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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Miners Resent Summonses in Northern District an Official's Statement Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

The norhern coal miners resent the frequency with which summonses are being issued for miners absenting themselves from work. A leading Miners'…

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Industrial Matters. British Coalminers' Dispute Parties Negotiating with Secretary for Mines (Reuter's Message.)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

The coal mine owners' and the miners separately conferred last night with Mr. E. Shinwell, Parliamentary secretary to the Department for…

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Firing Within Shifts. Mining Managers' Association Confer with the W.i.u

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 2

At the Mining Managers' Association rooms last night a conference was held between the mine managers and representatives of the Workers' Industrial…

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New Zealand Mining Town May Become a Lake Wellington (N.Z.), March 26

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 3

In the days of the gold mining [?] in Coutral Otage the little township of Waiporl [?] in the bills behind the Tairi Plain. was the scene of great…

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Mining Accidents

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 1

S. Lowe had one of his feet [?] by some falling ground while he was at work on the 1250ft. level of the British mine yesterday afternoon. He was…

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Ardlethan Gold Find. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

A [?]emora message states that large crowds are coming from neighbyring towns to the gold find near Ardlethan. Sergeant Stewart, mining warden as…

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Mishap at Zinc Corp. All Mining Stopped

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 1

The shafting of a set of rolls at the Zinc Corporation mill broke at about midnight last night, as a result of which all mining work was stopped. It…

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Industrial Matters. Northern Miners Restive Allege an Unfair Method in Fixing Compensation Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 1

Feeling runs high among northern miners because of the allegedly unfair mothod of computing the compensation of men in the Cessnock district. An…

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Trades Council's Log to Mining Managers. Managers Will Confer When All Logs Received

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

At a meeting of the Political and Industrial Council held at the Trades Hall last night a communication was received from the secretary of the…

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British Politics. Offer of Mine Owners Rejected by Delegates Minimum Wace Bill to Be Introduced by Govt. (Reuter's Message.) London, March 28

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 1

The British miners' delegate conference rejected the mine owners' terms by 303,000 to 271,000 votes. The "Daily Herald" states that Mr…

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Explosion in Coal Mine Kills Twenty-seven Miners (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, March 28

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

A message from Welch, West Virginia. reports that 27 miners were killed by an explosion in a coal mine…

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Northern Coal Miners to Have Holiday on May Day Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

The northern miners have decided to make May Day a real red letter day this year. They intend to cease work and are seeking to induce other…

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Coke Strike in N.S.W. Accumulation of Coal at Wollongong Mines Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

A Wollongong message says that serious results are anticipated if the coke workers' strike continues. About one third of the Wollongong coal…

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Accedent at Junction Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 2

William Torr was to-day engaged in clearing a ladderway between the 700 and 800 feet levels at the Junction mine when he slipped from the staging…

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Mine and Mill Idle for Afternoon Shift

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. C. Gall, superintendant of the North mine, was asked to-day whether the fatal accident at the North mine had interfered with the work and…

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Payable Gold Near Dubbo Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 2

The discovery of payable gold on the old Bodangora field near Dubbo has aroused great interest throughout the district. Forty acres have been taken…

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Fatality at North Mine. Shunter Run Over by a Truck

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 2

At about 11 a.m. to-day William Joseph Thorogood (22), a married man. residing with his wife at Blende-street, North Broken Hill, died as the result…

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New Men Arriving for Work on the Mines. a Newcomer's Complaint

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

Although no figures are available the evidences are that numbers of men are coming to Broken Hill to take up work along the line of lode and that the…

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Fatality at North Mine (Continued from pago 2) Details of the Accident

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 4

Further details of the accident by which Joseph William Thorogood. aged 21, who resided with his wife and child at 512 Blende-street. North Broken…

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Racing in New Zealand Ballymena Beats Rapine in Trentham Gold Cup Wellington (N.Z.), March 31

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 3

At the Wellington Jockey Clubs Autumn meeting on Saturday the Trantham Gold. Cup, of 2 miles, resulted:—Ballymena, 8.0, 1: Rapine,…

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