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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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Federated Mining Employees. Opinions of the Secretary. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1916 · page 2

Referring on Saturday to the strike. Mr. Little (secretary of the Federated Mining Employees' Union) stated that a good deal had been said about the…

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Mines Pay Days

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

The manager of the South mine notifies that applications having been made for unclaimed wages, employees are notified that unclaimed wages will…

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In Victoria. Federated Miners' Support. Secretary Defends Broken Hill Miners

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 3

The general secretary of the Federated Mining Employees' Association of Australia, Mr. J. R. Little, made the following statement on Friday to the…

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Soldibr's Fatal Fall. a Member of the Miners' Corps. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

Stoper Harry Carvall (40), a member of the Miners' Corps at Casula Camp, accidentally fell from the window of a hotel at Waterloo to the…

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Coal Mine on Fire. Fire Fighters Fail to Get Control. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 3

A fire at the Jumbun[?]a, coal mine has got the upper hand of the fire fighters. A tunnel was settled down with a view to letting the fire burn…

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Miners' Accident Relief Fund

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 2

The secretary of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund at the Zinc Corporation notifies that allowances under the fund will be available as usual…

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Coal Shippers Fined £200. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 2

Two coal shippers wore, at Newcastle yesterday, fined £200 each on charges of illegally exporting coal…

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Burra-burra Copper Mine. Sold by Auction

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 4

Last week, at the Adelaide Wool Exchange, Mr. James Wilkinson (for Messrs. Bagot, Shakes, and Lewis) offered at auction, under instructions…

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Dutch Liner Strikes a Mine. Passenger and Crew Safe. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 2

The Dutch liner Princess Uliansa, struck a mine in the North See and was damaged, but has reached Felixtown, on the English coast. The passengers…

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Coal Miners and Motor Ambulance. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 1

The Yorkshire miners are giving 6d. per week each for fourteen weeks to raise £33,000 to buy motor ambulances for the army. The South Wales miners…

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Burra Copper Mine. Sold by Auction

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 February 1916 · page 1

Last week, at the Adelaide Wool Exchange, Mr. James Wilkinson (for Messrs. Bagot, Shakes. and Lewis) offered at auction, under instructions…

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State Coal Mine. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 6

The Minister of Mines (Mr. J. Estell) stated yesterday that the development of the State coal mine at Lithgow would be commenced in a couple of…

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Miners and Enlistment. a Manager's Complaint

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 February 1916 · page 5

The Kalgoor[?]ie correspondent of "The Register" states:- As a meeting of the Goldfields' Munitions Committee on Wednesday night…

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A Request for Coal. Washington

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 2

Lieutenant Berg, the German commander of the Appam, has asked permission to take aboard 200 tons of coal. He is apparently preparing to…

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Coal Needs. Committee of Advice Formed. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 2

Mr. W. Runciman (President of the Board of Trade) has now established a committee of officials from the Admiralty, munitions works, mining…

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Western Miners. Will Not Work with Enemy Subjects. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 2

Recently the Goldfields Miners' Union resolved that its members should not work with enemy subjects after February 1…

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The Mine Staffs. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 3

Sir,—leaving out the question of the wisdom of the present dispute in Broken Hill, I would like to express my opinion on the attitude of some of the members…

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Cobar Miners Reverse Decision. Will Now Assist Broken Hill. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 3

A meeting of the Cobar branch of the Federated Mining Employees yesterday rescinded a previous motion and decided to assist financially the Broken…

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The Mine Staffs. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 3

Sir,—I crave apace in "The Miner" to reply to a letter in Tuesday's issue signed "Scab, so Called." He refers to my letter of the 29/1/16, and he asks…

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A Kalgoorlie Trouble. Over Enemy Subjects. Two Mines Closed Down

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

A resolution recently passed by the Miners' Union prohibiting its members from working with enemy subjects was put into operation on Monday (says the…

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