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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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Mining Conference At Pirie

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 July 1937 · page 3

ABOUT 22 Broken Hill members of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy will go on the Institute's annual trip this year to…

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A.L.P. Gives Support to Miners Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 July 1937 · page 7

The central executive of the A.L.P. carried a motion protesting against the action of the B.H.P. Co. and other coal proprietors in…

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Gardening Notes Soil Improvement And Gold Weather Jobs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 July 1937 · page 5

It is a surprising fact that many people still hope to achieve good results simply by adding more and still more fertiliser to their soil, without giving a thought to supplying humus or to rectifying bad drainage. My…

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3800 Coal Miners Now Idle Misunderstanding At Aberdare Central SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 August 1937 · page 3

THERE was an unexpected development to-day when as a result of a misunderstanding, work ceased at the Aberdare Central colliery, one of the largest mines in the South Maitland field. When the men…

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More Hope for Settlement Dispute Over Coal Miners' Wages SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1937 · page 3

THERE appears to be a more hopeful outlook for peace in the coal industry, although neither side is yet prepared to make any…

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Alpha Mining Company

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1937 · page 1

WITH the object of diamond drilling an area of land which is said to give definite promise of a rich ore body. Alpha…

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The Rupee Mine Company To Be Formed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1937 · page 3

INFORMATION is to hand that negotiations have been completed for the formation of a Development Company to acquire the well known…

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Three B.h.p. Mines Still Idle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1937 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—Although a settlement of the dispute between the B.H.P. and the Miners' Federation was reached yesterday, the three…

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Checking Drift Sand Extension of Work by 3 Local Mines Benefit to City

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 August 1937 · page 1

WITHIN a few months about half of the city will be enclosed with a half-mile regeneration area, and a big step in the checking of the encroaching sand-drift will have been made…

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Big Local Demand For Rupee Mine Stock

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 3

YESTERDAY afternoon in two hours prospective investors in the Rupee Company put their names down for over 300 shares at the offices…

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Prospects Bright at Potosi and Silver Hill Mines Mr. J. Hebbard's Views

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 1

THE Potosi and Silver Hill mines, over which three Adelaide companies have an option, give indication of payable ore which is a better prospect than that with which many mines have starked and…

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Mine Dispute Ends Main Lode Company to Get Lease Share Trading to Be Resumed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 3

REFERRING to the dispute which had arisen between Rajee Fakhry and John Robert James in connection with the area which is to be acquired by Barrier Main Lode Silver-Lead Mining Company Limited,…

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Preparing For Holidays Married At St. Peter's Big Exodus at Christmas? Mine Committees Active

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 August 1937 · page 1

THE same huge exodus of Broken Hill residents, if not more than last year, is expected to holiday in Adelaiae and Sydney at Christmas time. The Combined Mines Picnic Committee, an enthusiastic body of…

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5029 Men Are Working On Big Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 3

REFLECTING the continued prosperity in Broken Hill, the number of men employed along the line of lode at the end…

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W.i.u. to Discuss Coal Dispute

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 4

An important communication from the Miners' Federation in connection with the coal strikes will be the subject of a special meeting of the W.I.U…

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£35,000 Worth of Credit Miners Prepared For Strike SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 6

IT was stated at a meeting of the Miners' Central Council to-day that arrangen[?]nts had been, completed for £35,000 worth of credits with…

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6th New Mining Company £30,000 Capital for Main Lode Extended Big Demand For Shares

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 August 1937 · page 3

A NEW company to be known as Main Lode Extended Ltd. will be floated in the very near future to take over and develop certain areas on both sides of the present holding of the Barrier Main…

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Mine Picnic Committees Meet To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 1

IT is probable that the reply from the New South Wales Railways Commissioner (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) regarding the Combined Mines Picnic…

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Inter-mine Tennis Results and Draw

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 6

Results of last Saturday's matches: Souths defeated North 5; North 2 defeated Centrals; North 1 received forfeit from Zinc 1; Zinc 2 received…

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No Decision Yet At Vital Miners' Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Several delegates to the Miners' Federation State conference to-day demanded that an immediate…

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