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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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W.I.U. Dispute with South Mine Union Repudiates M.M.A. Letter

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 3

The intervention of the Mining Managers' Association in the dispute between the South mine management and the W.I.U. in regard to offsiders…

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Around The Mines Gold Mines of Australia

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 3

Reference to the interests of Gold Mines of Australia Ltd. was made by the acting chairman (Sir Arthur Robinson) at the annual meeting of the…

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Oil From Coal English Expert Gives Views FREMANTLE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 3

Sir John Cadman, chairman of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co., and a commercial director of the Suez Canal Company, is making his first visit to…

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Gold Mines of Australia and New Guinea

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 2

From Messrs. H. Byron Moore, Day and Journeaux, of the Melbourne Stock Exchange, we have received a beautifully printed and illustrated…

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Silver and Gold Prices

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 2

White and Hosier advises that silver on Saturday in London was 1/10 5-16 an ounce (down 1-8d.); and gold £7/1/1½ on ounce (up 1d.)…

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Around the Mines Batlow Property of Mutooroo

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 2

Following on the report by Mr. W. Bestwick on the three leases, comprising 63 acres at Batlow, N.S.W. under option to Mutooroo Copper…

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Bendigo Mines to Close Dispute Involving Enginemen MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 October 1934 · page 1

Work ceased at the majority of Bendigo gold mines on Saturday owing to a dispute between the mine owners and the enginedrivers and…

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State Coal Mine Closed by Dispute

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 October 1934 · page 2

HITHGOW, Tuesday.—A dispute over the duties of shiftmen has resulted in the suspension of operations at the State coal mine. The men…

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Around the Mines Sons of Gwalia Dividends

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 October 1934 · page 2

Sons of Gwalia Ltd. reports that a cable message has been received from the head oltice in London stating that in future dividends will be paid…

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Around The Mines Billabong Gold, N.L.

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 October 1934 · page 2

Capital £22,000, in 220,000 shares of £ each (175,000 contributing, 45,000 fully paid); to adopt an agreement and to carry on the business of…

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Mine Worker Injured

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 October 1934 · page 2

Struck on the arm and leg by a falling stone while working at the Central mine last night, L. Ralph, an underground employee, was conveyed…

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State Coal Mine Closed; Ponies Brought Up

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 October 1934 · page 4

LITHGOW, Thursday.—Pit ponies have been brought to the surface at the State coal mine which has been idle since Monday owing to a…

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Miners Carrying Firearms

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 October 1934 · page 4

DARWIN, Thursday. — According to evidence given at Tennant's Creek yesterday miners on the goldfield are carrying firearms because of marty…

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Around the Mines Bendigo Gold Yield

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 2

The gold yield of the Bendigo field for September was 2674oz., compared with 2482oz. for the corresponding month of last year. For the current…

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Mining Chrome Ore Success At Mine Near Grafton GRAFTON

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 3

Hundreds of tons of chrome ore, which is used for hardening steel, have been mined in the Fine Flower district, about 26 miles from…

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Mine Workers Injured

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 4

F. Compnrin was hit on the head with a hammer while spelling ore on the 1400ft. level at the North mine yesterday. He was taken to the…

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"A Relation of Mine" Woman Not Guilty Of Theft MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 3

"You are a relation of mine," a woman said when she followed Edward Henry Thompson, of Cardigan-street, Carlton, from a baker's shop,…

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Less Men on Mines Returns for September (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 October 1934 · page 6

Employment figures in regard to men engaged in the mines at the end of September reveal an increase over the figures for the same month of…

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Miners Advocate an Extension of Strike

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 October 1934 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The recommendation of the northern executive officers to refuse the terms offered for the reopening of the mine…

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Around The Mines Lancefield South Assays Satisfactory

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 October 1934 · page 2

Mr. T. R. Victor, who recommended that Lancefield South should abandon its mine at Beria (W.A.), has sent an urgent telegram to the…

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