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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1927

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Baths and Change-houses for N.S.W COLLIERIES Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 1

Mr. A. C. Willis, Acting Minister for Mines, stilted yesterday that he had approved of 31 plans of baths and change-houses to be erected at…

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Gold Salting Story How a Rush Was Started

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 2

Reports of a discovery of gold in the Northern Territory recalled to Mr. John Sweeney, of Port Adelaide, the genesis of the fust gold mah to that…

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An Engineer's Opinion Of Edie Creek Gold Field Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 2

Mr. T. Travers Black, a mining engineer, pronowices Edie Creek (New Guinea) as the richart gold field discovered since Coolgardie. He said that…

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Coal Trimmers Fined for Deserting a Liner (The "Times" Message.) London, August 31

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 1

Edwards and Murphy, coal trimmers, were summoned at East Ham for having deserted the Commonwealth and Dominion liner Port Auckland. It was…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 4

S. Coles, a braceman at the Junotion North, ricked his hack last night when moving a piece of timber. He was given attention on the mine and…

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Unions and the Mines New Log by the W.i.u. to Be Discussed To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 1

A meeting of the management committee and executive of the Workers' Industrial Union will he held to-morrow at which consideration will be…

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Unions and the Mines New Log by the W.i.u to Be Discussed To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 2

A meeting of the management committee and executive of the Workers' Industrial Union will be held to-morrow at which consideration will be…

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Industrial Watersiders' Pay for Discharging Coal

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 4

A further meeting of the reference board has been held to deal with the rates of pay of waterside workers discharging coal from the steamer…

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Fall in Metal Prices Magnet Mine May Close

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 2

At a meeting of the Tasmanian committee of the Australian Mines and Metals Association at Burnie on Thursday, the position which has arisen…

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Striking Coal Miners Decide on Resumption Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 1

The miners at the Invincible colliery, which has been idle for a fortnight, decided by a two to one majority to resume work. A secret ballot was…

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Miners at Ipswich Refuse to Handle Coal Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 1

The miners at Ipswich have refused to handle coal while Mr.Gledson, Minister for Labor and Industry, who is also treasurer of the Miners' Union,…

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The North Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 1

Discussing operations at the NorthBritish mines. Messrs. J. B. Were and Son's circular states that if tile company closes down the British section…

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Diamond Hill Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 2

The legal manager of the Diamond Hill mine at Bendigo reports- No. 2 level east crosscut has been extended to 77ft., the last 12ft. in…

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Pinnacles (B.h.) Mine the Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 2

Mr. T.H. Wilkinson. local director of the Pinnacles (B.H.) Mining co., Ltd., who returned from Adelaide this morning, stated that over 150…

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No Adelaide News About Closing of Mines Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 1

No definite confirmation of the report from Broken Hill this morning that all the mines with the exception of the North, South, and Zinc…

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Prices of Metals and Local Mines No New Developments

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1927 · page 1

No new developments have occurred in connection with the statement of Mr. H. E. Darling, chairman of directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 2

S. Bagnall had his scalp lacerated by a stone falling on it when he was working underground at the Proprietary mine last night. He was taken…

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Prices of Metals and Local Mines Central Not to Close Position of Other Mines Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 1

Gibbs Bright and Co. managing agents for the Sulphide Corporation (Central mine), denied to-day that there is any truth in the report from…

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Pinnacles Mine Operations to Cease Owing to Water Shortage

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 1

Owing to the Government having definitely refused assistance regarding water supply to the Pinnacles mine, the Junction North Broken Hill…

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Excelsior Colliery Men Are Still on Strike Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 4

The strike of 200 employees of tne Excelsior colliery at Port Kembla has now lasted nearly four months. There is no prospect of a settlement…

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