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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

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Junction North Mine Dispute. Settled by Conference

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 1

The strike of the 21 men engaged in a slime bin at the Junction North mine has been settled. This afternoon Mr. T. H. Palmer, general manager, made…

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Shortage of Labor. Position at the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 2

In his report for the week ended May 19, Mr. W. E. Wainwright (manager of the South mine) refers to the labor shortage as follows:— "The labor…

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Weekly Railway Fares. Miners Resent Proposed Increase. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 2

Some of the Wollongong miners yesterday stated that if any increase in their weekly railway fare is insisted on they will not travel to work by train…

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Mines' Accident Fund. Amount Paid in Benefits. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 2

Figures in the report of the board administering the Miners' Accident Relief Fund show that in the 16 years of the fund's existence the amount paid in…

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Barrier Miner. Tuesday, May 22, 1917. the Surplus of Gold in Sweden

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 2

IT has been been realised by financial authorities that it is possible for a country to have in its banks and in its pression generally more gold than…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 2

Early this morning James fiangon, while working at the North Mine, had his nose cut and his head bruised as the result of a fall of earth. The…

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Mining. Junction North. Half-yearly Report

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 4

At the half-yearly meeting of the Junction-North Company, to be held in Sydney to-morrow afternoon, the report and balance-sheet dealing with the last…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 4

F. Moore, while working on the 800ft level at the Central mine this morning, slipped on an iron plate and ricked his back. After receiving…

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Work in Broken Hill. A.M.A. Message to Sydney. Allegation Against Mining Companies. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 2

The secretary of the Railway Workers Industry branch of the A.W.U. (Mr. C. Bookin) has received a telegram from the secretary of the A.M.A…

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Junction North Mine. a Meeting of Shareholders. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

Shareholders of the Junction Worth mine met yesterday afternoon to discuss the report prior to the ordinary half-yearly meeting, which will be held in…

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New Zealand. P. C. Webb Sentenced. Miners' Renounce "Go Slow" Policy. Wellington (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

Patrick Charles Webb has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment on a charge of sedition. A second charge against Webb was dismissed…

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Mount Lyell Trouble. Miners Resume Work. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 4

After repudiating an agreement made by their delegates with the Mount Lyell Company the miners at Queenstown resumed work yesterday,…

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Miners' Deputation to the Prime Minister. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 6

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd George) to-day received a deputation from the Miners' Federation, who outlined their views concerning…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 1

While working on the 500ft. level at the Proprietary Mine this morning V. Dickerson fell from a set of timber and badly lacerated his chin. Mr…

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South Mine Dividend

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 1

The Broken Hill South Company has (as advised in "The Miner" on Saturday), declared a dividend of 6/, payable on June 2. This distribution,…

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The Mutooroo Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 1

The Cockburn correspondent of "The Register" writes:—A parcel of about a hundred bags of ore from the Mutooroo mines was sent to the. Wallaroo…

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Mining. Junction North

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 4

The management of the Junction North Mine furnishes the following report for publication of operations for the week ended May 26:—The…

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The Sh[?] of Labor. on the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 1

Mr. W. E. Wainwright (general manager of the South mine) says in his weekly report on the mine operations: "We are stell short of men for…

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In Broken Hill. the Recruiting Campaign. Visit to the Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 4

This afternoon Messrs. Donald Mackinnon (Director-General of Recruiting in Australia), A. J. Roberts (Mayor of Glenelg), and Senator Newland…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 4

W. Manning, while employed trucking at the South mine this morning, had his foot crushed as the result of a truck running over it. The Victoria…

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