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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Coal Industry the Strike at Cessnock Was Settled To-day [?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 8

The trouble at the Aberdare Central and Abordare Extended mines has been Settled and Work will be resumed on Monday, The wheeler over whose…

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South Mine Fatality Man Dies From Injuries Suffered 0N Monday Last Inquest Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 July 1931 · page 2

The death o[?]rrod, last night of Mr.K. Grubisich miner who was seriously injured, about the head and back at the South mine on Monday…

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"Aladdin's Cave" of Gold

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 4

A remarkable illustration of how information coutnined in the "News" circulates has been afforded by the announcement which appeared first in…

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The Official Notice Posted on the Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 1

The following is a copy of a notice posted at the Sine Corporation works to-day:—"Owing to supplier of are not being available from underground,…

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Strike of Miners at Zinc Corpn. One Party's Rate Was Cut All Miners Then Ceased Work Mill to Stop at 4 O'clock Till Further Notice

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 1

Becauso of a disputo between the management and contract minors of a purty working underground at the Zinc Corporation all miners on…

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The Coal Industry the Strikers at Oessnock Decide to Resume Work Cessnock

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 July 1931 · page 1

A joint meeting of employees of the Aberdare Central and Abeidarei Extended collieries held yesterday decided to resume work after an agreement…

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Mine Level Collapses Miner Killed. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 1

Henry-Lewis, a miner, was killed at Kalgoorlie yesterday. He was buried under hundreds of tons of earth when a level in a mine collapsed…

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Coalfields Communists Attack by Leaders of Northern Miners Cessnock

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 3

At yesterday's combined meeting of employees of the Aberdare Central and Aberdare Extended collieries to ratify the settlement of the dispute over the…

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Miners Phthisis in Victoria Gross Abuse Alleged of Allowance System Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 3

The Victorian Cabinet yesterday ordered that a thorough investigation be made into all the allowances made to persons suffering from miners…

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Strike of Miners at Zinc Corpn. Meeting of W.l.u. Members Held at Quandrangle To-day Referred to W.l.u. Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 1

The dispute between the miners and the management of the Zinc Corporation because of contract setting prices continues. A conference between the…

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North Mine New Shaft

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 2

A Conman and Compnuy of Newcastle have received the contract from the Broken Hill North for the steel fiend frnmo to ho erected at tho new…

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Moonta Mines More Money Needed Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 2

Unless financial assistance is given, either by Federal or State vote, work on the Moonta prospecting scheme must censo to-morrow, and more than 40 men…

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Search for Gold Valuable Strike Near Rockhampton Briobnne, AVcdnosday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 2

There was considerable excitement at Rockhampton yesterday when a party of four prospectors returned to town and announced that they had…

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Mishap at North Mine No Underground Work on Day Shift To-day

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 2

The underground department at the North mine was itlle the day shift to-day owing to a mishap to the main winding engine which occurred about…

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State Politics Emergency Income Tax Opposed by Teralba Miners Newcastle, Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 1

Vigorous opposition to the proposal of the Government to impose an emergency income tax up to 5/ in the pound was shown at a meeting ot…

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South Mine Fatality Inquest Held To-day Accidental Death Is Finding of Jury

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 3

The inquest concerning the death of Mr. K.Grubisich, who died last Saturday from injuries suffered in an ac[?]dent at the South mine on July 6 was…

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Strike of Miners at Zinc Corpn. Executive of W.i.u. to Meet the ' Management

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 2

The dispute between the management "of the Zine Corporation and miners over contract butting prices is now in the hands of the W.T.U…

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Strike in A.U.Z. Mine Men Declare It Too Wet to Walk 100 YARDS Wellington. (N.Z.) July 13

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 3

On the ground that the weather was too. wet for them to walk 400 yards to the mine entrance miners employed at the Liverpool State mines on the…

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Work Resumed at 4 P.m. 'At the North Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 4

The damage caused to the main winding engine at the North mine and which caused a stoppage of underground work on the day shift to-day, was…

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Strike of Miners at Zinc Corpn. No Developments To-day

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 1

There were no developments to-day in connection with the dispute between minors and the management of the Zi[?] Corporation over contract setting…

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