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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Work on the Mines No Chance of British Reopening for the Present Statement by Mr. Emery

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 March 1932 · page 2

Mr. C. J. Emery, general manger ol the Broken Hill North, returned this morning from Sydney ofter several weeks absence in the State capital,…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 March 1932 · page 1

E. Inman, an employee on the North mine, suffered a broken left leg when a piece of timber fell on him while workine at about 11 o'clock this morn…

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Vic. State Coal Mine Fortnightly Pay Exceeds £10,000 Wonthaggi

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 March 1932 · page 6

The cavil was posted at the uniou office to-day. This showed that 196 ordinary places were cavilled by. 784 men, and 12 sanatorlum places were cavilled…

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Mount Coolon Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 March 1932 · page 2

The manager of the Mount Coolon gold' mincs, no liability, supplies the following progress report under date of March 22, 1032:— Main shaft winze…

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North Mine New Shaft

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 March 1932 · page 8

Chapple and Co. could not unload the skips and carriers that arrived at the Crvstal-street station for the new shaft at the North mine on Thursday…

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North Mine New Shaft

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 March 1932 · page 2

Chapple and Co. could not unload the skips and carriers that arrived at the Crystal-street station for the new shaft at the North mine on Thursday…

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Reopening of Central Mine Reference by Mayor at Meeting of Council

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 March 1932 · page 2

At the Council meeting on Thursday night the Mayor said that he wanted to bring under the notice of the aldermen the prosperity that is likely to be felt…

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Price of Gold Premium 64 Per Cent. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 March 1932 · page 8

Under the arrangement with the Commonwealth Bank, the price of gold, including old jewellery, lodged at the Royad Ming from March 14 to 18. in…

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Price of Gold Premium 64 Per Cent. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 March 1932 · page 2

Under the arrangement with the Commonwealth Dank, the price of gold, including old jewellery, lodged at the Royal Mint from March 14 to 18, in…

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North Mine New Shaft

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 2

The crane at the Crystal-street radi way station, which was damaged on Thursday last Mid which prevented the unloading of the skips that arrived for…

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Work Resumed at Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 2

The North, South and Ziuc Corporation mines, which have been closed over the Easter holidays. resumed-productive operations at 8 o'clock this morn…

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MINING, £c. Lead Quotations

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 2

Month. Average Price, January...... £215 3 10 February...... £14 11 39…

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North Mine New Shaft

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 2

The unloading of the skips for the new shaft at the North mine was began at the Crystal-street railway station this morning. The smaller fitting…

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Gold Production Effect of the Tariff

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 1

Many prosperous gold mining centres have been ruined by the effects of the tariff, according to a report issued by the West Austraian Tarin Revision…

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Lithgow Coal Trade Work at State Mine Lihgow

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 2

Reports from collieries in the Lithgow district indicate that the coal trade continues to be fair. The State mine is working full time (11 shifts) each…

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Gold Mining in W.A. Improved Prospects Kaigoorlie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 2

The great, advance of the gold mining industry in West Australia during the past 12 months was proved by the statistics given by Mr.R. Hamilton…

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Torrential Rains in N.Z. Coal Mine Flooded Auckland (Z.Y.). March 30

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 1

Torrential rains caused the sudden flooding of the Waro coal mine at Hikurangi where the minors worked up to their necks in water romoving…

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N.S.W. Coal Industry Proposal to Abolish Coal Freight Concession Newcastle to Oppose Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 3

Sir Frederick Waley, referring to the State Government's proposal to abolish freight concession on coal, said any such action would probably result in the accentuation…

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Mining in Canada Sinking 4000ft. SHAFT

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 2

The Toronto (Eastern Canada) correspondent of the "Mining Journal" says that Wright-Hargreaves is making record time in sinking the new shaft,…

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N.S.W. Coal Industry Govt. to Discontinue Subsidy of [?] Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 4

It has been announced that from Friday next the State Govornment discontinue the payment of 1/6 a ton allowrance as a subsidy on coal. The…

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