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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 2

W. J. Vale, a miner employed on the 800ft. level of the Proprietary mine, slipped when tightening the bar of a machine and fell off a bulk last…

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Industrial Matters. Wallsend Miners Strike Over Yardage Rakes Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 1

The Wallsend miners struck yesterday morning. The trouble arose over their claims for payment of full yardage rates not being allowed…

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Coal Miners' Council Meeting Again To-day Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 1

The council of the Coal Miners' Federation will sit again to-day. It will be a continuation of the meeting which began yesterday afternoon to consider…

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Mine Workers' Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 2

J. W. Lee, a miner employed on the 1000ft. level of the Proprietary mine, had a forearm lacerated by it being jammed by a truck while he was at…

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Collision at South Mine. Two Men Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 July 1924 · page 1

As the men were leaving the South mine offices to-day just after receiving their fortnightly pay at about 12 o'clock Messrs. Alfred Harding and W…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 1

W. Nancarrow fell from a set of timber when barring down on the 400ft. level of the Proprietary mine last night and suffered bruises and abrasions to…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 10

W. Nancarrow fell from a set of timher when barring down an the 400ft, level of the Proprietary raine last night and suffered bruises and abrasions to…

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Queensland. Children Find Miser's Gold Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 10

Some time ago some children white playing around a mullock heap near an abondoned shaft on the Gympie goldfields discovered a pickle bottle…

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Queensland. Children Find Miser's Gold Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 1

Some time ago some children while playing around a mullock heap near an abondoned shaft on the Gympie goldfields discovered a pickle bottle…

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Ruhr Coal Deliveries Are Likely to Cease Owners Cancel Agreement London, July 4

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Cologne correspondent reports:— The Ruhr mine owners have notified the cancellation of the agreement with…

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Accident at Block 14 Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 July 1924 · page 2

H. Power, an employee of the Block 14 mine, opened the fire box door of a boiler to-day to feed the fire, when the flames shot out and burned him about…

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Lead Burners' Grievance 14 Days Strike Notice Given to Mine Managers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 July 1924 · page 1

At the meeting of the Trades and Laborers' Union held last night it was decided to give the mine managers 14 days' notice that unless a satisfactory…

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Reported Gold Discovery Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 July 1924 · page 2

A rich gold reef, 4ft. wide, has been discovered four miles north of the old Adelong field. Prospects by dollying give results equal to 10oz. to the…

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Great Depth of Mines. Down Over a Mile

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 July 1924 · page 1

Mines continue to sink deeper, quite a number having bored the earth to more than a mile, though the St. John del R[?]y, in Brazil, advancing at an…

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Mining Fatality. Man's Head Is Crushed Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 July 1924 · page 1

L. Barratt was killed at the Islington Consols gold mine, Meekathara. through his head being crushed by a cage…

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Mining. Gold Discovery in N.z

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 4

Wellington (N.Z.), July 10. A prospector at Oamaru reports the discovery of a 30ft. reef showing good gold in the Upper Waitaki valley…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 2

Mr. A. Pascoe, a miner employed on the 1170ft. level of the South mine, slipped and fell down a ladder way last night, his ribs being severely…

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Central Mine Fire. Burning Twelve Months

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 2

While some of the afternoon shift men were going to their working places underground at the Central mine 12 months ago to-day signs of fire were…

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Mine Workers' Log. Managers Are Agreeable to Another Conference

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 4

As a result of the rejection by the Mining Managers' Association of the log presented by the Barrier Industrial and Political Council some time ago,…

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Radiography. West Australian Doctor Awarded a Gold Medal Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Royal Society of West Australia held last night the society[?] first gold medal, instr[?]ted for merito[?]ous research work,…

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