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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Around The Mines Norseman Dividend

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 September 1934 · page 2

Norseman Goldmines N.L., working at Norseman, Western Australia, has declared a dividend of 1/- a share, payable on October 31. The dividend…

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159 Striking Coat Miners Fined Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 September 1934 · page 2

For having been concerned in a strike on the Bulfinch colliery, at Collie, 159 employees were each fined £2, with 2/- costs, in the Collie Police…

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Tasmanian Appointment for Local Mining Man

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 September 1934 · page 2

Mr. J. F. Shaw, who has been associated with the North mine staff for 18 months, has received an appointment as an inspector of mines…

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Search for Treasure Gold On Cocos Island SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 September 1934 · page 3

Mr. Nichoison, the New South Wales manager of the Shell Co., states that an effort is about to be made by an English company to recover gold…

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Around The Mines Gold Mines of Australia

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 2

Net profit of Gold Mines of Australia Ltd. for the year ended April 30 amounted to £12,312. The directors stated that the…

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Belgian King Opposes Cuts in Miners' Wages

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 September 1934 · page 4

BRUSSELS, September 16.—The threatened coal strike in Belgium has been averted by the employers agreeing not to interfere with wages until…

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Around The Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 September 1934 · page 2

Lake View and Star, Ltd., during August, treated 50,930 tons for a total revenue of £117,719, the value of the gold being estimated at £7 an ounce,…

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349 Colliery Hands Get Dismissal Notices

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 September 1934 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Three hundred and forty-nine employees at the Old Bulli mine yesterday received their notices of dismissal. The reason…

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Arsenic From Mines Kills Stock

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 September 1934 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — The nysterious poisoning of stock in the Morrison district, near Geelong, which as baffled local residents for 15…

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Around The Mines Bismarck's New Battery

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 3

Bismarck Range (Lucknow) Gold Exploration, N.L., reports that the erection of the new 15-head stamper battery, it is anticipated, will be…

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Gold Hunt Again at Charters Towers

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.—The Minister for Mines confirmed the recent announcement that there is likely to be a revival of the once famous Charters…

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40 Ozs. of Gold From 2 TONS Owner Wins 100 Ozs. In Year

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 1

LAUNCESTON, Friday. — Forty ounces of gold has been obtained from a crushing of two tons of picked stone at the Golden Horseshoe mine,…

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Colliery Strike Likely to Extend

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 September 1934 · page 13

SYDNEY, Saturday.—A strike at the Wongawilli colliery, South Coast, may spread to other mines in the near future unless a settlement is reached…

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Around The Mines Gold Mines of Australia

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 September 1934 · page 2

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Stopford) confirms the recent announcement that there was likely to be a revival of the once famous Charters…

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Welsh Colliery Disaster 260 Miners Perish MiNE to Be Sealed London, September 23

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 September 1934 · page 1

It is officially admitted that the death roll of the Welsh colliery disaster is 260 miners. The officials had previously stated…

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Queensland Gold Production

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 2

The annual report of the Queensland Mines Department states that during 1933 gold mining prospered exceedingly, and Queensland's…

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Around The Mines Rose's Dividend Option

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 2

A working option over a property near Linton, 10 miles from Scarsdale (V.), has been secured on satisfactory terms by Rose's Dividend N.L. The…

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200 Widows Left Welsh Colliery Disaster Mine May Burn for Weeks (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, September 24

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 4

To-day's scenes at the pit head of the Gresford colliery resembled, funeral rites. The fire is still burning in the mine where 261 men were…

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Around The Mines Hercules Yield

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 2

Hercules Gold Mining Co. N.L., Bendigo, had a decidedly better return for last week, obtaining 58[?]oz. from 200 tons, compared with only 20oz. from…

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Explosion Damages Sealed Mine (Special to "The Miner")

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 2

LONDON, September 25.—Another explosion occurred at the Gresford colliery near Rexham, North Wales, to-day through the gases and fire…

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