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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1920

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Miners' Health Inquiry 291 Examinations To-day Total Reaches 5012

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 4

The members of the Miners' Health Inquiry Commission have conducted 5012 examinations since they began operations at the Protestant Hall on…

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The Idle Mines the Melbourne Conference Proprietary Company Explains Its Position

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 2

With regard to the offer made by the Barrier mining companies to the unions at Broken Hid, the secretary of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company…

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Coal Strike Possible Towards End of the Year Six-hour Day Wanted

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 3

Inquiries in Sydney seem to substant[?]ate the statements circulated in Melbourne to the effect that there is to be a coal strike during the latter months…

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Mining Price of Silver ("The Times" Message) London, April 26

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 2

Silver is quoted at 6/7[?] au ounce…

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Miners' Health Inquiry. 174. Examinations To-day Total Reaches 5186

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 4

The members of the Miners' Health Inquiry Commission have conducted 5186 examinations since they began operations at the Protestant Hail on…

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The Idle Mines Melbourne Conferences Resumption To-dat Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1920 · page 2

Though negotiations between the directors of the Broken Hill mines and the A.M.A. Branch of the Coal and Shale Employees' Association, were…

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Miners' Health Inquiry 143 Examinations To-day Mines Visited

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 4

The members of the Miners' Health Inquiry Commission have conducted 5329 examinations since they began operations at the Protestant Hail on…

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The Idle Mines Coal and Shale Federation Discusses Delegates' Report Strike to Be Continued Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 2

At a meeting of the Council of the Coal and Shale Miners' federation yesterday afternoon the Barrier position was discussed. Reports from the…

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The Idle Mines Mr. M. P. CONSIDINE, M.H.H., Moves for a Commission Mines Industry Conditions Distribution of Profits Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 4

In the House of Representatives this afternoon, Mr. M. P. Considine moved: (1) That a Royal Commission be appointed to investigate and report…

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Mining the Price of Silver Latest London Quotation (Reuter's Message.) London, April 28

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 3

Silver was quoted to-day at 6/6[?] an ounce…

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State Authority Favored for Control of Irish Coal Decision of Committee ("The Times" Message.) London, April 28

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 1

The committee of Irishmen, under Lord Justice O'Connor, has recommended that the Irish coal industry be placed under a State authority which…

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Trouble at the Pinnacles F.e.d. and F.a. Members Refuse to Lower Miners Enginedrivers Dismissed Men's Action Endorsed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 2

When miners, who are said to be members of the Barrier Workers' Association, turned up to work underground at the…

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"White Kid Glove Class" in a Speculative Spirit Mining Warden's Views Dispute Over Kaiser Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 4

The working of the Kaiser Gold Mine at Bodangora by Mr. P. Collreavy and a syndicate was the subjebt of a complaint respecting the non-fulfilment of…

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Miners and Laborers To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

Sir,—As a min[?]r, and not a miner's laborer, I must say that in common sense and reason we cannot demand the same wages for miners' laborers…

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Miners' Health Inquiry 124 Examinations To-day Block 10 Visited

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 4

The members of the Miners' Health Inquiry Commission have conducted 5453 examinations since they began operations at the Protestant Hall on…

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The Idle Mines Commission Asked for by Mr. Considine, M.H.R. "The Subterranean Hell" Debate Is Adjourned Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

Members of the House of Representatives were not very attentive yesterday to the member for The Barrier (Mr. M. P. Considine), who moved a…

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The Idle Mines. Melbourne Conferences Concluded. Agreements Reported Reached Subject to Unions' Confirmation All Bodies Except A.M.A. Concerned. Wages and Conditions are Accepted And Hours Referred to Arbitration Court Delegates Leave Melbourne To-night. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 4

The conferences of all the Barrier unions (except the A.M.A.) with the mining companies were concluded to-day. It is understood that mutually[?] satisfactory agreements were amicably reached in every case, subject to confirmation by general meetings of the unions…

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Miners' Health Inquiry 500 Members of A.m. A. Are Still to Be Examined the Mines Visited

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 2

Mr. Lindsay Thompson, registrar of the Miners Health Inquiry Commission, to-day informed a "Miner" reporter that the members of the commission…

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Miners' Health Inquiry 500 Members of A.m.a. Are Still, to Be Examined the Mines Visited

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 4

Mr. Lindsay Thompson, registrar of the Miners Health Inquiry Comnission, to-day informed a "Miner" reporter that the members of the commission…

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"White Kid Glove Class" in a Speculative Spirit Mining Warden's Views Dispute Over Kaiser Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1920 · page 8

The working of the Kaiser Gold Mine at Bodangora by Mr. P. Collreavy and a syndicate was the subject nof a complaint respecting the non-fulfilment of…

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