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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

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Raids on the Mines. Police Court Cases. Ninth Day of Hearing

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 4

The cases were continued in the Police Court to-day, before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., in connection with the raids on the mines on August 22…

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Mining. Queensland Arsenic Mine. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 3

Operations are to be commenced immediately at the State arsenic mine in Queensland…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

At the North mine to-day A. Pearson was at work on the 950ft. level, when some stone fell away and bruised' his feet. The Victoria ambulance was sent…

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Foreigners on the Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 3

"Loyal Mother" again writes: "In reply to 'An Italian's Wife,' the Dagoes, Austrians, Germans, etc., have a perfect right to earn an honest…

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The Proprietary Mine Charges. All Defendants Convicted. Cumulative Sentences

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 1

Peter O'Grady(44), miner, and Joseph Stacey (36), miner, were charged:-"1. That you did on August 22, l9l7, at Broken Hill, use violence…

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Raids on the Mines. All Defendants Convicted. Cumulative Sentences

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

The hearing of the charges against Peter O'Grady Joseph Stacey, Claude John Henry Joyce, Frank O'Donnell, Charles Robinson, and Basil James…

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Raids on the Mines. Police Court Cases. Tenth Day of Hearing

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 1

The cases were continued in the Police Court to-day, before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., in connection with the raids on the mines on August 22…

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The Coal Industry. Government Warning in Case of Further Trouble. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

"If there is to be further trouble with the Coal and Shale Miners' Federation, the Government is prepared to meet it," said the Minister for Labor…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 4

At about 11.30 o'clock this morning, while working at the Block 10 mine, Sir. A. Lawrence slipred on a stone and bruised his left leg. He was…

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More Coal Arrives.. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 4

The steamers Nardoo and Marjorie arrived at Port Adelaide with 5000 tons of coal yesterday…

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The Coal Industry. Further Disputes. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

The Burwood colliery, in the Newcastle district, was thrown idle yesterday owing to a strike of employees, who refused to go down the mine with…

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The Dardanelles Engagement. Goeben and Breslau Strike Mines. Official Report. (Reuters Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

Tile Admiralty reports:— "The Goeben and the Breslau emerged from the Dardanelles early on Sunday and attacked our forces northward…

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Mining Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

This afternoon, while carrying an iron rail on the 1200ft. level of the North Mine, Mr. Arthur Harris slipped and fell. The rail fell on Mr. Harris,…

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Mine Mishaps. Three Ambulance Calls

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

At about midnight last night, a trucker, whose name was given as "George," was jambed between trucks while at work on the 1000ft. level at…

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The Moonta Mines. Alleged Victimisation

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the Moonta miners, members of the old F.M.E.A., and now members of the A.W.U., with the public in general, was held in the…

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Mining. Broken Hill Prorietary

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. reports for the four weeks ending January 9:— Newcastle…

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Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers was held on Monday afternoon at the institute rooms, 57-59 Swanston-street,…

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Pilfering on the Mines. Fined for Stealing Cement

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

Louis Reymond was charged Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M, in the Police Court this morning with having stolen a quantity of cement, valued at 1/6,…

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The Goal Agreement. Employment of Victorian Miners. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 2

The agreement arrived at by "The Victorian and New South Wales Ministers on Tuesday for the supply of 200,000 tons of coal annually from the…

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The Coal Industry. Lymington Colliery Trouble. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

The Lymington colliery, Newcastle, is still idle. Some of the wheelers who were employed at Lymington were served with summonses yesterday…

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