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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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South Mine. a Few Men Go Underground

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 8

Everything passed off quietly at the South mine, where about a dozen men went underground to work. About 50 or 60 men gathered at the…

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Federal Finance. Note Issue and Gold Reserve. Drop in Customs Receipts Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 4

The Commonwealth note issue to the end of September reached £36,776,628, and the gold reserve on the same date was £12,967,357 10/…

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The Mines Agreements. Saturday Afternoon Shift. Instructions From A.m.a. Officials. Men Advised to Work On

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 4

The following is reprinted from the official A.M.A. newspaper, but for its accuracy "The Miner" is not responsible:…

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The Afternoon Shift Work Stopped on the Line of Lode. Underground Men Do Not Turn Up. at Proprietary, Central, and North Mines. Mills Closed Down

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 8

There was a stoppage of underground and mill work at the North, Proprietary, and Central mines this afternoon as the result of the…

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Mining Agreements. Mass Meeting This Afternoon. Last Sunday's Resolution Rescinded. by a Majority of 131

Barrier Miner · Sunday 3 October 1915 · page 1

A special general meeting of the A.M.A. was held at the Sk[?]ting Rink this afternoon, called (1) To rescind the resolution…

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Westward Ho Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 2

A Mannahill correspondent of the "Register" writes:—The old Westward Ho mine, about 12 miles west of Mannahill, has again been taken np. Mr…

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The Miners Corps

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 2

Captain Hardie, D.A.A.G., 4th Military District, writing to Mr. R. Magnussen with regard to the proposed Miners Corps, states:—"As soon as…

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Welsh Miners. Decide Not to Strike. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 2

Fifteen thousand Welsh miners have decided not to strike, and have accepted the Miners' Federation's recommendation to continue to work pending…

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On the German Coast. Patrol Boat Strikes a Mine. Amsterdam

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 2

A German patrol boat struck a mine at the mouth of the Ems "River, on the German coast, and beached on Borkum Island…

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Mining Agreements. Mass Meeting Yesterday. Last Sunday's Resolution Rescinded. by a Majority of 131

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 3

A special general meeting of the A.M.A. was held at the Skating Rink yesterday afternoon, called— (1) To rescind the resolution…

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The Colliery Conference. No Definite Decision. Xt, Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

No. definite decision was come to between the colliery proprietors and the employees at the compulsory conference held in Melbourne last week…

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The Mining Agreements. Saturday Afternoon Shift

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

The following is reprinted from the official A.M.A. newspaper, but for its accuracy "The Miner" is not responsible:—…

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Manganese Mining

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 4

From the "Transcontinental" of Saturday last: "This week a truck load of manganese arrived in Port Augusta, on account of the Australian…

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MINING. (Reuter's Message.) PRODUCTlON of Spelter. Decision of London Commercial Men. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 1

London commercial men convened a conference of producers, manufacturers, and consumers of spelter, which met to-day. and resolved to urge the…

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MINING. (Reuter's Message.) the Bilbstew Zinc. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 4

In tne Admiralty Prize Court yesterday, the President, Sir Samuel Evans, delivered judgment in the action brought by the Crown for the…

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The South Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 8

The management of the South mine, by advertisement this afternoon calls for timber parties 87, 94, and 95 for work next week…

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The Mining Agreements. Saturday Afternoon Shift. Happenings on the Mines To-day. Some Underground Men Work at the North

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 8

The question, "To be or not to be?" had again to be decided at three of the mines along the line of lode today. At the Proprietary, the North…

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The Mines and Their Working. South Closes Until October 17

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 5

Inquiries were made al[?]g the line of lode this morning as to [?] was likely to happen if the underground workers again failed to go on duty…

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The Mining Agreements. Saturday Afternoon Shift. Meeting of Underground Workers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 5

The following is reprinted from the official A.M.A. newspaper, but for its accuracy "The Miner" is not…

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"Undemocratic Hours." Miners' Resolution Turned Down. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Sunday 10 October 1915 · page 2

A private conference of the Miners' Federation at Nottingham rejected the Lancashire and Cheshire branches' resolution that work on the mines should…

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