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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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Britain's Coal Output. Endeavors to Increase It. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 1

The Government has requested the miners to confer on May 16 to cpnsider how to increase the coal output in view of the Allies' demands. The output…

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Mining. Junction North Mill Again in Work

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

The manager of the Junction North mine reports:—"Our plant ran 102 hours during the fiv days for the week ending May 6. It treated 810…

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A Fail of Ground. in Newcastle Coal Area. Ten Houses Subside. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 2

At about noon yesterday the residents of Dent-street, Merewether, near Newcastle, and adjacent parts of that suburb were alarmed by rumbling…

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Mining. the 44-Hours Week. Operation of the Award. Takes Effect on Friday Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 4

The Mining Managers' Association announces by advertisement to-day that the award of the Arbtration Court as regards hours of work and wages wi[?]…

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Mine Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 3

At an early hour this morning Mr. G. Lambert, a miner, employed at Block 10, sustained a bruised back and left leg and severe lacerations to the…

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Mining. the Share Market. London Quotations. London, [?]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 4

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MINING. (Reuter's Message.) Lead Imports and Exports. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 2

British lead imports for the month of April amounted to 14,723 tons, of which, the Australian contribution was 7663 tons. The exports reached…

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Mining. Extending British Spelter. Works. Agreement with Munitions Department

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4

According to a statement which appeared in "The Times" just prior to the last mail leaving London, on agreement had been practically reached…

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Mining. Iron Production in New Zealand. Wellington(N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 2

A successful demonstration of the Kesgett process of iron sand smelting has been carried out at New Plymouth. The directora will [?] proceed with the…

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Romance of Rand Mines

Western Grazier · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 4

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

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Proprietary Mine Fatality. Inquest Continued. Verdict of Accidenta[?] Death. Rider by the Jury

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 4

The City Coroner (Mr. T. Hall) this morning conducted the adourned inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Archibald John…

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Mining. Ballarat Mine Closed Down

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 1

Another Ballarat mine, the Woah Hawp Canton, has been closed down (says a Ballarat correspondent). A notification to this effect was on…

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Reopening Old Mines. Mr. Estell's Proposals. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Estell) proposes visiting Brisbane shortly for the purpose of securing information by which the New South Wales Deep…

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Bulgarians in Broken Hill. Twenty-two Arrive. Interned Prisoners From the Liverpool Camp. Allegedly Returned to Work in the Mines. Military, Police, and Mines in the Dark

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 May 1916 · page 2

A party of 22 Bulgarians from the Liverpool (N.S.W.) concentration camp arrived in Broken Hill by the express this morning in charge of a military…

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North Mine Dividend

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 2

The Broken Hill North Company has declared a dividend of 2/ per share…

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Accident at Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 4

This aftrnoon Mr. William West, a surface laborer employed at the Central mine, was jammed in the door of a truck and sustained severe lacerations…

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West Australian Miners. Increase of Wages Offered

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 2

A Kalgoorlie message to "The Advertiser" states:- "A conference between representatives of the Chamber of Mines and the…

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On the Mines. the Employment of the Men

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 4

Mr. S. Deed, check inspector of the A.M.A., this afternoon stated that seven of the Bulgarians who came from the Liverpool concentration camp…

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Chinese with More Than Legal Amount of Gold. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 2

Two Chinese were arrested on the steamer Empire yesterday charged with having in their possession more than the legal amount of gold…

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