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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

836 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 42

Central Mine Accident. Band Injured by Circular Saw

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 1

Mr. Willian Bevan James, white feeding a circular saw at the Central mine tin's afternoon, got his left hand Caught, with the result that two joints…

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MINING. (Reuter's Message.) London Share Sales. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 3

The latest London share sales include:—Broken Hill British, 28'3: Broken" Hill Proprietary, 61/6…

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Mining. London Quotations

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

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

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Melting Gold Coinage. Statement by the Fededal Treasurer. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

The Federal Treasurer (Mr. W. G. Higgs) stated yesterday that it had been found that persons had been in the habit of obtaining gold coin from the…

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MINING. (Reuter's Message.) the Share Market. London Quotations. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 1

On the London Stock Exchange today Broken Hill Proprietaty shares sold at 62/…

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"Old Gold and Silver War Fund." an Appeal

Barrier Miner · Sunday 19 March 1916 · page 3

The following appeal has bean received by "The Miner." with a request for publication:- "This patriotic fund which was…

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The 44-Hours Week. Yesterday's Mass Meeting. Correspondence From Mine Managers' Association

Barrier Miner · Sunday 19 March 1916 · page 2

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

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An Australian Murdered Attack on a Bolivia Mining Camp. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Sunday 19 March 1916 · page 1

Mr. Hugh Mahon (Minister of External Affairs) has received information from the Colonial Office stating that Mr. H. J. Nilan, an Australian,…

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Contract Mining at Ballarat

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 2

The men working on contract at the New 'Normanby mine, Ballarat East (says the Ballarat correspondent of "The Age), are still making much…

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Industrial Matters. Some Cobar Miners Refuse to Work. Increased Pay for Contract Work Wanted. Two Hundred Men Affected. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 2

Un saturday morning the Federated Mine Employees' Union made a demand on the Occidental Gold Mining Company, Cebar, for a guarantee of a…

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Hill End Miners Still on Strike. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 3

The strike of miners at Hill Ead still continues. There seems to be at present no solution of the difficulty. Read to-day's nears To-Day in "The…

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In Australia. Enemy Subject Miners in Weet Australia. Wives and Children Reported Starving

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 2

A telegram from Kalgoorlie in the "Advertiser" states:- When the members of the Miners' Union refused some time ago to work…

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Broken Hill and the Goldfields. Criticism of Mr. Kerr

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 4

The "Kalgoorlie Miner" says:— "Mr. G. Kerr, a delegate from Broken Hill, who was at Boulder, some weeks ago, where he waa extended…

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Industrial Matters. Arabat Mines Closed Down. Three Hundred Men Idle. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Sunday 26 March 1916 · page 2

No tenders having been received by the miners for contract work, all the mines on the Ararat field were closed down yesterday. Three Hundred…

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Industrial Matters. Ararat Mines Closed Down. Three Hundred Men Idle. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 4

No tenders having been received by the miners for contract work, all the mines on the Ararat field wwre [?] down yesterday. Three Hundred…

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On the Western Front. Trench Work with the British. Mines and Bombs Active. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 2

General Sir Douglas Haig reports:— "The enemy on Friday night sprang a mine near the Hohenzollern redoubt. Germans entered a trench, but were…

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Mining. the Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 4

The official report of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company for the four weeks to March 8 is as follows:- Newcastle:—Blast furnace worked…

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44 H0urs Week. Arbitration Court Proceedings. E. J. Horwood's Evidence. the "Life" of the Big Mine. Shortage of Miners in

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

Beforo Mr. Justice Higgins in the Arbitration Court yesterday, in the. hearing of the plaints by the Broken Hill A.M.A. and other unions, Edward…

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Mining. Wallaroo and Moonta. Annual Report

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 4

The profit shown the accounts of the Wallaroo and "Moonta Mining and Smelting Company for the year ended December 31, 1915, after making…

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Mining. the Share Market. Adelaide Quotations

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 2

Mesars Ward and Co. (per Met[?]. White and Hosier) supply the following morning quotations of the Adelaide share market:…

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