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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1925

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Mills at British Mine Are Closed Till Monday Trouble with Boilers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 10

For several months past the management of the British mine has experienced much trouble with the boilers at the works. It takes five boilers…

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An Employee Is Fined Who Took Matches in Mine Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 1

For having taken three lucifer matches into the South Bulli mine Walter Forscutt was fined £1, with £3 10/ costs, at the Wollongong Police…

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Collieries at Ipswich to Close Immediately. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 1

The Blackheath collieries at Ipswich are to be closed immediately owing to the shipping strike. About 250 men will be thrown idle…

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Gold Find Reported Discovery at Hill End Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

Rich gold has been struck at Hill End. It is estimated to go 20oz. to the ton…

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Industrial General Strike Likely at Wonthaggi Mine Trouble Among Engineers Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

Industrial trouble among the engineers at the Wonthaggi State coal mine may result in a general strike at the works…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

G. Bottegal had his right forearm fractured through getting it jammed between a truck and some timber while working on the 1250ft. level of the…

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Industrial Engineers Are on Strike at the Wonthaggi Mine. Miners May Be Involved. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 1

The engineers' strike at the Wonthaggi State mine will probably extend to the miners. The miners will hold a mass meeting and…

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Accident at British Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

Lewis Allen had his foot bruised through being hit by a falling stone while working on the 300ft. level of the Thompson's shaft at the British…

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A Mine Worker's Complaint To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 3

Sir,—"With your kind permission I would like to protest against present conditions at the North mine. In the first place, Sir, I bear no ma[?]ce…

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20oz. O[?] Gold to the Ton in Claim at Hh[?] End

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

The best gold find for year [?] been reported from Hill End (as reported in yesterday's Latest [?]), w[?] Messrs. Matthews and Davis…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 8

G. Bottegal bad his right forearm fractured through getting it jammed between a truck and some timber while working on the 1250ft, level of the…

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Accident at British Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 8

Lewis Allen had his foot bruised through being hit by a falling stone while working on the 300ft. level of the Thompson's shaft at the British…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 4

S. R. Williams had his toe crushed through being hit by a falling rock while working on the 1400ft level of the North mine to-day. After being…

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American Gold Medal Awarded British Architect (Reuter's Message.) New York, January 17

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 1

The gold medal of the American Institute of Architects has been awarded to Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens[?] a British architect and the designer of the…

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Glasgow Colliery Disaster Five Miners Killed by Gas (Reuter's Message.) London, January 19

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 1

A message from Glasgow says that five miners were fatally gassed at the Kirkstyle colliery this morning…

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General Cables Gold From U.S.A. to London (Reuter's Message.) London, January 18

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 1

Bar gold valued at over £1,200,000, and silver worth £27,000, arrived at Plymouth aboard the United States liner George Washington from New…

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Mining Gold Find in the West Report by the Warden

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 3

Reporting on the new gold find at Tanami, Mr. Mansbridge, the warden, says that when in Wyndham he found that Mr. Wickham, the discoverer,…

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17 Collieries Are Idle Owing to Shipping Strike 8000 Men Unemployed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 4

As a result of the shipping strike 17 northern collieries were idle yesterday and 8000 [?] unemployed…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

S. Baldo was jammed against a truck when several tons of slime came away from a slime dam at the Proprietary mine to-day. He suffered a…

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Ten Collieries Idle Owing to Shipping Strike Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1925 · page 4

Ten northern collieries were idle again yesterday owing to the shipping strike…

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