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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1934

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Rehabilitation of Coal Industry

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 6

CANBERRA, Saturday-An important announcement of the Federal Government's intentions with regard to the rehabilitation of the coal industry…

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Kalgoorlie Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 8

KALGOORLIE, Saturday— The Asteroid gold mine, 10 miles south of Coolgardie, in the Grossmont district, has produced, from shaft-sinking…

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Kalgoorlie Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 2

KALGOORLIE, Saturday— The Asteroid gold mine, 10 miles south of Coolgardie, in the Grossmont district, has produced, from shaft-sinking…

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Wonthaggi Strike N.S.W. Collieries May Be Involved MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 9

It is likely that the dispute which has arisen between the management of the State coal mine at Wonthaggi and the minors will continue…

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Wonthaggi Strike N.S.W. Collieries May Be Involved MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 3

It is likely that the dispute which has arisen, between the management of the State coal mine at Wonthaggi, and the miners will continue…

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Norseman Water Shortage; Mines May Close

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 6

KALGOORLIE, Saturduy— A serious water shortage is threatened at Norseman. The dam supplying domestic needs is very low, and when it…

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Oil From Coal Plans Of Mr Lyons to Visit Coalfields Canberra

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 9

For the first-time since the elections, the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) will visit the New South Wales coalfields on March 23 to…

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Oil From Coal Plans Of Mr Lyons N to Visit Coalfields Canberra

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 March 1934 · page 3

For the first time since the elections, the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyona) will visit the New South Wales coalfields on March 23 to…

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Gold Miner's Lucky Strike

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 3

Mr. Prank F.Olpson M.Beatrice-street, Invercargin who has now gone gold-mining had a lucky strike when be bought R.U.R After suffering severely with rheumatism in…

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Disputed-mining Lease Case Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 March 1934 · page 2

The adjourned case regarding a disputed mining lenre between J. d. James and W. J, L, Sutton was again mentioned in the Warden's Court…

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Coal Shipping Conveyor Miner's Invention

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 2

The Industrial Development Association of Great Britain reports that Mr, Reuben Loosemore, of Tonyrefall, who is a working miner, has invented…

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South Mine Report 27,380 Tons For Four Weeks

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 2

The mine superintendent of Broken Hill South Ltd. has supplied the following information for the period of four weeks ended March 10—…

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Wonthaggi Strike Citizens Back Miners Wages Loss Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 3

By resolution trenchantly criticising and condemning the methods used in the present dispute by the mine management, the townspeople of…

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Show Case Plundered Fake Gold Bars Stolen Washington, March 12

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1934 · page 1

In the first robbery ever carried out in the United States Treasury, fake gold bars with a fictitious value of £6000 were stolen at night from the…

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Mine Managers Meet Union Delegates Compensation Discussion Criticism of Government

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 1

Representntives of the Mining Managers' Assoclatidn this afternoon met in conference representatives of the Industrial Council, unions and the Barrier Compensation Association to discuss the position which hus arisen in wiew of the Instructions of the Minister…

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Wonthaggi Miners Reject Settlement Terms

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday— A mass meeting ot miners at Wonthaggi rejected the terms of settlement ot the dispute at the State coal mine offered…

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Central Australian Mica Mines Dispute Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

An agreement has been reached between representatives of the mica miners in Molbourne and their employers to end a dispute over the rates…

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Compensation Deadlock Protest Strike Next Tuesday Mines and Town Will Stop

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

There were no important developments to-day in the Compensation Fund deadlock. Interest centres mainly in…

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Lead Down 1/3 a Ton Little Variation In Gold Price

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

The following are tho middle quotations of the London metal market for Thursday, March 15— Lead— Spot, £11/11/3 a ton…

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Promising Future for Pinnacles Field Has Chance Of Development. Mining Man's View

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

Interesting evidence of the prospects of reviving mining at the Pinnacles field was given before the Western Lands Board to-day by Mr. M. H. Mawby, of the Zinc Corporation staff…

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