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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1937

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Big Gold Yield From New Guinea

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 2

CANBEItKA, Saturday.—The total gold production of the mandated territory of New Guinea last year was valued at nearly two million pounds,…

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Mutable Outstays Rivals In Gruelling Cup Race Pamelas Defeats Gold Rod In Rich Lloyd Stakes Beechwood Wins Flemington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 1

FLEMINGTON is becoming famous for surprises in its long distance events, as after Wotan's 100 to 1 Melbourne Cup victory comes Mutable's Australian Cup win to-day staggering and astonishing backers…

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New Lead Discovery Mines Inspector's Statement

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 3

Regarding the statement by Mr. J. R. James in "The Barrier Miner" on Saturday to the effect that the Government Mining Inspector (Mr. D. C…

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Mines a Menace to Shipping (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 4

LONDON, March 6.—Following the damage caused by rebel mines to British, French, and Greek ships in Spanish waters, the P. and O. and…

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Diamond Drilling at Piesse's Knob New Mining Company Floated; £5000 Capital

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 1

WITH the object of diamond drilling an area of land which is said to give definite promise of a rich silver-lead-zinc ore find a company, Barrier Development Silver Lead Mining Company No Liability, has been floated in Broken Hill with a capital…

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Treatment Plant for Outside Mines?

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 4

Mr. F. W. T. Phipps, a geologist, representing Platinoid Metals Ltd., an Adelaide company, arrived in Broken Hill to-day. When here in…

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No Settlement Yet In Dispute At Zinc Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1937 · page 3

The hoped for settlement of the dispute at the Zinc Corporation mine yesterday did not materialise, but two more dissatisfied parties were granted…

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Coal Miners' Log

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The log of claims to be served on New South Wales colliery proprietors by the Miners' Federation this week includes…

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Production At North Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 2

Following are the production figures for the North mine for the four weeks ended February 27. A comparison with the four weeks ended…

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Consolidated Gold Areas Report ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 2

CONSOLIDATED Gold Areas, N.L., has written £80,686 off the valuation of its leases, which now stand in the balance sheet as assets worth…

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Gold Pencils for Ministers Gift From Canada CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 4

IN their offices at least Federal-Ministers are returning to the gold standard, as the result of a gesture from Canada…

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How Metallurgist Hid Gold Greymouth (N.z.), March 11

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 4

A young metallurgist, employed by a gold-mining company, secreted fragments of gold in some chocolates which he intended to forward to his…

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Rebels Advance Mines Round Madrid As Last Resort (Special To "The Miner.") LONDON, March 10

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 3

IF the rebels' desperate onslaught brings them very close to Madrid, a ring of electrically connected mines round…

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News In Brief Coal Miners Strike For Better Ventilation

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Members [?] me Miners' Federation employed at Belmont colliery decided not to work at the mine until improvements have…

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New Mining Company ToBe Floated Discovery of J. R. JAMES

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 3

A WELL attended meeting at the Grand Hotel on Wednesday night decided that a company be formed immediately to be known as…

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Junction Mine Reopening Scheme for Training of Miners

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 3

THE management of the North mine is leaving nothing to chance in the matter of securing…

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Junction Mine Reopening Scheme for Training of Miners

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 3

THE management of the North mine is leaving nothing to chance in the matter of securing…

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Barrier Main Lode Mining Company

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 6

Mr. J. R. James writes:—"With regard to a report concerning the Lost Lode in last night's "Barrier Miner" I wish to state that a slight…

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Barrier Main Lode Mining Company

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 March 1937 · page 6

Mr. J. R. James writes:—"With regard to a report concerning the Lost Lode in last night's "Barrier Miner" I wish to state that a slight…

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Miners Injured In Cage

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 3

While descending a shafts at the British mine to-day four employees suffered injuries when a piece of steel fell into the cage. One man,…

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