Mine Mishap
At the South Mine this morning Mr. J. Oliver, a miner, had his left hand jammed while at work, with the result that two of the fingers were…
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Mining & the mines, 1917
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Broken Hill Proprietary Mine. Mr. Delprat Makes a Statement. Curtailed Operations Necessary. Sydney
As recently announced, the difficulty of finding freight for metal product has caused an accumulation of lead at Port Pirie, the immediate effect being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Safety in Engine-houses. Deputation From Broken Hill. to Minister of Mines. Sydney
A deputation representing Broken Hill miners yesterday waited upon the Minister of Mines (Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, M.L.A.) to ask for…
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The Victoria Ambulance was called last night to the South Mine (800ft. level) to take to his home in Wolfram-street, Railway Town Mr. J. H…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butte Copper Mines Closed. an I.W.W. STRIKE. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver
The great copper mines at Butte (Montana) have Deen closed owing to a strike. The I.W.W. says it will not produce copper to help England…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Friday, June 15, 1917. Shortening Hands on the Big Mine
THE announcement is made by the general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company that there is to be reduction in the output from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Broken Hill Mines. Smelters and Treatment of Output. Statements by Managers. Question of Curtailment
In view of the announcement recently made that the Associated Smelters, Port Pirie, would not be able to continue taking the same quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germany and United States. the Strike at the Butte Mines. Militia Prevents Rioting. (Reuter's Message.) Butte (Montana)
A curious combined union of the I.W.W. and alien agitators brought about the strike which has tied up the copper mines. A large force of militia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storing Coal at Newcastle. Sydney
At a meeting et the delegate board of the Northern Colliery employees yesterday, it was reported that large quantities of coal were being stored…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stories of Messines. How the Miners Worked. Germans Who Want the War to End
Mr. Percival Phillips[?] war correspondent on the Western front, writing on June 11, describes the work of the miners, prior to the blowing up of the…
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About an hour after midnight this morning, while at work on the 1300ft. level at the Block 10 mine, a man named Lewis had one of his feet injured…
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At about 10 o'clock this morning Mr. William Gough had some of his toes fractured as the result of a fall of earth while he was performing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barrier Miner. Tuesday, June 19, 1917. Closing of the Miners' Accident Relief Fund
THE contributions to the Miners' Accident Relief Fund, which has been in existence for 16 years, will come to an end next Saturday. After that date…
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The deliveries of the Junction mine during May were 3983 tons of sulphide ore to the Central mine and 107 tons carbonate ore to Cockle Creet Smelters…
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At the Junction mine this afternoon while unloading a truck a Maltese named Euboni fell and injured his hip and back. He was removed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Coal Shortage at Port Pirie. Lack of Shipping. Adelaide
Before leaving for Melbourne this afternoon the Premier (Mr. C. Yaughan) said: "The position in regard to the coal supply at Port Pirie is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →French Mine Sweeper Mined. Seven of the Crew Killed. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a French minesweeper struck a mine in the Bay of Biscay and sank. A boiler explosion before the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Barrier Miner. Thursday, June 21, 1917. the Sudden Coal Crisis at Port Pirie
THE consternation caused by the diversion from Port Pirie of a single cargo of coal shows what a narrow margin Australia is working on at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mine to Close Down. Sydney
Mr. Justice Edmunds was informed at yesterday's sitting of the Federal Coal Mine Board at Newcastle that the West Wallsend coal mine would have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill Coal. Diverted to Port Pirie. Adelaide
About 600 tons of coal, intended for Broken Hill, have been diverted to Port Pirie smelters…
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