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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Notes and Comments Eight Tons of Gold

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 2

A Berlin cable message says that eight tons of gold have been delivered to the Reichebank in payment of Russian orders for German agricultural…

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MINING, &c. BLOCK 14 RECONSTRUCTION-SCHEME Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 4

As foreshadowed at the last meeting of shareholders by Mr.T.B BirkbecK the chairman it has become necessary for tho Broken' Hill…

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Barrier Miner Wednesday, April 27. 1982. Greta Colliery Fire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 2

Last Saturday it was reported from Newcastle that the town of Greta, in the Cessnock district, was in serious danger as the result of fires which…

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MINING,&c. Lead Quatations

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 2

Month. Average Price, January. £15 2 11/2. February. £14 11 31/2 March,...£12 9 91/2…

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Queensland Mercury Mine Recovery Plant Opened Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 2

The mercury recovery plant of the Oucensland Quicksilver Development, Company's mine at Kilkivan. 155 miles north-west of Brisbane was officially…

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Crane Drivers Wages on North Mine Job Conference Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 4

This afternoon a conference was held between the grievance committee of the F.E.D. and F.A. and Mr. A. Goninan, of Goninan and Co., in regard to…

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Greta Colliery Fire Still Raging This Morning Trains to Be Safeguarded Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 1

The underground fire in the Anvil Greek, Central Greta, and Old Greta collieries was still raging this morning. Although no flames were visible,…

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Gold in N. Australia Large American Company Has Option Over Leases Darwin

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 2

News has been received through Mr.John S.Harris, attorney for Gold Options Ltd., to the effect that the American Smelting and Refining Co…

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Greta Colliery Fire Shire Councils Request Ministers to Visit Scene Sydney,Thursday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 1

The fires are still burning in the abandoned underground colliery workings at Greta. Representatives of the Greta and Kearsley shire councils at a…

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Mine Wprler Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 1

At the Zinc Corporation mine about 12 o'clock to-day H. [?] gar ruffered a lacerated wrist as a result of a stone falling on it. He was taken in the…

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Mount Coolon Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 2

The manager of Mount Coolon Gold Mines No Liability supplies the following progress report under date April 25:—…

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Greta Colliery Fire Flames Leap Out Afresh After Train Had Passed Railway Being Watched Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 April 1932 · page 1

Shortly after a train had passed over the main northern line near the Greta railway station last night, flames leapt out utresh from a big…

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Greta Colliery Fire Two Shafts Sealed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 1

The attempts to control the ares at the underground colliery workings at Greta have been unexpectedly successful. Two of the shafts through…

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Greta Colliery Fire Two Shafi's Sealed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 April 1932 · page 8

The attempts to control the ares, at the underground colliery workings, at Greta have been unexpectedly successful. Two of the shafts through…

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In New Zealand Demonstration in N.Z. by Mining Communities Crowd Rushes a Hall and Interrupts Meeting Demonstrator Faints After Impassioned Appeal Wellington (N.Z.), May 2

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 May 1932 · page 3

Mining communities of Westport staged a May Day demonstration yesterday when 200 miners and their families assembled in the town…

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A Filler Killed Fall of Ground Yesterday Occurred at South Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 May 1932 · page 2

Jeffrey Edwin Hector (31), a married man with one child, Jost his life at the South.mine late yesterday afternoon as a result of being piuned between a…

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Mount Coolon Gold Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1932 · page 2

The manager of Mount Coolon gold mine's in a progress report dated May 2 says:— Coarse ore bins, framework complete…

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Australian Price of Gold Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 May 1932 · page 2

The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery lodged at the Melbourne, Mint for the week ended April 29, is at the…

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Assurance to Maintain Peaceful Relations Says Miners' President Lithgow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1932 · page 6

At a conference convened by the Advance Lithgow Association a number of trade union delegates adopted a motion, suggesting to the company which has…

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Assurance to Maintain Peaceful Relations Says Miners' President Lithgow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1932 · page 8

At a conference convened by the Advance Lithgow Association, a member of Uncle union delegates adopted a motion suggesting to the company which…

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