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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

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Production of Gold

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 July 1936 · page 3

A statement issued by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Roland Wilson) announces that the production of gold in Australia for the month…

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Production of Gold

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 July 1936 · page 3

A statement issued by the Commonwealth Statistician (Dr. Roland Wilson) announces that the production of gold in Australia for the month…

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Jimmy Melrose Killed In 'Plane Disaster' Mine Director Also Dead Mid-air Explosion Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 July 1936 · page 1

C. J. Melrose(23), the young South Australian pilot who had risen to the top of the flying tree within the last 12 months, and his passenger, Mr. A. G. Campbell, a director of North Broken Hill Ltd., were…

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Industrial Policy of the Miners

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1936 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At a meeting of the special committee of unions in opposition to Mr. J. T. Lang held at the Trades Hall yesterday…

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"No Chance of Gold" Cutlack Party Failure Report From Geologist Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 3

Another Lasseter's reef theory was exploded when the Minister for Mines (Mr. Munsie) received a telegram from Mr. H. A…

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Coal Mining at Cessnock "Present Methods Inefficient" SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 6

Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., told a meeting of business men at Cessnock that coalmining in the district would cease in 20 years if the present…

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Tennis Inter-Mine Games

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 2

The following are the results of last Saturday's matches in the intermine competitions:—North No. 1 defeated North No. 2, 7 sets 45 games…

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Miners' Attitude on New Labor Paper

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday. — The Aberdare Miners' Lodge at a special meeting last night decided to recommend to the Miners' Federation that party…

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AROUND the TOWN South Mine Boot Expert

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 5

Recently a miner at the South who has a vast fund for knowledge concerning bulldogs, gold fish, and straying cattle, decided to mend his…

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AROUND the Town South Mine Boot Expert

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 5

Recently a miner at the South who has a vast fund for knowledge concerning bulldogs, gold fish, and straying, cattle, decided to mend his…

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Jimmy Melrose Killed. In Plane Breakup. Mine Director also Killed

Western Grazier · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 2

C. J. Melrose (23), the young South Australian pilot, one of our famous flying men, and his passenger, Mr. A. G. Campbell, a director of North…

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THE 21 Diseases Examination Mining Companies' Reply To Industrial Council "Proposed Action Will Violate Agreement"

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 3

The letting of contracts to outside contractors by the mining companies, and the reply of the Mining Managers' Association in connection with the request of the industrial Council for the abolition of. l9 of the 21 diseases will be discuseed at a mass meeting of unionists…

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THE 21 Diseases Examination Mining Companies' Reply To Industrial Council "Proposed Action Will Violate Agreement"

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 3

The letting of contracts to outside contractors by the mining companies, and the reply of the Mining Menagers' Association in connection with the request of the Industrial Council for the abolition of 19 of the 21 diseases will be discussed at a mass meeting of un[?]onists…

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Drop in Gold and Silver Prices

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 3

Both standard and fine silver have dropped 3-l6d. an ounce, to 1/7 9-16 and 1/9 [?] respectively on the Stock Exchange of London. Gold has…

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B.i.c. to Discuss Mine Managers' Reply

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 2

The reply of the Mining Managers' Association to the request of the Barrier Industrial Council that 19 of the 21 diseases in the examination…

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Production At North Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 2

The following are the production returns for the North and British mines for the five and three-seventh week period ended June 30, the…

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Government Aid Sought Safety Measures At Coal Mine SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 6

Northern miners' executives, in a joint statenient, demand in the interests of the safety of the 150 men employed at the Aberdare Central…

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Mine Managers and B.i.c. to Confer

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 July 1936 · page 4

The question of the mining compaules lotting contracts for work on the mines will be discussed when representatives of the Mining…

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Inter-mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 July 1936 · page 5

The following are the results of last week's games in the inter-mine tennis competition:-Zinc No. 1 defeated Zinc No. 3 by 6 sets 45 games…

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Private Contracts on Mines Industrial Council Meets Mining Managers Assurance Given of No Extension

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 July 1936 · page 3

The president (Mr. A. Fairweather) denied at a conference between the Mining Managers' Association's representatives and delegates of the Barrier Industrial Council held this afternoon that the…

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