice Edmunds in the State Industrial Court on Monday granted an increase of 1/ a day to certain workers in the coal mines in the…

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Scotch Miners Seek Higher Wages. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 2

The Scottish miners are claiming a 25 per cent. advance in wages. About 90,000 men are affected…

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Limiting the Price of Coal. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 4

Mr. W. Runciman (president of the Board of Trade) to-day, in the House of Commons formally introduced a bill to limit the price of coal. The bill…

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The Mines Agreement. Further Meeting at Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 2

An adjourned meeting of the Port Pirie branci of the A.M.A. was held last night "to receive and deal with the reply from the general manager of…

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The South Wales Miners. on the Verge of Strike. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 4

The British Miners' Federation has advised the Welsh miners to continue work and not to strike. Mr. Lloyd George (Minister for…

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Mining. the North

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 3

The general manager of the North mine reports for the fortnight ended July 10:- 1250ft. level: In section 5, the…

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