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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Prudence Is Counselled Archbishop Kelly On Coal Dispute SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 4

"If there is not a fair administration among the working classes it is the duty of all to remedy that so that we can possess an ideal of…

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Stop Press Miners' Ballot on Labor Leaders

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY. — The Northern Miners' Lodges have decided to take a ballot immediately to decide if they will leave Lang Labor…

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Celebration on W.A. GOLDFIELDS Spirit Of Pioneers To Be Re-Created

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 6

"THEM were the days, but how many will be able to tell of the terrible experiences which they underwent nearly 50 years ago, to find gold on the fields surrounding Kalgoorlie, Boulder, and Coolgardie."…

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Gold Stocks in Most Demand

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Friday.— Gold stocks again supplied the majority of transactions in trading on the Stock Exchange this morning, but the market…

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Gold Stocks in Demand

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday. — With a turnover of 4300 gold mining stocks supplied the majority of exchanges on the Stock Exchange of Adelaide this…

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Stop Press Fixing Zero Hour for Coal Strike

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY.—It was reported in Sydney to-day that a one-day stoppage at a large number of mines throughout the coalfields…

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One Day Strike At Coal Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It is feared in some quarters that the proposed memorial services to be held by miners on Thursday in…

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Central Mine Picnic

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 4

Sunday, September 11, has been fixed as the date for the Central mine picnic at Penrose Park. A sporting programme has been…

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News in Brief Inspection of Colliery

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Miners employed at South Bulli colliery decided at a pit top meeting not to work yesterday as a protest against what they…

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Gold Shares Feature on Exchange

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—There was a moderate volume of trading on the Stock Exchange, of Adelaide this…

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Colliery Deputy Gassed SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 1

Allen Dyson, 45, colliery deputy, was fatally gassed while he was inspecting a cavity at the Aberdare Central colliery…

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Preliminary Discussions Miners' Federation Convention

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The preliminary conference of Interstate and New South Wales members of the Central Council of the Miners'…

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Artist Here to Paint Scenes from Mine Industry

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 5

SURPRISE that more Australian artists did not follow the European trend and concentrate a little more on the art which was revealed in…

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Inter-Mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 6

Results last Saturday were:— North 1 defeated North 5 sets 42, games to 4 sets 41 games, Centrals d. Souths 5-42 to 3-35, B.H.P. d. North 4 6-36…

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More Men Working On Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 1

TWENTY-FOUR more men gained employment along the line of lode last month, at the end of which the number of…

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Miners Idle at Cessnock Gas Tragedy

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 6

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.— As a protest against what they claim to be unsafe conditions at Aberdare Central Colliery, and in sympathy with…

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MinersHonor Victims Qf Accidents Make Protest Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 3

ONLY one of 12 collieries on the Cessnock field worked today, and in that only a few men. Most miners stopped in sympathy with the victim…

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Solid Backing Assured If Strike Called Of Miners

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday.—District reports from delegates of the various States discussed at the Miners' Convention this morning set out that…

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Mining At Cobar; New Occidental Working

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1938 · page 6

INTERESTING details concerning mining operations at Cobar show that work is rapidly going ahead in that town. The following table shows the production at New Occidental:— Four June July…

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Silver and Gold Up

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 2

Silver, standard, on the London Exchange on Saturday advanced l-16d. to 1/7 7-16 an ounce. Silver, fine, also rose fractionally to 1/9…

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