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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 9 of 42

Westralian Gold Find. "Richard Specimen's for Years."

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 2

On Friday (wires "The Register" correspondent) about 2cwt. of specimen stone was brought into Kalgoor[?]ie from the New Boddington mine, Goongarrie,…

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Higher Wages for Queensland Coal Workers. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 2

The Industrial Court in Brisbane has granted a higher wage for coal workers…

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Industrial Matters. Coal Lumpers Refuse to Work Overtime. Effect at Newcastle. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1916 · page 2

The action of the Melbourne coal lumpers in refusing to work overtime is said to be having an injurions effect in Newcastle. The coal trade of the…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 2

Shortly after last midnight Mr. J. Smith, while working on the 400ft. level at the South Blocks mine, sustained bruises and lacerations to the…

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In Broken Hill. the Miners' Corps

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 1

Word has been received in Broken Hill that the Miners' Corps which left Sydney by steamer on Sunday morning arrived off Melbourne to-day, and…

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Mining. Mount Bischoff

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 4

Improved net earnings are shown by the half-yearly report of the Mount Bischoff Tin-mining Company to December 31, when the profit was £4433,…

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The Miners' Corps. March Through Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 2

The recently formed miners' corps marched through Melbourne on Tuesday morning. The battalion consists of practical miners, drawn from the…

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Tasmanian Mining Companies. an Amalgamation Scheme Adopted

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 2

The Launceston correspondent of "The Advertiser" says:- The amalgamation scheme, by which the Primrose, Hercules, and Tasmanian…

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West Australian Gold Mines. Shortage of Labor

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

A Kalgoorlie telegram in the Adelaide "Herald" says:- The Chamber of Mine[?] states that the action taken by the Miners' Union a…

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Comforts for the Miners' Corps

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

The first representative unit of Australia, comprising men from all the States, is shortly to leave for special trench work at the front. This is the…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

This mornina Mr. Gordon Currie, employed in the sailor gang at the South mine, slipped from a platform 5ft. high and sprained his left leg. He…

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Romance of Rand Mines

Western Grazier · Saturday 26 February 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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Miners' Accident Fund. Increase Relief Wanted

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 8

A deputation is being arranged by the Colliery Employees' Federation to wait on the Minister for Mines to ask for an increase in the allowances under…

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The Junction Mine. Visit of Directors

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

Mesars. John North (Sydney) and R. T. Edwards (Adelaide), directors of the Junction mine, returned to the cities from Broken Hill last night after a…

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Broken Hill South Mine. Meeting of Shareholders

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of the Broken Hill South Silver-mining Company was held at Collins House yesterday. Mr. Molesworth Greene presided, and…

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44-Hours Week. the North Mine. Bailing Proceeding

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 4

Questioned by "The Miner" this morning concerning the progress of Operations at the North mine, the management stated:—"Bailing is still…

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In Broken Hill. the Miners' Corps. Reinforcements Farewelled

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 4

Twenty-eight members of the reinforcemeat, for the Miners' Corps, who had been visiting their friends and relatives prior to embarkation,…

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Coal Shortage in Melbourne. Lumpers Refuse to Work Overtime. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

Owing to the refusal of the coal lampers to work overtime, stocks of coal in Melbourne are becoming depleted. If the attitude of the men is…

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In Broken Hill. the Miners' Corps

Barrier Miner · Sunday 27 February 1916 · page 1

Sapper E. J. Reynolds, of the Miners Corps, writes:—"On behalf of the Miners Corps which visited Broken Hill on Thursday and Friday I wish to…

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Impressions Of. a Coal Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 3

A visitor to the South Coast describes his visit to the Metropolitan mine. Helensburgh, as follows (says the Wollongong correspondent of "The Daily…

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