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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1935

651 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 27 of 33

New Mines Agreement Conference On

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 September 1935 · page 4

The conference between the Mining Managers' Association, Industrial Council, and craft unions to discuss a new log of wages and conditions will…

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Lead Bonus Prospects for Mine Employees £16 Average For September Will Mean 6d. A Day

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 September 1935 · page 1

With the price of lead on the London market continuing to rise there are prospects of mineworkers enjoying bonus payments of 6d. a shift or…

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Miners Will Resist Mechanical Appliances

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 3

SYDNKY, Friday —A meeting at which every miners' lodge in the northern district was represented passed a resolution endorsing the decision of…

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Industrial Conference Resumed to Day Mining Managers Hear Details Of W.I.U. Claims

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 September 1935 · page 1

Having discussed the'major claims of the unions for wages and rates to operate along the line of lode,the representatives of the Mining Managers Association this afternoon met delegates from the…

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Industrial Conference Points Mining Managers Hear W.I.U. Claims

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 September 1935 · page 6

Having discussed the major claims of the unions for wagas and rates to operate along the line of lode the representatives of the Mining Managers' Association yesterday met delegates from the W.I.U…

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Industrial Conference Points Mining Managers Hear W.I.U. Claims

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 September 1935 · page 6

Having discussed the major claims of the unions for wages and rates to operate along the line of lode the representatives of the Mining Managers' Association yesterday met delegates from the W.I.U…

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Claims Of Craft Unions Discussion with Mine Managers To-day Unions Want To Eliminate Overtime

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 September 1935 · page 3

The second conference between the Mining Managers' Association and craft unions concerning minor details of the log served on the companies for new conditions was held at the rooms of the association…

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New Assay Offices at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 October 1935 · page 5

The newly constructed assay office at the North mine has been completed, and the staff has moved in. The building, which is near No. 2…

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30-Hour Week For Miners New Claims by Federation Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 October 1935 · page 1

According to a statement prepared by Messrs. W. Orr and C. Nelson and published by the Central Council of the Miners' Federation, miners are…

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Miners Against Machinery

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 October 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The northern miners' committee of management, representing all lodges on the field, carried a motion pledging…

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Miners to Fight Rationalisation. Mechanisation SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 October 1935 · page 4

The Miners' Federation general secretary (Mr.C. Nelson) in defining the attitude of the Miners' Federation to the recent developments in the…

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Threat of Strike British Coal Miners Higher Wages Waisted (London Air Mail.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 3

Within a few weeks Britain may be faced with the possibility of a national coal strike. The miners a making demands for an all-round…

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Complete Survey To Be Made Of N.T. Gold Mining Fields

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 3

DARWIN, Wednesday.—A magnetic survey of gold mining fields at Tennant's Creek, Northern Territory, will begin this month by…

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Fatality at Zinc Mine Man Buried In Skimps

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 4

Ernest Bowden, a young married man, who was employed as a sand-pass runner, was smothered…

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Mechanical Methods in Mining Labor Party Objection SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 October 1935 · page 3

Protesting against the introduction of mechanical methods in coal mines, Labor members of the Legislative Assembly asked the Government to…

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Mine Cricket North Opening Games

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 October 1935 · page 2

Electricians v. Millhands, South pitch.—Mill, first innings 67 (King 18, Smith 10; Stokes 2 for 11, Algate 2 for 11, Rice 2 for 11). Electricians,…

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Mines New Agreement Managers Leave For Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 October 1935 · page 1

Important talks concerning the claims of the unions for a new set of wages and conditions to operate along the line of lode are expected to be…

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Mechanising Mines More Questions In Parliament SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 October 1935 · page 1

Another series of questions relating to the position in the coal industry and the effect of the mechanisation of mines on employees was…

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Coal Mining Story for Johnson's

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 3

A coal mine complete in every detail was built above ground for the filming of "Black Fury" which comes to Johnson's Oxide-street Theatre…

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Output of Mines Better Returns Last Year

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 2

Ore raised from the mines during 1934 totalled 1,253,616 tons, representing an increase of 53,041 tons on the figures for 1933…

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