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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Oil Search Funds Discussion By Mining Men SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 4

DELEGATES from all States, as well as New Zealand, the Federated Malay States, India and the Philippines attended the opening…

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Opposition to Free Labor at Collieries

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The State secretary of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association (Mr. Sutherland) declared that should…

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North Mine Production

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 2

Production figures of the North mine for the period of 4 2.7 weeks ended July 30 are given below, the figures for the corresponding period…

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Inter-Mine Tennis Matches

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 6

Results of last Saturday's Games were:—North 1 d. Centrals, 5 sets 44 games to 4 sets 36 games; Zinc 2 d. Souths, 5 sets 43 games to 4 sets 39…

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Call for Volunteer Labor at Coal Mine Strikers March To Pit To Interview Manager SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 8

AFTER discussing at a meeting today at Swansea the call of the North Wallarah Coal Mining Company for 200 volunteers to free the North Wallarah mine, the miners who are on strike marched to the pit with the…

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Safety in Coal Mines Miners Acceptance Of Tribunal SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 2

The Central Council of the Miners Federation has formerly accepted the proposal of the State Government to constitute a tribunal of…

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Colliery Dispute Agreement

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday.The compulsory conference between the parties to the dispute at North Wallarah ColHery has reached an agreement, and,…

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Silver Peak Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 2

The secretary of the Silver Peak (B.H.) Ltd. reports as follows for the period ended August 15:—No. 2 Shaft: Progress of work for…

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Mine Managers See Big Match

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 1

Interested spectators at the interstate match at the Jubilee Oval this afternoon were Messrs. O. H. Woodward (general manager of the North…

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Ballot Closes Today Miners and Mr. Lang

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The ballot of northern miners to decide whether their political affiliation should remain with the Lang party or be transferred…

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Fatal Fall at Wharf Man Struck By Coal Basket ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 6

KNOCKED off a wooden scaffolding by coalbins at North Parade wharf, Port Adelaide, today a…

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Early Discussion on Miners' Claims?

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Letters have been sent to the Prime Minister, and every State Premier, by the Miners' Federation requesting an carly…

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Surprise Development in Coal Dispute

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—-There was an unexpected development in the threatened mining trouble this morning when Mr. Justice Cantor summoned…

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"Just Domestic Matter" Lang Discusses ' Miners' Vote SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 4

IT is forecast in some political circles that.Federal intervention will.be the natural aftermath of the vote on the northern coalfields where the…

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"Owners Will Fight" Proprietor On Coal Dispute SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 1

MR. Kam Motton, a well known Lithgow colliery proprietor, referring to the trouble on the mining fields declared that mine owners were…

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Unions Talk Over Coal Dispute

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.[?]Unions with members employed in the coal-mines opened negotiations today with the central executives of the Miners'…

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Coal Output Falls 250,000 Tons

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—It is intimated that the output of coal throughout Australia was reduced to 250,000 tons during the last fortnight as a result…

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Miners Gassed in W.A. MINE Brave Rescuers Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 3

FIVE mineworkers were gassed— three seriously—at the Boulder Perseverance mine in a winze off the drive between the 900ft. and…

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Slay-In, Strike At Durham Colliery

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Sixty miners began a stay-in strike in the Durham colliery, near Bedhead, today. The dispute followed the refusal of the…

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Miraculous Escape From Death Amazing Presence Of Mind Shown By Timberman; 90ft. Fall At South Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 August 1938 · page 6

AMAZING presence of mind was shown by Harry Tesseyman, of 584 Blende-street, a timberman at the South mine, who had a miraculous escape from death yesterday when he fell 90ft. down a winze and was partly…

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