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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1928

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Diamond Hill Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

The manager of the Diamond Hill mine, Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, reports:—On the No. 2 level main shaft, the north drive has been extended to…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

A. Simmons ricked his back when trucking ore at the Central mine last night. After receiving attention on the mine he was taken in the casualty…

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Big Hill Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

The manager of the Big Hill mine, Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, reports:— The east crosscut has been extended to 27ft. Several west dipping spurs in…

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Fire in Gold Mine Death Roll Is 30 (A.P.A. Message.) Vancouver, February 13

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 1

A message from Timmins, Ontario, states that the total death roll in connection with the fire at the Hollinger gold mine (not coal mine as reported…

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Industrial the Coal Industry Conference Proposed to Discuss the Crisis Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 1

The State Cabinet is expected to endorse Mr. E. H. Farrar's recommendation for a conference between the proprietors and the miners to…

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£40,000,000 in Gold Left U.S.A. in Last Quarter New York, February 11

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

The Washington correspondent of the "New York Tribune" says that more than £40,000,000 worth of gold left the United States during the last…

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Victorian State Coal Mine Over-production Alleged

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 1

A pronounced feeling of uncertainty, which is shared by both business people and employees, prevails that the stoppages at the State mine will become…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 1

P. Rayle, a braceman nt the Central mine, had the top of a finger crushed between a truck and a tumbler when tipping a truck this…

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North Blocks Mine Suspension Recommended of Labor Conditions

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

In the Warden's Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., the North Blocks Mining Company applied for a suspension of labor…

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Mouht Morgan Mine No Market Tn America for Products of the Mine (A.p.a. Message.) London, February 14

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 1

The doom of the Mount Morgan mine so far as export prospects are concerned, was sounded by Sir Cecil Budd, chairman of the British Metal…

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Mining in Canada Review of Last Year

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

The low prices which now prevail for copper, lead, and zinc are responsible for the reduction in the aggregate value of the Canadian mineral…

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Industrial the Coal Industry Conference Arranged Between Owners and Men Syduey

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 1

The proposed conference between coal mineowners and the miners has become a possibility as a result of the State Cabinet's decision to instruct…

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The Reseryoirs Further Intakes Reported 5Ft. Rise at the Creek Umberumberka Rise 11Ft. 9In. More Than 12 Months' Supply for the Town and Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 1

The water supply position is now assured, there being sufficient in Umberumberka to supply the town for over 12 months, and enough in…

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Windespread Rain Big Intakes in the Reservoirs Sufficient Water at Umberumberka To Supply the City for Over 12 Months Sufficient for Over 15 Months For the Mines at Stephens Creek Pastoral Areas are Benefited 409 Points at White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 1

With a supply for over 12 mouths in hand the tension regarding the water supply has teen entirely removed now and Broken Hill citizens were in a…

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Industrial Coal Minegtwners and Miners Have Conference in Sydney Arranged by Mr. Farrar Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

A preliminary conference of colliery owners and miners, convened by Mr. E. H. Farrar, Minister for Labor and Industry, was held yesterday. The…

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The Mining Industry Sir Robert Horne's Praise at Melbourne Gathering Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

Sir Robert Horne paid a tribute to the Australian mining industry in a speech delivered a a dinner tendered to him by the chairman and…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

L. Govaninch was struck on an ankle By a stone when he was working on the 500ft. level of the Blackwood section of the British mine this…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 2

James Hallaban had a hand injured by a stone falling on it when he was working on the 1300ft. level of the Central mine last night. He…

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Gold M1ning in W. A. Rich Yield at Menzies

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

Messrs. Collier and Reilly, owners of the Golden Age, at Menzies, have just treated 40 tons of ore for 340½oz. of gold (says a Kalgoorlie message in…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 6

L. Govaninch was struck on an ankle by a stone when he was working on the 500ft. level of the Blackwood section of the British mine…

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