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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1931

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Gold in New Guinea New Find Reported Innisfail

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 September 1931 · page 6

Reports are filtering through of a reported discovery of valuable gold deposits at Tauri River, Papun. The rew mining area is said to be [?]ed in…

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State Coal Mine Dispute Settled Mine Reopened To-day Lithgow, Sunday Night

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 September 1931 · page 4

As the result of an agreement reached with the employees the State coal mine at Lithgow, which has been closed for thrce weeks as a result of a…

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Mine W0rker Injured

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 September 1931 · page 4

John Williams was spalling a rock on the 1270ft. level at the South mine to-day when a seat struck him in the head. He was taken in the ambulauce…

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Mining in New Guinea Administrator's Views

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 September 1931 · page 1

Sydney, Friday. It is the opinion of the Administrator that, within a few years. New Guinea will be second only to the Rand as a…

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W.A. Mining Awards Amendments Agreed to Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 September 1931 · page 4

Amendments to the existing mining [?]ward operating in West Australia have been agreed to by the mining section of the Australian Workers' Union…

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Britain Bans Export of Cold Temporary Suspension of the Gold Standard No Sign of Panic (Special to "The Miner.") London, September 20

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 September 1931 · page 1

The British Government has decided to ban immediately the export of gold. This momentous decidion moans the temporary suspension by Britain of…

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State Coal Mine Dispute Settled Mine Reopened To-day Lithgow. Sunday Night

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 4

As the result of an agreement reached with the employees the State coal mine at Lithgow, which has been closed for three weeks as a result of a…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 4

John Williams was spalling a rock [?] the 1270ft level at the South mine to-day when a scat struck him in the [?]ead. He was taken in the ambulance…

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South Mine Not to Close Will Continue Working Next Week

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 1

The South mine was to have closed down next Monday for a week in accordance With the policy of the company to close one week in seven, but that week will not be lost to wage carnere. A decision was reached by the company a few days ago to work on with out the break of a week, Notices to…

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W.A. Mining Awards Amendments Agreed to Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 4

Amendments to the existing mining award operating in West Australia have been agreed to by the mining section of the Australian Workers' Union…

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Britain to Ban Export of Gold Heayy Withdrawals on Stock Exchange Effect of Navy Trouble London, September 20

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 1

The Government has decided to ban immediately the export of gold (as briefly reported in "The Barrier Miner" yesterday)…

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Gold Export Suspension Bill Passes Both Houses Prince of Wales Attended in the House of Lords London, September 21

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 1

The Prince of Wales ocoupiod a sent in the peers' gallery and listened intontly while the Gold Export Suspension Bill was introduced into the…

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"Wiluna Gold Field' the Annual Report Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 September 1931 · page 2

A report made available yesterday by Wiluna Gold Mines Limited states that during August the Wiluna mine treated 23,279 fons, yielding bullion…

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Barrier Miner Wednesday, September 23, 1931 Full Time on the Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 September 1931 · page 2

The announcement by the managements of the South and Zinc Corporation mines that productive operations are to be resumed on a fall-time basis…

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Britain's Ban on Gold Export Official Statement by British Cabinet Reasons for Decision London, September 21

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 September 1931 · page 1

The British Cabinet last night issued the fallowing [?] statement on the decision to suspend for the time being the export of gold from Britain:—…

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Central Mine Not Reopening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 September 1931 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Gardner, manager of the Central mine, this afternoon said there is no truth in a rumor that the Central mine is to re-open. He added…

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Mt. Isa Mines August Production Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 September 1931 · page 3

Bullion railed to the coast by Mount Isa Mines Ltd. during August contained 2242-tons of lead, worth £26,773, and 158.550oz of silver, valued at £9249…

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The Search for Gold the Search for Gold Activities in W.A. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 September 1931 · page 1

Although, the report is unconfirmed, it is understood that the Broken Hill Proprietary Company has taken an option over the Enterprise Syndicate…

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Barrier Miner Thursday, September 24, 1931. the Gold Standard

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 September 1931 · page 2

The newspapers during the last few days have been full of cablegrams from England and comments by Australian newspapers on the alleged…

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Work on the Mines No Reasons Are Given for the Changed Policy

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 September 1931 · page 2

A definite statement as to the reason for the changed policy of the Broken Hill South and the Zinc Corporation is hard to obtain even from the…

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