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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

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"Rules Ample Safeguard" Coal Mine Owners Stand Firm

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 2

man of the Northern Collieries Association (Mr. C. M. McDonald) denied a statement by officials of the Miners' Federation that the…

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Penrose Park Ground Conference With Mine Managers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 5

The erection of a sports ground at Penrose Park, Silverton, was the subject of a further conference last night between representatives of sporting…

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21 Diseases Examination Unions Meet Mine Managers Say Examination Is Too Rigid Managers Promise Consideration

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 6

A conference on the much discussed 21 diseases examination for men entering the mining industiy took place yesterday afternoon between representatives of the mining companies and the Barrier…

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Unfriendly Neighbors Turned Hoses On Each Other "Gold Water" on Enterprise Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 July 1936 · page 1

Two residents of Carnegie turned their garden hoses on each other, on a Sunduy morning in June, and the result was a claim for damages before…

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Inter-mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 July 1936 · page 6

The matches postponed last week will be played on Saturday. At a meeting held last Saturday it was decided to call for nominations for…

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Varieties of Gold Fish

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1936 · page 3

The common gold fish, being closely related to its original stock, that is, the wild carp (carassi[?]s auratus), has most of its characteristics. It is…

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Varieties of Gold Fish

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1936 · page 3

The common gold fish, being closely related to its original stock, that is, the wild carp (caraseius auratus), has most of its characteristics. It is…

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Collapsed at Crib Mine Employee Dies in Hospital

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1936 · page 3

Archibald Richard Galloway (49), a pipefitter's laborer at the Zinc Corporation mine, collapsed during cribtime last night and subsequently died…

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Collapsed at Crib Mine Employee Dies in Hospital

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1936 · page 3

Archibald Richard Galloway (49), a pipentter's laborer at the Zinc Corporation mine, collapsed during cribtime last night and subsequently died…

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Christmas Holidaymakers No Exploitation Says Official Mine Picnic Committees Adjourn Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1936 · page 3

A definite assurance that as far as the Adelaide hotels were concerned there would be no exploitation of the Broken Hill people at Christmas was made to the Mines Picnic Committee this morning by Mr. G…

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Christmas Holidaymakers No Exploitation Says Official Mine Picnic Committees Adjourn Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 August 1936 · page 3

A definite assurance that as far as the Adelaide hotels were concerned there would be no exploitation of the Broken Hill people at Christmas was made to the Mines Picnic Committee this morning by Mr. G…

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Mine Accident Victim Dies No Work At South Mine To-day Mr. Baetge Dies in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 August 1936 · page 3

Mr. Roy Baetge, a resident of South Broken Hill for many years, died in the Wakefield-street private hospital, Adelaide, this morning, and his body will be brought back to Broken Hill to-morrow morning for…

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Machinery Tests At British Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 1

Satisfactory tests have been carried out at Thompson shaft, British mine, of the machinery recently installed in connection with the…

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Mine Managers' Gift to Catholic Schools

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 2

At a meeting of the Catholic Schools' Association the Rev. F. Meagher notified the association that he had received a grant of £66…

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Gold Dust As "Chips" Gambling In New Guinea

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Poker bids raised by players adding teaspoonfuls of gold dust to the kitty and lottery tickets bought with…

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Found Gold in Baker's Oven Luck Of Antique Collector AVOCA (Victoria)

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 3

When assisting Messrs. Molan Bros., bakers, of Landsborough, to clean ashes and clinkers from the ovens some time ago Mr. H. Knight found a…

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Gold Expedition Stopped

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 August 1936 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday,—The Legislative Council of Papua has declared the valley in which Mr. Jack Hides intends to lead a gold seeking…

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New Room for Union Band Gift From North Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 August 1936 · page 3

The Barrier Industrial Workers' Band has been given a band room by the manager of the North mine (Mr. O. H. Woodward), and to-day…

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4091 Men on Mines Big Increase on Last Year

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 August 1936 · page 3

Employment figures for the line of lode made available to-day by the secretary of the Mining Managers' Association (Mr. P. G. Allen) reveal…

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Comments of Readers Holidays for Mine Employees To the Editor, Sir.—

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 August 1936 · page 2

In reading the arrangements made by the Zinc Corporation holiday committee it was pleasing to note they had made provision for the wives…

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