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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1933

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Central Miners Accept Offer Contract Rates Restored Meeting To-day

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 1

The adjourned meeting of Central mine contract and development miners this morning decided to accept an offer of Mr. W. E…

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Gold From Mount Coolon By 'Plane

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday.—A consignment of gold bullion from Mount Coolon to the Rockhampton branch of the Bank of New South Wales was…

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Oil From Australian Coal Consideration Given To £10,000,000 Plant Newcastle Coal Tested Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 3

Proposals involving the establishment of a £10,000,000 plant for the production of petrol from Australian coal have been receiving…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 2

Hit on the head and shouldes by failing ground at the North mine last night E. A. Parkins suffered injuries to the scalp and…

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Gold In Abandoned Claim

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 2

KALGOORLIE, Monday.—Two half, casto prospectors decided to try their luck in an abandored shaft 9ft. deep just inside the Yundamindera Station…

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Arnhem Land; Gold Search

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Francis Birtlos is to lead an expedition to Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, to exploit a gold bearing reef. The…

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Miners May Leave A.L.P.

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The northern miners are giving serious consideration to a suggestion that they should secede from the State…

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Conditions Suspended On Mining Tenement

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 4

In the Warden's Court on Monday, before Mr. G. S. Goldie, warden, John Ferry Bolt applied for the suspension of living and sleeping…

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Geophysical Survey Of Wiluna Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 4

PERTH, Sunday.—On his return to-day from an aerial tour of inspection of various mining properties at Wiluna and Meekatharra, Mr. H. E…

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Central Gold To Wind Up

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—At an extraordinary meeting yesterday shareholders in Central Gold N.L. decided to wind up the company. The…

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Coal Imports for W.A. Another Order For Newcastle PERTH

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 4

Mr. Scaddan, the Minister for Mines and Railways, said to-night that there had been no development in the dispute between the Commissioner of…

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Northern Territory Gold Leases Two Sold At Auction for £14 At Darwin Early History Given

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 3

Forfeited gold leases of Union Reefs and Lady Alice, formerly two of the richest mining lodes in the Territory, were sold at public…

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Bushfires in the State Outbreak Threalens Colliery

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—Miners at the Glebe colliery were brought to the surface yesterday to assist in fighting a fire which threatened the…

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"Blue And Gold" Fair

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 2

The Nicholls-street Methodist Gift Comrades held their annual "Blue and Gold" fair in Ivey Hall on Tuesday. Mr. J. H. Burnard opended the fair…

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Alteration Wanted in Mine Pay Days

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 2

At the meeting of the Industrial Council last night the following motion was carried:— "That the Mining Managers' Association be…

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lOOoz. Gold Nugget At Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 2

WELLINGTON, Friday.—It is reported that a nugget of gold weighing 100 ounces has been found at Black Mountain by Messrs. Gray and…

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Men on the Mines 2982 Employed On February 25

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1933 · page 1

The reopening of the Central mine during last mouth was responsible for the number of men employed along the line ot lode at the end of…

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No Fire At Zinc Corporation Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 2

Mr. C. C. Freeman, superintendent of the Zinc Corporation, to-day denied that there was a fire burning on the No. 4 level at the mine, as has…

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No Fire At Zinc Corporation Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 2

Mr. C. C. Freeman, superintendent of the Zinc Corporation, to-day denied that there was a fire burning on the No. 4 level at the mine, as has…

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Dispute at S0uth Mine Cleared Up Superintendent Protests Against Men's Action Can Resume Work on

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1933 · page 5

There was no work underground at the South mine last night because of a dispute between miners and a foreman, but the trouble was cleared up when the men interviewed the superintendent of the mine to-day, and work will be resumed on Monday if the men are…

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