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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1924

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Concert in Gold Mine. Entertainment for Miners (The "Times" Message.) London, July 9

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 4

The Johannesburg correspondent of the London "Times" reports:— For the first time a wireless concert has been heard in the depth of a…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 1

A Morley, a mullocker employed on the 950ft, level of the North mine, fell a distance of 40ft, down a chute while at work last night, but except for a…

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Lead Burners' Wages. Mine Managers to Meet Trades and Laborers' Union

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 1

At a meeting of the Trades and Laborers' Union held on Tuesday night it was decided to give the mine managers 14 days' notice of the…

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Fire in Mine Shaft. Man Severely Burned When Climbing Through Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 1

When Charles Carr was working at the bottom of the shaft at Carr's claim, which is situated behind the North mine, last night, he noticed that the…

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Concert in Gold Mine. Entertainment for Miners (The "Times" Message.) London, July 9

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 8

The Johannesburg correspondent of the London "Times" reports:— For the first time a wireless concert has been heard in the depths of a…

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200 Miners Reported Idle in New Zealand Mine Wellington (N.Z.), July ll

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 1

Seven mines are closed in the Ohau district and 200 men are put owing to a dispute over the men having to supply their own detonators…

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Mining. Broken Hill Small Mines Decision Likely Next Week on Concentrating Plant Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 4

Officials of the Mines Department have informed Mr. E. M. Horsington, M.L.A., that it is expected that a decision will he reached next week…

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Fire in Mine Shaft. No Damage Was Done

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 5

Mr. W. F. Carr, the father of Charles Carr, who was burned while climbing up the shaft of Carr's claim on Thursday, stated to-day that no damage was…

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Mine Workers' Log. Reply From Managers to Go Before Committee

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 4

Representatives of the combined unions will meet at the Trades Hall at 10.30 a.m. to-motrow to consider the reply of the Mining Managers'…

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Another Test to Be Made of Moorlands Brown Coal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 4

That a proposition for the further testing of brown coal had been put before the Government, and would shortly be undertaken, was the…

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Mine Workers' Log. Mining Managers' Letter Referred to the Unions

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 July 1924 · page 2

At the Trades Hall yesterday a conference of the combined unions was held to consider the reply of the Mining. Managers' Association to the…

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Industrial Matters. Four More Strikes Occur at Northern Coal Mines Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 1

Four more strikes for trivial reasons occurred at Northern coal mines yesterday…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

W. M. Forrester had his right hand injured by a stone crushing it while he was at work on the 650ft. level of the Proprietary mine to-day. He was…

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Accident at South Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

V. Attard was working on the 900ft. level of the South mine last night when a stone rolled down a rill and crushed his thumb. He was taken in the…

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Accident at South Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 2

When G. C. Gilbert, a miner, was barring down on the 1000ft. level of the South mine to-day a stone rolled down the bar, knocking him down and…

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Breach of Mining Act

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., John Walter Salter; Government Inspector of Mines, proceeded against…

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Industrial Matters. Reported Deputies' Strike at the Bellbird Colliery Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 1

The Bel[?]bird colliery is still idle over what is known as a deputies' strike. A similar stoppage has never previously been known on the coalfields…

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New Gold and Note Bank Proposed by Germany (Reuter's Message.) London, July 15

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports:— The German bill for the establishment of a new gold and note bank has…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 2

B. Townsend when lifting a truck on the line on the 490ft. level of the Block 14 mine last night, had his finger crushed. He was taken in the…

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Central Mine Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 2

It was reported that fire had been noticed on the 700ft. level of the Central mine. When approached concerning the matter Mr. J. Hebbard,…

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