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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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Will Not Go Back To Mine Work £5000 Winner Overjoyed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1937 · page 6

"A FORTUNE in one day. I can hardly believe it; I'm the luckiest man in Broken Hill." This was how Mr. F. S. Robinson, a miner…

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No Work Until Thursday State Coal Mine At Wonthaggi MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 April 1937 · page 2

IT is not expected that there will be a full resumption of work in the State, coal mine at Wonthaggi until Thursday, as arrangements for a…

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Proposed New Mine Company CLAIM 5 Miles From City

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1937 · page 3

ANOTHER new mining company is to be floated in Broken Hill, this time by Platinoid Metals Ltd. The site, concerned is about five miles…

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Barrier Miner Wednesday, April 28, 1937. Small Mines Boom in Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1937 · page 2

THE announcement that yet another mining company is to be floated in Broken Hill—Carbonates Ridge Metals Development Co. Ltd.—…

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Piesse's Knob Mine Area Unofficial Deals In Shares

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 6

IN a letter sent to the Stock Exchange of Adelaide, Mr. E. R. Hudson, solicitor, of Broken Hill, hus written regarding the recent reported…

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North Mine Dance

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 1

The Palais De Danse should be the scene of great revelry and enjoyment to-night, when the North mine presentation dance will be held. Old and…

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North Mine Dance

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 7

The Palais De Danse should be the scene of great revelry and enjoyment to-night, when the North mine presentation dance will be held. Old and…

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North Mine Picnc Wind-up Social

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

Arranged as a wind-up to their recent picnic, a dance-social was held at the Palais on Saturday by the North, Mine Employees' Picnic…

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Rich Gold Crushings in W.a

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 4

PERTH, Monday.—Lucky finds, of gold continue to keep gold prospecting before, the eyes of the public, To-day two rich finds from different…

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Production At South Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

Following are the production figures of the South mine for the four weeks ended May 1. A comparison with the corresponding period of last year is…

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Miners Strike at Tennant Creek

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 4

TANNANT CREEK, Tuesday.—The miners' strike which the men refer to as the Anzac Day tockout, continues, and operations on the field are almost…

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Newcastle Students to See Our Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 3

Mr. A. Noellat, formerly principal of the Broken Hill Technical College, will arrive here on Tuesday with a party of 10 students from the…

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Big Dividends of South Mine Has Distributed Nearly 7 Million MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

THE interim dividend of 1/3 a share announced by Broken Hill South Ltd. raises that company's total distribution since inception to £6,756,000,…

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Dies On Striking Gold Of Dreams

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 May 1937 · page 4

BUNRIE (Tas.), Wednesday. Excitement at haying, discovered what may be a rich gold strike apparently caused, the…

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Construction of New Hospital Mining Companies Will Bear Appropriate Share of Expenditure

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 May 1937 · page 3

THAT the mining companies would) bear their appropriate share of the expenditure involved in building a new hospital in Broken Hill was a statement made to-day, by the president bf the Mining Managers'…

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Activity On Outside Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 1

INDICATIONS are that great activity will soon be displayed to the north of the [?] of [?]. Within the next few weeks diamond drilling…

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Deputation Of Miners Flies To Melbourne SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 3

In an effort to settle the Wonthaggi mine dispute, the Central Council of the Miners' Federation to-day…

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Production At North Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 3

Following are the production figures of the North mine for the four weeks ended April 24. Figures for the corresponding period of last…

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More Men Working On Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

REFLECTING the continued improved prosperity in Broken Hill, statistics released to-day by the secretary of the Mining Managers'…

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Advances in Exports Wool, Wheat, And Gold CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 2

IN the nine months of the current financial year ended March 31, Australia's export values of wool, wheat, and flour were more than 7[?]…

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