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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1923

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Coke and Coal Consignments Being Diverted to France (Reuter's Message.) London. January 18

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports: "A message from Essen states that the diversion of coal and coke consignments to France continued yesterday without…

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Coke and Coal Consignments Being Diverted to France (Reuter's Message.) London. January 16

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports: ''A message from Essen states that the diversion of coal and coke consignments to France continued yesterday without…

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German Reparations Serman State Goal Mines Seized by French Troops Some Managers Arrested (Reuter's.Message.) London, January 19

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports— "A message from Essen states that the seizure of the State coal mines at Buer. Lesterholt, and Horstemscher…

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German Reparations Release of Mine Officials Asked by German Miners Strike at Moeller (Reuter's Message.) London, January 20

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

The German miners at Essen are lending a deputation to General Degoutte, French commander, to ask for the release of the arrested mining…

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American Miners' Policy Is Against Bolshevism

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 4

A cable message from Washington, dated January 17, states: "The united mine workers of America have announced a policy condemning the…

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Workers Demand Release of Colliery Officials (Reuter's Message.) London, January 20

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

The Mine Workers' Council in the Ruhr district has issued an manifesto demanding the immediate release of the arrested colliery officials and the…

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French Fix the Penalties for Evading the Coal Tax (United Service Message.) London, January.20

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

A French order states that the penalties for the evasion of the coal tax and other decrees will be five years' imprisonment and a fine of…

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Industrial Matters Wage Reduction Application Before the Coal Tribunal Balance Sheets Objectetd to Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

The Coal Tribunal, which is inquiring into the application on behalf of the proprietor to a 33½ per cent, reduction in the wages of miners, held a…

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German Mining Magnates Arrested by the French (Reuter's Message.) London, January 20

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

An Essen message states, that Herr Thyssen, jun., and five other mining magnates have been arrested and taken to Dusseldorf…

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More Arrests at Essen Trial at Mayence To-day of German Mine Owners (Reuter's Message.) London, January 21

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

A message from Essen states; that Herr Fritz Thyssen, sen., and another mining magnate have been arrested. They will be tried at Mayence…

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Miners Leaving Australia to Find Gold in New Guinea

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 3

For several months small parties of miners have been slipping away quietly from Australia for the tropical islands (reports the Sydney correspondent of…

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Strike at Wonthaggi Extension of Trouble at State Coal Mine Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 3

Engineers, enginedrivers; and others employed at the State coal mine at Wonthaggi ceased work as from midnight on Saturday. Their places have…

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The Coal Tribunal Miners Call Witnesses to Refute Owners' Claims Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 3

Evidence was given beore the Coal Tribunal yesterday on behalf of the Miners' Federation tn opposition to the claim of the colliery proprietors for a…

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Important Amalgamation of British Mining Bodies Mr. Klug Returns Home

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 3

Mr. G. C. Klug general manager for Bewick, Moreing, and Co., of Melbourne which firm is connected with the Zinc Corporation of Broken Hill,…

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Ireland Flour Millmen's Strike. Closes 40 Irish Mills Mine Under a Viaduct (United Service Message.) London, January 22

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 1

Anti-Free Staters attempted to destroy Malahide viaduct near Dublin. The viaduct was damaged and traffic interrupted…

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German Reparations (Continued from Page1.) Strike of Ruhr Miners Arms Folded in Pits (Reuter's Message.) London, January 22

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 4

Reuters Paris correspondent reports: The strike of the Ruhr miners is of a ca'canny nature. The miners descended the pits, but folded their arms. M…

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Work on the Mines No Resumption Likely at the Block 10 Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 2

The Block 10 Company advertising in "The Miner" for a blacksmith and a blacksmith's striker was the cause of many residents stating that preparatory…

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100,000 Men on Strike in Occupied Coal Mines (Reuter's Message.) London, January 20

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Essen correspondent reports— "News comes from Hamborn that, owing to the failure of the efforts of the Workers' Council of the Thyssen…

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Strike at Stinnes's Mines (Reuter's Message.) London, January 23

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports that a message from Essen states that the employees of Stinnes's mines have annonnced that they will strike…

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Barrier Miner. Wednesday, January 24, 1923. the Central Mine Report

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 2

IF the strike makers can be deprived of their prey there seems every prospect of a season of prosperity this year for the limited population that this city…

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