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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

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Mine Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

At about 8.30 o'clock last night H. W. Jones, a rainer, while employed on the 500ft level of the Proprietary mine had his leg lacerated and one of…

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Mine Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

At the South mine to-day W. Patterson had one of his feet badly bruised by a piece of heavy timber falling on it.Mr. Patterson was removed in the…

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The Gold Mining Industry. Decisions of a Conference. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

A conference of Australian gold producers, convened by the Victorian Chamber of Mines, concluded its deliberations yesterday. The decisions…

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In Britain. Labor Unrest. Trouble Spreading Over the Country. Miners, Engineers, and Kindred Trades Involved. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

The wave of labor unrest is spreading over the country, involving miners, engineers, boilermakers, and many kindred trades. The concession of a…

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Coal Miners Wages. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 12

Reports received from Wollongong state that the miners employed at the North Bulli collaery have agreed to adopt the "drag" system, under which…

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Coal Miners' Wages. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

Reports received, from Wollongong state that the miners employed at the North Bulli, colliery have agreed to adopt the "drag" system, under which…

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Mine Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 8

At the South mine Friday W. Patter. ion had one of his feet badly bruised by a piece of heavy timber falling onit Mr. Patterson was removed in the…

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Yorkshire Miners' Strike. Demand for Meal Time Cessation Granted. Men Resume Work. (Reuter's. Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

Yorkshire miners to the numbers or 200,000 struck to-day demanding a 20,minutes' complete cessation of work at meal time instead of taking the…

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Yorkshire Miners' Strike. Demand for Meal Time Cessation Granted. Men Resume Work. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 12

Yorkshire miners to the number of 200,000 struck to-day, demanding a 20-minutes' complete cessation of work at meal time instead of taking the…

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Man Charged with Stealing. a Government Barrow and Mine Piping. Accused Fined

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 4

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Arthur Gates, Deputy S.M., Harry Williams, [?]2, described as a miner, was charged with having in his custody…

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Collapse of a Stope at the British. Three Miners Entombed. a Fourth Escapes. Rescues Parties at Work

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 4

At about 2 30 o'clock this afternoon, while a party of four miners was working on the 400ft. level of Blackwood's shaft of the British mine, the whole…

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The British Mine Fatality. the Inquest

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

The acting city coroner, Mr. A. Gates, Deputy S.M., will hold an inquest at the Courthouse at 10 o'clock to-morrow (Thursday) morning,…

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Coal Miner Killed. in Abermain Colliery. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 2

Arthur Lynch, miner, a married man with four children, living in First-street, Weston, was killed in the Abermain colliery yesterday by a fall of…

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British Mine Fatality. the Inuest. an Adjournment Until

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 4

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of William O'Regan (known also as William Murphy) and John Foppoli, who were killed…

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In Britain. Industrial Unrest. Fifeshire Miners' Strike Collapsing. London Shipping Trouble. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 2

The Fifeshire miners' strike is said to be collapsing. Many thousands of men have resumed work. The shipyards' employers at the Port…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

While employed cleaning a boiler at the Central mine to-day Mr. Peter Johnson fell from a staging and dislocated his shoulder. Dr. Hains…

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Inhalatoriums. Being Erected on the Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 4

For a long time past, since the influenza first came to Australasia, several of the Broken Hill mining company's have been making preparations…

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Inhalatoriums. Being Erected on the Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 9

For a long time past, since the influenza first came to Australasia, several of the Broken Hill mining company's have been making preparations…

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Mine Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 4

R. Hargardy, a millhand, while employed at the De Bavay treatment works to-day, fell from a staging and suffered a bruised hip. Mr. Hargardy…

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Mine Mishaps. Calls on Motor Ambulance

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 2

While working on the 500ft. level, Block 10 mine, on Saturday G. Boggen had one of his feet crushed by a falhng stone. Mr. Boggen waa taken to the…

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