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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1922

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Canada Suffers No Coal From United States (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, July 29

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1922 · page 1

Eastern Canada is facing a serious situation because of the United States Government prohibiting the export of coal…

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Australian Miners' Attitude

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 1

There is no affiliation between the American and Australian coal miners' organisations (savs a message from Sydney to the "Advertiser"). The…

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Coledale Colliery to Stop Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 1

Fourteen days' notice to cease work has been given by the management of the North Bulli colliery. Coledale, to the whole of the employees working in…

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Accidents at South Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 2

Two accidents occurred at the Sooth mine to-day the first befalling F. Hardy, who while working as a carpenter's laborer was struck on the head…

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Moorlands Brown Coal Gives Good Heat in Grath Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 August 1922 · page 1

A trial of Moorlands brown coal was made yesterday at the office of Timms and Kadmnn in an ordinary grate. It proved very satisfactory, and gave a…

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Injured at British Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 August 1922 · page 2

W. P. Crispen, while at work at the British mine mill last night, fell from a staging and badly bruised his leg. Mr. Crispen received treatment at the…

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Larrikins on a Mine Unsuccessful Prosecution

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 August 1922 · page 4

At the Cobar Court of Quarter Sessions last week, before Judge Armstrong, "William Lilley, of Canbelego, was charged with assaulting charles…

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Industrial Matters (Continued from Page 2.) the Illinois Mine Murders Investigation Demanded

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 August 1922 · page 4

A cable message from New York states that the Illinois Industrial conncil has called mass meetings in every city in the State in an effort to…

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State Trawling Industry the Coal Deal One Man's Commission Admitted to Be £3750 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 August 1922 · page 1

Futher evidence was given before the State Trawling Commission of Inquiry yesterday regarding the coal deal, commission received, and other…

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Accident at South Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 August 1922 · page 4

L. W. Pryor, while engaged Dopping a rock on the 970ft. level at the South mine this afternoon, had his fingers badly crushed as the result of the steel…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, August 3, 1922. United States Coal Strike

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 August 1922 · page 2

THE United States coal strike has now lasted four months. Reports of the Probability of an early settlement are bing published in America from day…

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Militant Coal Miners to Form a "Plebs League" Talk of a Big Conflict Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 1

It was learnt at the Sydney Trades Hall yesterday that a movement is on foot to form an organisation within the Coal Miners' Union to be known as the…

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Industrial Matters U.S.A. Strikes Martial Law Declared in Colliery District (Reuter's Message.) New York, August 2

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 1

Governor M'Rae, of Indiana, has proclaimed martial law over the rioters-in the colliery district where the authorities propose to reopen the mines under…

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Electric Licht Supply South Mine Co. Proposal Considered by the Council Report to Be Called for

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 3

A special meeting of the City Council was held at the Town Hall last night, when consideration was given to a lettet received from the South mine…

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Work on the Mines General Manager B.h.p. Co. Pays a Visit to Broken Bull No Information to Give Concerning a Resumption

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 1

Mr. Essington Lewis, general manager of the Proprietary Company, was asked by a "Miner" reporter to-day whether it was the intention of the…

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Transvaal Gold Find

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 August 1922 · page 2

A cable message states that reports have reached Johannesburg of the discovery of a gold belt in the Transvaal, extending from the Bechuanalana…

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Central Mine v. BROKENS I.

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 August 1922 · page 1

Hammond and hayes beat ball and Miller, 6—2, 6—0. Sara and Robinson beat Ball and Miller, 6—4, 6—0…

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A Custom Superseded Action by Coal Miners

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1922 · page 4

From time immemorial it has been a religion among the coalminers in the northern district to lose work in order to attend the funeral of a deceased…

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Injured on the Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1922 · page 3

Two accidents occurred at the mines last night. At the British mine, A. Waldroa, a surface worker, was handling a piece af 10 x 10 timber when it,…

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Coal Strike May Finish Before the End of the Week (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, August 7

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1922 · page 1

Operations in Wall-street showed much buoyancy as the result of President Harding's negotiations with the shopmen…

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