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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 8 of 42

Moonta Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 3

Hornsby suction gas engines are being installed at Moonta Mines at a cost of £15,000 (says "The People's Weekly"). The crosscut which has been put in at…

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Gold Dredging in Victoria. "Nearly a Thing of the Past." Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 3

Mr. Livingstone, Minister of Mines, in Victoria, ventured the opinion on Saturday that within three months gold dredging would be practically a thing…

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44-Hours Week. Central Mine Trouble Over. Acting Prime Minister Intervenes. Officials Reinstated. Resumption of Work at Midnight

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 4

The following is a copy of a letter which the secretary of the Broken Hill Mining Managers' Association (Mr. F. G. Allen) sent this morning to Mr…

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44-Hours Week. North Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 4

The acting-manager of the North mine was this afternoon asked by a "Miner" reporter what the exact position was at the North mine regarding…

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Miners for Pernatty

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 3

Last week(says a Port Augusta paper) twelve miners who had been engaged from Broken Hall and Adelaide, arrived in Port Augusta en…

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Mine Managers Leave for Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

Messrs. E. J. Horwood (Proprietary), J. Hebbard (Central), and W. E. Wainwright (South) left Broken Hill last night for Melbourne…

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Hill End Miners and Nonunionists. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

The unionists employed at the Hill End mines have notified their intention of ceasing work unless non-unionists employed on the mines are dismissed…

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Senator Pearce's View. "Enemy Influence and Gold at Work." Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

SenatorPearce (Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Defence) list night said that he deeply deplored the unhappy disturbance of so many men…

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North Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 4

Nothing official could be obtained from the North mine; but it is expected that work will cease there at midnight as on the other mines…

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Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 4

The management of the Central mine, stated that productive operations on the mine would cease at midnight, but necessary other work would be…

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South Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 4

Productive operations on the South mine will cease at midnight to-night. Enginedrivers required apart from productive operations will continue to work…

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"Enemy" Miners. Position in the West

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

The mines chiefly affected by the shortage of labor are the Perseverance, Golden Horseshoe, Associated, and Lake View and Star, on which a fairly large…

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In Broken Hill. the Miners' Corps. Young Men Wanted As Officers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

Mr. J. B. Jaquet, Chief Inspector of Mines, In Sydney, has written to Messrs. James and Farrier, the Government inspectors of mines in Broken…

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44-Hours Week. On the Mines. Productive Work Terminates To-night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 4

Under the arrangement made with Senator Pearce, the Broken Hill mines conclude their productive week at midnight to-night…

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Lithgow Miners' Wages. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 3

The threatened stoppage of men at the Lithgow Ironworks Tunnel Mine has been overcome by the men accepting an extra 2d. per ton on the hewing rate…

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On the Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 5

The management of the Amalgamated Zinc (De Bavay's) notifies that milling operations will be resumed a 8 6'clock on Monday morning…

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Mount Lyell Mines. Company's Offer of Bonuses Accepted. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 4

The largest meeting of miners over held at Gormanston, assembled on Thursday night, to discuss the Mount Lyell Company's offer of an increase…

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44-Hours Week. In Broken Hill. North and Block 14 MINE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 6

In reply to a question as to whether there was a lockout on the North mine, as stated at the meeting of the A.M.A. yesterday, an official on the mine stated…

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French Explode Mines. Enemy Attacks Repulsed. Fighting in Alsace. Paris

Barrier Miner · Sunday 20 February 1916 · page 1

An official communique states:- "In the Artois region, northward of Hill 140, we exploded a mine which seriously damaged a German crater…

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Moonta Mining

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 2

The "People's Weekly" (Moonta) states that the west lode had been cut at 1680ft. level at Moonts Mines. Captain Hayes, the underground manager,…

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