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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

1,032 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 52

Wages on the Mines Iron Trades Unionists Accept Companies' Offer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

The offer of the companies to pay ironworkers 1/ a day in addition to the bonus was considered at meetings of the Amalgamated Engineering…

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Gold From U.S.A. £2,500,000 on the Sonoma Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 4

About £2,500,000 in gold, came in from the United States by the Sonoma which arrived this morning…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 2

J. Nancarrow, a miner, had the toes of his left foot bruised by a stone falling on them while he was at work on the 14[?] level of the North mine…

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South Mine Precautions Against the Central Fire Statement by Manager

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 2

It was reported late last night that on Monday or Tuesday last the bore which is being put down on the Gundary of the South and Central mines…

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Wages on the Mines Owners' Offer Accepted by Iron Trades Council

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 2

So far as can be ascertained no conferences with the Mining Managers' Association have yet been arranged to discuss the minor details which were…

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Mining M[?] Has Been Resumed at the Junction North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 4

Mr. H. V. Seale, superintendent of the Junction North mine, when seen to-day said that milling operations[?] which had stopped as a result of a…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 2

M. Vugi had the big toe of his right foot crushed by a stone which fell on it while he was working on the 1200ft[?] level of the South mine…

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[?] Thursday, March 5, 1825. No Right to Shut Dowm Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 2

IN a leading article published last Saturday in the official organ of the W.I.U. under the title of "Settlement" (meaning the settlement of the…

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Wages on the Mines No Conference Arranged to Discuss Minor Matters

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

Inquirios made to-day showed that so far no conferences have been arranged between the Mining Managers' Association and individual unions to…

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The Medical Bureau Many Examinations Held of Men to Work on Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 4

Dr. Finlayson, officer in charge of the Medical Bureau of Inspection said to-day that during the past fortnight there has been a good many [?]…

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INDUSTRIAL 42 Miners Sentenced to 14 Days' Imprisonment. the Mt. Kembla Strike. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

There was a sequel to the long strike of Mount Kembla miners yesterday, when 42 were sentenced to [?] days' imprisonment and ordered to…

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A Deep Gold Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Mills, who recently paid a visit to the St. John del Rey gold mine in Brazil, has written aa interesting account of the industry which…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 1

W. Craney, a tracker at the British mine, had one of his eyes injured by a scat which struck it while he was at work to-day. The injury received…

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Other Peoples' Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

We are all liable to confine our attention to our own surroundings, and to think that our activities represent the motive centre of the world. A…

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Wages on the Mines No Conferences Arranged

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

No conferences have been requested by unions with the Mining Managers' Association to discuss minor matters which were not settled at prerious…

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Central Mine Fire Boring Campaign Ended Says Manager of Central

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. W. E. Gardner, Broken Hill manager for the Sulphide Corporation, when questioned to-day, said that the boring campaign is finished at the…

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Prospector's Luck. Finds Gold Worth £1000 in Some Old Diggings Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 4

An aged prospector, Tor Hoy, with a find of gold valued at nearly £1000, returned to Brisbane yesterday. He hit a patch in old diggings which…

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Production of Gold. Proposal of a Bonus by Visiting Director Fremantle

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. Gerald Lovell, a director of the Burma Finance Mining Company, disembarked from the Kyber on Wednesday. He was one-time manager of the…

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No Right to Shut Down Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

THE W.I.U. newspaper argues to-day that a stoppage of a mine is "Unavoidable" if the price of metals is too low for profits, say for a…

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Prospector's Luck. Finds Gold Worth £1000 in Some Old Diggings Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 8

An aged prospector, Tor Hoy, with a find of gold valued at nearly £1000, returned to Brisbane yesterday. He [?] a patch in [?] diggings which…

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