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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 28 of 42

Bulli Colliery Dispute. Mine May Close Down. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 September 1916 · page 3

Matters in connection with the Bulli colliery dispute over the hours of work have not improved, as all the horses have been withdrawn from the mine…

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Enemy Subjects in Mines. the Kalgoorlie Trouble. Commission Opens Inquiry. Slavs Give Evidence. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 4

Yesterday at Kalgoorlie the commission recently appointed for the purpose of inqu ring into the question of whether certain foreigners [?]ately…

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Bulli Colliery Dispute. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 3

About 250 men are idle at Bulli as the result of the colliery closing. The horses have all been brought out of the mine…

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Enemy Subjects in Mines. the Kalgoorlie Trouble. Commission Opens Inquiry. Slavs Give Evidence. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 4

Yesterday at Kalgoorlie the commission recently appointed for [?]e purpose of inqu[?]ring into the question of whether certain foreigners [?]ateiy…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 1

W.Best was to-day admitted to the Hospital suffering from a lacerated arm. While at the South mine Mr. Best slipped on a sheet of iron and fell…

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South Mine Changehouse

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 1

The management of the South mine notifies that the changehouse on the mine will be cleared on Sunday, and employees are requested to remove…

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Enemy Subjects on the Mines. the Kalgoorlie Commission. Decision in Twelve Cases. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 September 1916 · page 2

The commission appointed to inquire into the nationality of certain foreigners employed on the local mines, gave its decision yesterday in connection…

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South Mine Changehouse

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 4

The management of the South mine notifies that the changehouse on the mine will be cleared on Sunday, and employees are requested to remove…

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Damage Done on the Mines. Clothing Destroyed and Work Interfered With

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 5

The following damage to the property of men who worked underground on last Thursday week has been reported by sufferers:—…

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Non-unionists in the Mines. Yesterday's A.m.a. Meeting

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 3

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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In Australia. War Time Profits. Equitable Basis of Taxing Mines Desired. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 September 1916 · page 2

The Australian Metal Exchange has sent an exhaustive report to the Federal Treasurer (Mr. W. G. Higgs) on War Time Profits Taxation Assessment…

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Block 10 Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

The manager of the Block 10 mine this morning informed a "Miner" reporter that there was no truth in a report in circulation that the mine…

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Enemy Subjects in the Mining Industry. Kalgoorlie Commission's Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 4

Te commission appointed, to inquire into the nationality of certain foreigners formerly employed on the mines in the Kalgoorlie district, gave its decision…

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Miners' Association President. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 2

Mr. M'Donald, of Tasmania, has been elected president of the Federated Miners' Employees' Association of Australia. The final figures on the…

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"Non-unionists on the Mines." To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 3

Sir.—On reading "The Miner" on Monday, I was surprised to see a report of an A. M. A. meeting reprinted from the A.M.A. paper (re the resolution…

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Mine Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 September 1916 · page 2

At the Central mine last night shortly before midnight a miner, Mr. C. Power, while cutting a piece of timber struck his left foot with the axe, inflicting a…

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Mining. a Metallurgical Problem. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 September 1916 · page 2

The problem of extracting sulphur from pyrites before it is smelted is reported to have been solved in Tasmania…

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The State Coal Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 2

Mr. A. A. Atkinson (Chief Inspector of Coal Mines in New South Wales) has been appointed General Superintendent of the State Coal Mine at…

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Accident at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 4

At the 1250ft. level of the North mine this afternoon Joseph Bowen fell down a chute a distance of 15ft., and fractured his left leg. Dr. Moulden set the…

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The Referendum. on the Kalgoorlie Goldfields. Enginedrivers and Firemen Support Mr. Hughes. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 4

Members of the Goldfields branch of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Union passed a resolution on Tuesday night pledging the branch to…

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