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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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The Lake of Gold

Western Grazier · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 4

There is a five in a silent told ed the Cod[?] fort [?] fetch, which is gaved with gold or very meaning to…

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Mines Reopen To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 1

The mines will resume productive operations at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning when practically all the day shift employees will start work after…

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Mine Workers Are Flocking Back Nearly 2000 People Will Be Home by To-night

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 1

WHEN the special excursion train arrives the crystal-street Station at 9.27 o'clock to-night, [?] [?] people will have arrived, in Broken Hill by train to-day from Adelaide and Sydney. Three trains will come from Adelaide, and two [?]…

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Mines Resume; Many Absentees

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

At several of the mines there was a fairly large percentage of men absent from work oh the day shift to-day. At the Central mine,…

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Production At South Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 2

Production figures of the Southmine for the period of five weeks ended January 1 are given below. However, productive operations ceased at…

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Men Still Absent From Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 3

Out of a total of 950 men employed on the South mine 121 were absent from the full round of shifts worked yesterday. Although there was a…

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Fewer Men Engaged On The Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 3

THERE were 146 less men employed along the line of lode at the end of December as compared with the end of November. This was…

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Coal Miners Take Extra Week Off

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—When whistles blew on the Northern Coalfields yesterday announcing work for to-day, miners st seven…

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Emperor Mine New Plant

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 2

All sections of the new plant of Emperor Gold Mining Co. Ltd. at Tavua, Fiji, are now operating the management of Emperor Mines Ltd.,…

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W.a. Gold Yield

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 2

PERTH, Saturday.—The West Australian gold yield for 1937 was 1,000,647 ounces, valued at £8,743,755 (Aust.) It is the first time since…

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Ms.P. Asked to Attend Big Conference Of Mining Men SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 2

THE Miners Federation has asked Labor members of Parliament, representing the mining constituencies, to attend a conference next week,…

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Mine Production Suspended

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 2

HOBART, Sunday.—Mr. A. J. Reid, Sydney manager of A. T. Lemprier and Co. Pty. Ltd., and a director of the Renison Associated Mines,…

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Miners' Organ Demands M's. P. Support Lang Faction Fight Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

DEMANDS that the Labor politicians representing the coalfields constituencies sliould support the policy of the Miners'…

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Local Mining Men Welcomed in Canada

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 6

Mr. D. L. Stirling, general secretary of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (Incorporated) has received a letter from…

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Boy Scalded by Steam Turned On Valve Near British Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 6

SUFFERING from extensive burns and shock, Roy Ferguson (9), was admitted to Hospital this afternoon. His condition was not regarded…

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Saving Australia's Black Population £161,177 Profit to Central Mine Values Of Ore Were Slightly Lower

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 4

THE net profit made by Sulphide Corporation Ltd. for the last 12 months amounted to £161,177 5/5, after providing £16,606 7/5 for amortisation and £41,924 12/6 for maintenance. This was disclosed at the 41st annual ordinary general meeting in the report, of the…

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Production At North Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

Following are the production figures of the North mine for the period of S 6/7. weeks ended December 31, 1937. This, however,…

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Alpha Mining Company Weekly Report

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1938 · page 2

Mr. W. E. N. Hince, chairman of directors of Alpha S.L. Mining Development Co. Ltd., reports for the week ending to-day Diamond…

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Mining Companies To Subsidise Help for Old Folks' Appeal

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 1

A GENEROUS offer to subsidise the Old Folks' Home appeal on a £ for £ basis up to £1500 has been made by the…

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Mount Keira Colliery Idle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Employees of the Mount Keira colliery, who refused their pay last Friday as a protest against the alleged lateness of the…

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