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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

972 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 28 of 49

Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 4

G. Tonkin, when erecting a set of timber at the North mine to-day, was caught betweeu a leg and a full truck of ore in consequence of which he…

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The Monarch Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 2

Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, local director, of the Monarch Silver-Lead Mine, N.L., reports as follows for the fortnight ended July 7:—"Work on the…

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Coal Mining Industry Heavy Falls in Exports Owners' Representative Regrets Reckless Charges Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 4

Further heavy falls in coal exports from Newcastle are shown in the figures for the six months ended June 30…

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Barrier Miner Tuesday, July 10, 1928. Ex-miners on the Land

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 2

Last year the West Australian Government provided one hundred farms near Southern Cross for men who had been working in the gold mines and…

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Alleged Soviet Gold Pouring Into Australia Statement by Mr. Ryan That Stories Are Nonsense Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 3

Mr. J. Ryan, Australian Council of Trade Unions delegate to the PanPacific Sscretariat, who was recently in Russia, said yesterday that during his…

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English Coal for S.a. Maitland Miners Complain

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1928 · page 1

Bitter abuse is being hurled at Mr. R. L. Butler, the Premier of South Australia for importing coal from England (says a Kurri Kurri message in…

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Accident at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1928 · page 4

Robert Thomas Boon when working at the North mine this afternoon had his left arm torn out, but at the time of going to press no details concerning…

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Mining Taxation a Minister's Statement

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1928 · page 2

On June 15 "The Miner" was informed by a recent visitor to Sydney that Mr. Farrar, the Minister for Labor, had stated in public that he was…

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Newcastle Coal of World Importance Says Sydney Professor Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 July 1928 · page 1

Speaking before the Geographical Society, professor Griffith Taylor said that the Newcastle' coalfield is of world importance. It contains 20,000…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 2

C. Pagonas had a finger crushed by a truck running over it when he was working at the British mine to-day. He was taken in the ambulance to the…

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Man's Arm Torn Off Caught in a Breaker at the North Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 2

Robert Thomas Boon (34), a married man residing at 325 Piper-street, me[?] with a serious accident at the North mine yesterday afternoon by which h[?]…

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The Coal Industry Conference May Resume Its Sittings Shortly Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 3

The State Government is continuing its efforts to find a splution of the problems affecting the coal industry. It is stated that the conference called…

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Misima Mining Dispute Ownership Disputed of Mining Leases

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 2

Another move has been made in the dispute between Jeremiah Jackson and Robert Yates and others concerning the ownership of the mining leases on…

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White Cliffs to Be Visited by Mining Inspector

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 2

Mr. P. H. Warren, inspector of mines will leave in the company Mr. R. C. Atkinson, for White Cliffs on July 25 to make personal inquiries…

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More Gold From New Guinea Has Reached Australia Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 2

Although the miners in New Guinea have threatened to boycott Australia, the shipment of gold which arrived by the Montoro yesterday is larger than…

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Coal Industry Investigation Imperative Says Mr. J. M. BADDELEY Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 1

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., the former Minister for Mines, says that a thorough investigation into the coal mining industry is imperative. He…

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Good Gold Recoveries at Golden Age Mine Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 2

Interest has been aroused by a report that a yield of 454 ounces of gold has been obtained from 104 tons of stone at the Golden Age mine at…

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Mining in Canada

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 2

The British Columbian mines are heavy power users, more particularly, since the installation of electrolytic refining processes at Trail (says the…

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The Coal Industry Conferences to Be Held on Northern Coal Fields 5000 Men Unemployed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 1

It is estimated that there are 5000 unemployed on the northern coalfields. Additional conferences between the men and employers in an endeavor to…

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Sydney City Council Inquiry to Be Held Into Coal Contracts Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 2

It was announced last night that Judge Thomson has been chosen to inquire into the City Council coal contracts. Chief Civic Commissioner…

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