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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
449 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 15 of 23
TO consider the 30/- return fare to Adelaide offered by the South Australian Railways a meeting of the Combined Mines Picnic Committee will be held on Saturday morning. A request for a full representation of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is reported that unless the coal strike is settled shortly practically the whole of Howard Smith's fleet of freighters will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Inter-Mine Tennis Association last Saturday, on the Fire Station court, B.H.P. and Zinc 2 played off for fourth position, North 1 having a bye…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →RAILWAY services are likely to be curtailed within a fortnight if the coal strike continues. The Australian Railways Union states that notices to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following are the handicaps issued by Mr. J. Rigg for the South Mine Open Handicap to be conducted for registered pedestrians at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, September 15.— The Queen Mary left for New York today with a record gold shipment worth £10,000,000. Part is being shipped…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ACCORDING to reports from unions there are no indications that metropolitan industries are restricting production. Officers of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ONLY a fortnight's supply of coal is at present on hand at the Broken Hill Hospital. The secretary business manger (Mrr. G. Gough), in pointing this out to members of the Hospital Boardat their meeting last night, said that he had communicated with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The second play-off for the third and fourth places in the Inter-Mine Tennis Association was decided on the Fire Station court this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A train will leave Sulphide-street Station at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, and another will leave the Jubilee Siding at 9.30 o'clock, calling at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LANDMARKS well known to Broken Hill residents are gradually disappearing from the Proprietary mine lease. The latest to be demolished…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →IT is estimated that the following are already out of work because of the coal strike:—Miners, 20,000; enginedrivers, 2000; engineers, 600. It is expected that, if the strike is protracted,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AEOLUS, who this week was purchased for a high price by Melbourne owners, quickly repaid part of his purchase money by winning the Rosehill Guineas at Rosehill today in brilliant style. Aeolus snatched victory…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The secretary of Silver Peak (Broken Hill) Limited reports as follows for the week ended September 15, 1938. No. 1 shaft: No. 2 drive in No…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Under police protection 20 additional non-union miners arrived at Rothbury last night. It is understood that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY. Tuesday.—Police visited small mines at Rosebank, near. Cardiff, last night after receiving reports that there had been an explosion at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AN inquest was opened today concerning the death of John Joseph Stowe (54), a coal lumper, who was found stabbed in Gould-street, city,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.—Regarded as one of the most promising discoveries in the history of this State for the past 30 years, interest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINERS' representatives are expected to insist upon the discussion of all the demands in their log of claims when they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Navy Blue and Gold" is the main, attraction for the Ozone. Theatre tonight. Robert Young, James, Stewart and Lionel Barrymore are co-starred…
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