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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1936

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Mines and Town Rifle Shooting

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 1

A teams' match between the Mines and Town will take place on the West Club's range at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The teams will be selected on the…

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Films of Mining Industry

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 2

"The entire negative of my recent film of the Broken Hill mines is excellent," wrote Mr. Frank Hurley, the well known photographer in a letter…

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Mining Men for Congress

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 3

The first ordinary meeting of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy will be opened in Melbourne on Monday next, and will be…

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Special Excursions At Christmas Mine Committees to Issue Question Aires

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 7

Considerable discussion on the type of questionaires to be issued to the mine employees and members of the public wishing to participate in the special cheap excursions at Christmas, took place at the…

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Special Excursions At Christmas Mine Committees to Issue Question Aires

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 August 1936 · page 1

Considerable discussion on the type of questionaires to be issued to the mine employees and members of the public wishing to participate in the special cheap excursions at Christmas, took place at the…

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Acceptable to Visions Mine Offers On Examinations

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 1

The offers of the mining companies regarding the 21 diseases examination were accepted at a meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council yesterday…

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Deadlock in Coal Strike Work Conditions Pending Inquiry SYDNEY, Monday.—A deadlock

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 August 1936 · page 1

has been reached in negotiations for the reopening of Aberdare Central Colliery, which may not resume normal working until after the public…

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Coal Macnhine Inquiry Minars To Prepare Case SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 August 1936 · page 5

Mr. J. P. Hindmarsh, former chief inspector of mines, to-day opened an inquiry into the use of electrical coal-cutting machines at the Aberdare…

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Long Life for City Mr. Woodward On Mining Industry

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1936 · page 3

That there was reason for everyone to be optimistic regarding Broken Hill was the statement made by Mr. O. H. Woodward (patron) at the…

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Long Life for City Mr. Woodward On Mining Industiy

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 August 1936 · page 3

That there was reason for everyone to be optimistic regarding1 Broken Hill was the statement made by Mr. O. H. Woodward (patron) at the…

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Central Mine Production

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 2

The Sulphide Corporation Limited advises that during the six weeks ended August 8, 1936, the following tonnages were dealt with at the…

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Government Troops Have Advantage Miners With Dynamite Cause Awful Damage (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, August 23

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 3

Government forces had the advantage of the week end fighting in the Spanish civil war. Although Irun was bombed from the air, the bitterest conflict was.at Gijon, where the Government gained control…

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Wielded Knife and Bottle Miners Fight At Tennant Creek Alice Springs

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 4

In the Criminal Court, Leo Horack, of Eldorado mine, Tennant Creek, was charged with having assaulted James Spink and occasioned actual…

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Flood Rush in Tin Mine Lucky Escape Of Two Men £20,000 Worth of Damage Launceston

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 1

Swollen by abnormal rains, the Ringarooma River at Derby, 62 miles from Launceston, burst through an embankment and…

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Inter-mine Tennis Draw For Next

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 2

Results of the inter-mine tennis matches played last Saturday were: North No. 4 d. Zinc No. 3, 7 sets 50 games to 2 sets 38 games; Centrals…

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Holiday Pay for Coal Miners

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 6

PERTH, Friday. — For the first time in the history of coal mining in Australia or New Zealand, an award was issued by the State Arbitration…

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Miners Slate State A.L.P. Reinstatement Of Delegates Wanted SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 3

A conference of officers representing all miners' lodges in the Cessnock district—until now Mr. Baddeley's political stronghold…

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Mining Companies Gift To City £200 Monthly for Parks

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 1

The mining companies have consented to make a grant of £200 a month for maintenance of parks and ovals in Broken Hill. This was…

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Southern Miners' Board Su[?]ts. Federation

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY Saturday. — Southern delegates board of te Miners' Federation carried a resolution condemning the action of the A.L.P, exective and…

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Southam Miners' Board Suo[?]orts Federation

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY. Saturday. — Southern delegates' board of the Miners' Federation carried a resolution condemning the action of the A.L.P. executive and…

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