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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Oil From Coal Industry British Admiralty Gives Large Order LONDON, February 9

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

The first order of its kind in naval history has just been given by the British Admiralty for a year's bulk supply of oil made from British coal…

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Gold Nuggets On View

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Friday.—Approximately 246oz of pure gold was on view in a small glass case in a room at the Bank of Australasia Chambers,…

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The Lake of Gold

Western Grazier · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 4

There is a lake in a sheat fold of the Cokerr an Anles, 19,000 feet above one level, which is payed with hold, or very [?] 10…

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Accident at South Mine Fall Of Ground At 700ft. Level Fatal Result

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 1

Seriously injured by an extensive fall of earth on the 700ft. level at the South mine last night Joseph C. Murdoch, a single man, aged…

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Central Miners Meeting Is Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 2

A meeting of the Central mine contract and development miners was held yesterday but owing to no reply being received from the manager in…

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Mining Tenement Forfeited

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 2

In the Warden's Court before Mr. G. S. Goldie, warden, this morning Joseph Alagich, of 241 Piper-street, applied for a forfeiture of a mining…

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South Mine Fatality Accidental Death, Says Jury

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

The adjourned inquest into the death of James Cooper Murdoch, who was killed by a fall of earth at the South mine on Friday night, was…

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New Future for British Coal Cheapest Coal Used To Extract Oil LONDON, February 12

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

The contract for a year's bulk supplies of oil extracted from British coal, which has been placed with the Low Temperature Carbonisation Co.,…

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Mining In 1932 MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 2

Addressing the annual meeting of the Australian Mines and Metals Association in Melbourne yesterday Mr. Colin Fraser, the president, said that…

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Intense Gold in U.S.A.; 130 Deaths (Special to "The Miner") New York, February 12

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 1

The wave of intense cold which began on Thursday is estimated to hare already caused 130 deaths. It began to break to-day, although…

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Conditions Suspended On Mining Leases

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

In the Warden's Court this morning, before Mr. G. S. Goldie, warden, the Amalgamated Broken Hill SilverLead Mining Company applied for…

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South Mine Fatality Death Was Caused Accidentally Jury Says

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 4

A verdict of accidental death, caused by shock following injuries received, with no blame attachable to any person, was given by the…

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Alluvial Gold At Mudgee

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 2

MUDGEE, Monday.—A prospector on Mr. S. Lowe's property at Munna, four miles from Mudgee, is reported to have struck a good find of alluvial…

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Queensland Mining Deal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday.—During the week end negotiations were completed for the purchase of the whole of the North Arm gold mining field, the…

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Central Gold To Wind Up

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 2

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in Central Gold N.L. will be held on February 28 to consider a resolution that the company be wound…

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Gold Cup Billiards Tournament (Special to "The Miner")

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 3

LONDON, February 13.—In the Gold Cup billiards tournament Tom Newman (England) received 6000 in his match with Walter Lindrum…

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Overcome by Foul Air Two Miners Killed At Buninyong MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 1

Two miners named Albert Berger (68), a widower, with a grown up family of seven, and Arthur Dunstan (34), married with three children,…

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Life on Bulolo Goldfields All Travelling Is By Aeroplane Woman Tells Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 3

A description of new air travel has become universal on the New Guinea goldfields was given by Mrs. Leslie V. Waterhouse, wife of…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 4

Henry Stewart was working at the Central mine on Wednesday when a stone fell on his foot, bruising it. He was taken in the ambulance to the…

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The Barrier Miner Thursday, February 16, 1933. Coal From Oil

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 2

The world's coal resources are estimated at seven billion tons (that is, seven million millions), of which about one half is in the United States,…

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