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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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Barrier Miner. Monday, May 29, 1922 the Coal Miners

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 May 1922 · page 2

THE coal miners have asked for an extension of time within which to give their reply to the demands of the mine owners. It will be remembered…

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Injured 'At Proprietary Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 May 1922 · page 2

D. James, employed at the Proprietary, mine slime plane, had his ribs fractured to-day as the result of a fall from a railway truck. Mr…

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Damaging a Coal Boat (Reuter's Menage.) London, May 27

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 May 1922 · page 1

Armed men boarded a Belfast collier of 3000 tons at Dundalk Quay, held up the captain and crew and smashed the compass and telegraph instruments…

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Mining Tasmanian Concentrates Loaded for Port PIMt Hobart

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 May 1922 · page 2

The steamar Burwah loaded 800 tons of silver-lead Ore concentrates, at Burnie (Tasmania) yesterday for the Broken Hill Associated Smelters [?]…

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North Mine Fatality Inquestconcluded Deceased's Workmate Tells of What Happened Death Due to Accident Is the Jury's Verdict

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 May 1922 · page 1

Mr. A. R. Perry, City Coroner, today concluded an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the death of William Henry Pearce, which took…

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Muriel Tank Gold Find No Justification for Rush Reports the Mining Warden Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 1

The mining warden at Nyngan, reporting to the Minister for Mines concerning the reported new gold field at Muriel Tank, says that there is not the…

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S.a. Railway Trucks Held Up in Broken Hill Mines Blamed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 4

A clearance of railway sidingsv is in progress, and as usual on such occasions inconvenience is being suffered in Port Pirie (says the "Recorder"). The…

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Coal Industry Conference Miners Opposed to Reduction Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 1

The, conference between the coal owners' representatives and the miners' representatives regarding wages is to be resumed to-day…

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Coal Dispute Fear of a Crisis Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 1

The State Government' realises that whatever the outcome of the coal dispute the future of the State is menaced. It ls believed that State…

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Goal Mines Conference Results in Deadlock Special Tribunal to Sit Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 3

The conference betwoen the representatives of the miners and the mine owners yesterday regnrdine the proposed reduction in the hewing rate…

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Coal Mine Explosion Reported From Germany Seventeen Miners Killed (Reuter's Message.) London,June1

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 4

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that 17 minors were killed and 25 injured in an explosion in a coal mine belonging to Krupps, near Essen…

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Injured at the Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 1

H. M'Dermott, while at work on the 900ft. level at the central mine to-day, had his the crushed hy a felling stone. After receiving attentionat the mine…

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Reduction of Wages of Miners in Britain (Reuter's Message.) London, June 1

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 1

The Lancashire and Cheshire Joint Wages Board has decided that miners' wagesrmust be reduced during June by a further 10 points. This will bring…

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Industrial Unrest Coal Conference Tribunal Chairman Is to Fix a Date Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 1

The rejection by the Workers Industrial, Union (Mining Department) of the proposals made by the coal owners for a reduction in wages and…

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Coal Mine Explosion Reported From Germany Seventeen Miners Killed (Reuter's Message.) London, June 1

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 4

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that 17 miners were killed and 25 injured in an explosion in a coal mine belonging to Krupps, near Essen…

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Industrial Unrest Coal Industry Conference Is to Be Held Next Week Coalcliff Miners' Loss Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

Arrangements were made yesterday by Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Industry Special Tribunal, for a compulsory conference to be held early…

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Industrial Unrest Coal Industry Conference lS to Be Held Next Week Coalcliff Miners' Loss Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

Arrangements were made yesterday by Mr. C. Hibble, chairman of the Coal Industry Special Tribunal, for a compulsory conference to be held early…

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Work on the Mines Chapman Health Report Is Handed to Premier

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 1

Dr. Finlayson, of the Technical Health Commission, stated to-day that he had been advised that Professor Chapman's report, the result of the…

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Work on the Mines Chapman Health Report Is Handed to Premier

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

Dr. Finlayson; of the Technical Health Commission, stated to-day that he had been advised that Professor Chapman's report, the result of the…

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Work on the Mines Prof. Chapman's Visit No Statement to Make Concerning Health Report

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 1

Professor H. G. Chapman, chairman of the Technical Health Commission, who is at present in Broken Hill, was asked by a "Miner" reporter this…

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