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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Miners' Alleged Scabbing on the Rabbit Trappers an A.W.U. COMPLAINT Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 2

Complaints that, miners were unfairly competing in the rabbit trapping industry with members of the A.W.U. in the Denman district are contained…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 2

A. Sangster, an oiler at the Central mine, fell off a staging when at work this morning ricking his back. He was taken in the ambulance to the…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 2

A. Sangster, an oiler at the Central mine, fell off a staging when at work this morning ricking his back. He was taken in the ambulance to the…

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The Mines Agreement Conference to Be Resumed on Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 2

The Broken Hill Mining Managers' Association to-day communicated with the Barrier Industrial Council suggesting that the conference regarding…

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The Mines Agreement Conference to Be Resumed on Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 2

The Broken Hill Mining Managers' Association to-day communicated with the Barrier Industrial Council suggesting that the conference regarding…

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Mining in Tasmania Report by Development and Migration Commission

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 2

An interim report issued by the Development and Migration Commission on the present position of Tasmania deals with the island's mineral…

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The Minister for Mines to Arrive Here Tuesday Will Receive Deputations Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 July 1928 · page 1

Messrs. E. M. Horsington and M. A. Davidson have been informed (as reported in yesterday's "Miner") that Captain F. A. Chaffey, Minister for…

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Mines Agreement Union Representatives for Conference To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 1

There was considerable speculation in the streets to-day concerning what will happen at the conference between the Mining Managers' Association and…

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Industrial Richmond Main Colliery Lodges Method of Dealing with Sectional Stoppages Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 1

The Richmond Main miners' lodge decided yesterday to take fresh action against sectioual stoppages in the mine. Instead of imposing fines on…

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Coal Contracts Inquiry to Begin Next Friday Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 1

Chief Civic Commissioner Fleming stated yesterday that Judge Thomson will begin his inquiry into the civic coal contracts at the Town Hall next…

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New Guinea Gold Fields Exploration Limited Circular to Shareholders

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 2

A circular to the shareholders in the New Guinea Gold Fields Exploration, Limited, and the New Guinea Gold and Osmiridium Company, No…

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The Mines Agreement No Conference Held To-day Offer Made by Companies Present Conditions to Continue Till the End of September

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 1

It was the intention of the Mining Managers' Association and Barrier Industrial Council to resume this afternoon the conference on wages and conditions to operate along the line of lode, but early this morning the following letter addressed to Mr. W. E. Eriksen from Mr. C. J. Emery,…

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Mines Agreement Extended

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 2

With a local "Minority Movement" in existence to educate the members of the W.L.U. in particular and all unions in general, such education…

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The Junction Mine Reduction Is Sought of Labor Conditions

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 2

Before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S M., in the Warden's Court to-day, the Sulphide Corporation Ltd. made application for a reduction of labor…

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Inspection of Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 2

Captain Chaffey and Mr. F. S. Mance, Under-Secretary to the Department of Mines, spent the morning underground at the South mine. This…

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N.s.w. Coal Industry

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 3

Reviewing the position of the coal industry in New South Wales, Mr. T. R. Bavin, the Premier, at the Chatswood Town Hall on Tuesday, said the…

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Coal for Water Board Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 2

The Water Board has decided to defer the acceptance of tenders for a year's supply of coal in the hope that the price may be reduced shortly. It…

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Central Mine Installation Decided on of Diesel Oil Engines Preliminary Work Started

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 2

When questioned to-day concerning the statement that the Sulphide Corporation was about to install Diesel oil engines at the Central mine, Mr. W…

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Heavy Fall of Ground in South African Mine Ten Men Entombed Including One White (A.p.a. Message.) Capetown, August 1

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 1

One European and nine natives are entombed by thousands of tons of rock nearly 5000 feet down in the City Deep mine following the most extensive…

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Miners' Claim for Wages Proceedings in Tasmania

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 4

When No. 6 Argent mine closed down, some years ago there was a considerable sum owing to miners in vrages (says a Launceston message in…

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