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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

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"Have Knocked About Mining Towns" Views Of Baptist Minister

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 7

Rev. W. J. Wiley, who has been appointed to the oversight of the Baptist Churches in Broken Hill, has worked and ministered in every State…

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Statements Incorrect Mine Parties Attacked North Mine Dispute

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 1

At yesterday's meeting of North mine employees in the Quadrangle it was stated that the job committee at the mine and the W.I.U. executive had…

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Gold and Silver Prices

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 3

The price of standard silver on the Stock Exhcange of London on Saturday was 1/8¼ an ounce (a rise of 1-16d.) Fine silver was quoted at…

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Production At South Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 2

The superintendent of the South mine (Mr. A. Fairweather) has supplied the following production returns for the four weeks ended May…

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New Headgear For Miners

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Wednesday. — Bellbird miners are the first to adopt a protective headgear made of fibre and cushioned where it rests upon the…

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Settlement of Dispute at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 3

The dispute between the Job Committee and the North mine management has been settled. It was expected that a conference…

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Some North Miners Censured False Statements To Union

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1936 · page 1

The fortnightly meeting of the W.I.U. last night adopted a resolution expressing disfavor of "the misleading statements of the parties…

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Production At North Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 2

For the four weeks ended April 25, 28,810 tons of crude [?]re were treated at the North mine compared with 27,603 tons for the corresponding…

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Mine Tennis Results and Draw

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 6

The following are the results of the Inter-Mine Tennis [?] Association games and the draw for next Saturday:…

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4082 Men on Mines Increase at All Works

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1936 · page 3

One hundred and fifty-nine move men were employed along the line of lode at the end of April taan was the case at the end of March, and…

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The Lake of Gold

Western Grazier · Saturday 9 May 1936 · page 4

There is a lake in a [?] fold of the Colombian [?] 10,000 [?] above sea level, which is pared with gold, or very nearly so…

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Gold And Silver Prices Decline

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 2

The price of silver, standard on the Stock Exchange, of London on Saturday was 1/8[?] an ounce (a fall of Id.). Fine sliver was quoted at 1/9 11-16…

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Mine Picnic Committees To Meet Cheap Trip Offer

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 3

A meeting of the mine picnic committees will be called shortly to discuss the offer of the South Australian Railways Department to make…

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More Mines for W.A. Optimism Of Director LONDON May 8

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 4

There was no doubt that the future would unfold more big mines for Western Australia said Mr. Claude de Bernales to a representative of the…

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Deputation to Travel on Camels Six-Week Trip For Bitter Tennant Creek Miners Tennant Creek

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 2

The suggestion made at an earlier meeting that a deputation seeking the installation of Government batteries here should go to Canberra on camels, has been adopted by a big majority at a meeting in the main street…

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News in Brief Mining Gra[?]t Sought

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—A bill to appropriate £210,000 for the assistance of the metalliferous mining industry in the States was introduced…

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Inter-Mine Games

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 5

Results of last week's Inter-Mine Tennis Association games are given below, the winners being mentioned first:…

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Yorkshire's Lead Mines

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 4

The history of lead mining in Yorkshire was traced back for nearly 2[?] years by Dr. A. Raistrick in an address to the Bradford Scientific…

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Make Your Own Gold!

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 4

A new formula has been discovered for making synthetic gold by chemical means. One simply brings to a temperature…

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Excursion Proposals Not Acceptable Mine Committees Frame New Demands To Commissioner £1 Fare and Return in Six Weeks or As Desired

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 3

As a result of a motion moved by Mr. A. E. Huckell and camed unanimously at the special meeting of the Mine Picnic Committees held in the Council Chamber this morning, the South Australian Railways…

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