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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 4

H. Hardy, an enginedriver at the Junction North, when walking in the engineroom last night fell and injured a knee. He was taken…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 2

H. Hardy, an enginedriver at the Junction North, when walking in the engineroom last night fell and injured a knee. He was taken…

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Men on the Mines Figures for May

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 1

The number of men employed along the line of lode at the end of May was 5960, or 75 more than was the case at the end of April. The…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 June 1927 · page 4

Frank Co[?] was charging a hole with a blow pipe on the 1400ft. level of the North mine this afternoon, when an explosion occurred. Mr…

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Coal Trimmers' Strike Claims to Be Considered on Resumption of Work Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 June 1927 · page 1

At the conclusion of the compulsory Conference on Saturday Mr. J. Hibble. chairamn of the Coal Tribunal, ordered the striking coal trimmers to return to…

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Pinnacles (B.h.) Mine Mr. C. Wood's Report

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 1

Mr. Clarence Wood, technical adriser for the Pinnacles (Broken Hill), Mining Company, reports as follows under date June 2:—"An important…

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Industrial Coal Trimmers' Strike Men to Resume Work Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 1

The Newcastle coal trimmers who have been on strike will present themselves for work to-day. A meeting of the men decided on this course yesterday…

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Formigners on Mines Protest at North Mine Against a Bulgarian

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

The first move against the employment of foreigners along the line of lode was, according to reports, taken at the North mine yesterday. It is…

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Edie Creek Gold Mines Resignation of Warden Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

Mr. M'Lean, the mining warden at Edie Creek gold fields, who recently resigned, has left the field. The Miners' Association, in biding him fare…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

Peter Vatoli had the middle finger of his left hand fractured last night by a lump of lead concentrates falling on it when he was trucking on the North…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 4

Henry ("Bob") Kennewell, of Ryanlane, Railway Town, a pipe fitter's laborer at the Zinc Corporation was this afternoon heatine a valve when…

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Work at Monarch Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

A diamond drill and pumping plant have been released for the Monarch mine at the Pinnacles, and they will be taken out there to-morrow. As soon…

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Coal Trimmers' Strike Men Resume Work Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 1

The Newcastle coal trimmers rosumed Mork yesterday and 42 mines have recommenced operations. Some ships, which have been laid up for a…

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Gold at Bolinda Vale 93 Ounces Obtained From 16 Tons Crushing Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

From the crushing of 16 tons of stone a party of gold miners working on a reef at Bolinda Vale obtained 93oz. of fine gold after three…

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Mr. Baddeley Abroad Inspecting Mines in Silesia and Poland (A.p.a. Message.) London, June 7

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 4

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, New South Wales Minister for Mines, has completed his investigations into the methods of working thick seams in…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 1

Peter Grcginovich when working on the 970ft. level of the South mine last night, was struck on the head and leg by a machine which come down from…

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Replacement of Foreigner on Job at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 1

The demand of the men on the boilers at the North mine that a Bulgarian should be taken off the work of ash trimming was complied with…

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New Gold Field Found 25 Miles From Melbourne Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 2

The report of the discovery of a new gold field at Donnybrook, which is only. 25 miles from Melbourne, has stirred the citizens. It is stated that…

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"Back to Goldfields "

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 June 1927 · page 3

Mr. J. N. Jonas, the town clerk, has received a letter from Mr. C. N. W. E. Eccles, secretary of the "Back to Goldfields" movement. In this…

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MINING, &c. Rich Gold-bearing Reef Discovered Near Grafton Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 4

News from Grafton reports the finding of a rich gold-bearing reef, on Sheep Station Creek, on the Glen Inues-road. It has been traced on…

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