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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1932

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Old Gold Jewellery Advice to Have It Valved by Expert Before Sale Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1932 · page 8

Rich profits have been made in the buying of old gold jewellery all over the Commonwealth in the past few months according to Mr. W. R. Robins…

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£8000 for Employees of Vic State Coal Mine to Be Paid From Treasdry Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 May 1932 · page 3

It was indicated by Mr. Tunnecliffe. the Acting premier of Friday that if legal considerations prevented the enforcement of the direction to the…

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Miners to Be Dismissed Railways Coal Not Paid for Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 1

Because the New South Wales Railway. Department has filled to pay for its coal supplies nearly 200 western colliery employees are to be dismissed…

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Coal Subsidy Withdrawn Colliery May Close Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 2

Nearly 300 men will be cavilled out at the Abermain No. 1 colliery, South Maitland and the mine may close down. This is said to be the direct…

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Death of Mr. S. Byrne Finding of the Jury in North Mine Fatality

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 4

The inquest into the circumstances connected with the death of Mr. Sydney Patrick Byrne, who was killed at the North mine on April 27 was continued…

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Mollison's Engagement Says Lady Diana Wellesley Knew Before It Announced (Special to "The Mine.") London, May 10

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 May 1932 · page 1

Mr.J. A. Mollison the Australian airman whose engagement was announced yesterday to Miss Amy Johnson the well known airwoman in an…

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Mount Coolon. Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

The manager of Mount Coolon Gold Mines. No Liability, has forwarded the following progress report under date of May 7:£…

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Injured at South Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 1

Roy Pearce while working at the South mine about midnight last night was struck on the head by a falling stone. He was taken in the…

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About Those Mine Jobs From "Old Timer":—

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

Last week a gentleman wrote complaining about the preponderance of foreign labor on the mines. Surely he must be a new comer. Two years ago…

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Bounty on Gold Statement by Minister Canberra

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 May 1932 · page 2

Mr. Gullet, the Minister for Customs, said to-day that the bounty was now being paid on gold produced in 1931. He said that it was not possible for…

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Mining Institute First Ordinary Meeting to Be Held at Broken Hill to Begin on August Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 8

The Councill of the Australasian is stitute of Mining and (?) corporated has arranged for the first ordinary meeting of 1932 to be held…

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Mining Institute First Ordinary Meeting to Be Held at Broken Hill to Begin on August 16 Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 May 1932 · page 1

The Council of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Incorporated has arranged for the first ordinary meeting of 1932 to be held…

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N.Z. Coal Miners to Strike West Coast Affected ' Auckland (N.Z.), May 18

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 3

All coal miners on the west coast of New Zealand have decided to strike as a protest against the new working agreement submitted by the…

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Fatality at a Colliery Shiftman Killed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 May 1932 · page 2

David Henderson (52), a shiftman at the Coalcliff colliery, was killed yesterday by a fall of stone. Four men who were working near him extricated his…

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Mount Isa Mines Output for April

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 May 1932 · page 2

The "Isa Mines News" publishes the following statistics of Mount Isa Mines Limited for the month of April. Mine. For the month 14,331 cars,…

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Mount Coolon Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 2

The manager of Mount Coolon Geld Mines, No Liability, has forwarded the following progress report under date of May 1G: Work in hand includes…

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Accident at South Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 May 1932 · page 4

John Wayland suffered a lacerated hand through a stone falling on it at the South mine to-day. He was taken to the Hospital in the ambulance,…

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Gold Club

Western Grazier · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 2

On Sunday next May 23. [?] mixed [?] and stroke handicap will be held. Play will commence at 2 p.m. sharp…

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Turning Silver Into Gold

Western Grazier · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 4

A French scientist [?] that he can turn silver into gold. For centuries [?] had the same goal in view with their [?]…

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Greta Colliery Fire Apparently EXTINGlSHED West Maitland

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 May 1932 · page 1

The underground fire at the Greincolliery has apparently been oxtinguished. Work ceased to-day all cavitics having been filled…

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