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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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STATE [?] Mine Cheaper Coal for Railways Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

The State coal mine at Lithgow has reached an output of between 800 and 900 tons a day. There are 349 men [?]. The Railway Commissioners…

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Mines Resume Work

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

All those mines which were working prior to December 24 last resumed full operations to-day. Some had only closed for Christmas, Boxing and New…

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Bush Fires Hear Colliery Good Save by Fire Brigade After Racing 12 MILES Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 1

A bush fire threatened the buildings of the Redhead colliery on Monday. Pit props worth £500 were destroyed. The Hamilton motor tire engine raced 12…

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Browns Reward Gold Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 1

The manager of Browns Reward Gold Mines, No liability, reports, under date of December 26:—"At a point 100ft. south of No. 1 incline shaft and…

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Work on the Mines Mining at South Blocks to Begin on Monday Next

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 2

Mr. C.G. Hylton, superintendent of the Zinc Corporation, stated to-day that, in accordance with a recent decision of the directors of the company…

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A Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 1

To-day at 11.45 a.m. S. Jacobs, a trucker, employed at the British mine on the 700ft. level, suffered a badly lacerated arm through a stone falling…

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Accident at British Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 3

At about 10.30 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. A. Kelly, a surface hand, employed on the British mine, met with slight injuries as the result of a…

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Fatality at North Mine Fall of Zinc on Surface

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 4

Patrick William O'Gallaghan, a single man, 40 yearg of age. who resided at the Crystal Hotel in Crystal-Street, met his death at the North mine…

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Mining Browns Reward and District What Prospectors Missed Some More Promising Shows

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 2

Just back from an inspection of Browns Reward (W.A.), under option to the Lass o' Gowrie Company, Mr. A. P.Brophy, attorney and local…

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Ten Days'fight with a Fire in Steamer's Coal Bunkers Kerosene Three Inches Away Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 2

The crew of the steamer Skipsea, which has arrived at Newcastle, battled for 10 days with a fire in her coal bunkers. The outbreak was separated…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

On the 400ft. level of the Central mine at 10.45 to-day J..W. Guy, who is employed as a trucker, had his foot braised and his toes lacerated through…

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Gold at Gundagai

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

A further parcel of rich ore specimens has been brought to town by the manager of the Big Ben Development Gold Mine (reports the Gundagai…

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Workmen's Compensation Potosi Mine Beneficiaries

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

Upon being requested to-dey fer an explasation of the course taken, by the Joint Compensation Committee cancerning the Potosi mine [?]…

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Electric Motor and Shed Burnt at Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

An electric motor and the shed protecting it were totally destroyed at the Central mine last night. The motor shed was situated on the coal…

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Fatality at North Mine Fall of Zinc on Surface

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

Patrick William, O'Callaghan, a single man, 40 years of age, who resided at the Crystal Hotel in Crystal-Street, met his death at the North mine…

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Barrier Miner. Friday, January 5, 1923. Italian Mine Workers Arrive

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

ARCHBISHOP Duma, of Brisbane, says that Australia is making a great mistake in not providing. for Italian immigrants; who, he says, are a splendid…

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French Gold Deposit to U.S.A. Official British Statement (Reuter's Message.) London, January 4

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

Replying, to French expressions of displeasure at the disclosure regarding the French Government's gold deposit of £ 40,000000 to the United States,…

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Russian Far Eastern Fleet Turned Up at Shanghai Given Two Weeks to Coal (Reuter's Message.) London, January 2

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

In connection with the disappearance from Vladivostock of the Russian Far Eastern Fleet under the command of Admiral Stark, the "Daily Mail's"…

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Refusal by Coal Vend to Reduce Price of Coal Railways Commissioners Have Signed New Contracts Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 2

The Coal Vend refuses to reduce the price of coal, although the controlled prices expired at the end of last year. It is thought that a substantial drop…

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Refusal by Coal Vend to Reduce Price of Coal Railways Commissioners Have Signed New Contracts Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 1

The Coal Vend refuses to reduce the price of coal, although the controlled prices expired at the end of last year. It is thought that a substantial drop…

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