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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Comments Of Readers Mines Medical Examinations

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 October 1938 · page 2

To the Editor, Sir.At the conference between the mine malingers and union delegates on September 5 in' discussing the…

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Postal Workers to Pay 2/Levy for Miners' Fund

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday—Amalgamated Postal Workers' Union last night decided to donate £350 to the miners' strike fund to be raised by a levy of…

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Levy on Coalies Resumption on Some Mines Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 8

So as to recoup the Miners' Federation for any loss sustained by the six weeks' strike and to offset the £100,000 spent on strike relief pay,…

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No Breaches Of Act In Colliery

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Mines Safety Commission delivered a unanimous finding in respect of the complaint of the Miners' Federation…

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Reopening of Coal Mines Hitch

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 October 1938 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—There is a possibility that the reopening of the northern coal mines may be delayed beyond Monday. The president of the…

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Coal Miners' Grievance Resumption Of Work Held Up SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 October 1938 · page 1

THE Aberdare Central Miners' Lodge, after considering the finding of the Royal Commission on mine safety in the shot firing dispute,…

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Coal Mines To Resume Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Treasurer (Mr. Mair), who, as Minister for Labor and Industry, was responsible for the negotiations which led to a…

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Work Resumed in Collieries Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 4

After a six weeks strike, work was resumed on the coalfields today with the exception of Aberdare Central in the Cessnock area. North Wallarah…

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Trapped By Fall Of Earth Man Killed at South Mine Frantic Efforts At Rescue

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 3

TRAPPED by a sudden fall of earth at the South mine today a 27-year-old man sustained fatal injuries. He was almost completely covered with fallen earth, and although frantic efforts were made by the large rescue…

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South Mine Fatality Adjournment Of Inquest

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 October 1938 · page 1

AN inquest was opened today by the coroner (Mr. R. Donaldson) into the death of Royce Arnold West Stephens (27), who was killed in a…

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30 Pickets Involved in Colliery Rumpus

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 October 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A rumpus occurred about three-quarters of a mile from the Rothbury Estate colliery's pit top this morning between…

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Gold Rod Fancied Strong Field In Garitala (From "Aintree") Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 October 1938 · page 4

SINCE its inception in 1919 the Cantala Stakes of £2500, Flemington's richest mile race, run on Victoria…

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"Salted" Mine Alleged Stormy Meeting Of Shareholders

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 October 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—An allegedly "salted" gold mine was the cause of a stormy shareholders' meeting in Sydney. One shareholder demanded…

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Silver Peak Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 October 1938 · page 7

The manager of the Silver Peak (Broken Hill) Ltd. reports as follows for the period ended October 26:— Development for Week.—No. 1…

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Gold Rod Fails

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 October 1938 · page 1

ST. CONSTANT, the only Melbourne Cup horse in the Cantala Stakes, won that race in magnificent style. Third last at the half mile,…

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Miners' Union And The Press

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 October 1938 · page 3

Extract from a speech by Mr. Bill Orr, the militant general secretary of the Miners' Federation, at a recent strike…

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W.I.U. Rejects Offer Of Mine Companies

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 October 1938 · page 3

The mining companies' offer was unanimously rejected by members of the W.I.U. at a mass meeting yesterday, and they decided to seek…

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Death Of Mr. Stephens Was Accidental Story of South Mine Fatality Unusual Action By Juror

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 November 1938 · page 1

AJUROR adding a rider of his own was an unusual feature of the inquest in the Coroner's Court today before the Coroner (Mr. R. Donaldson) into the death of Royce Arnold West Stephens (27), married, who was…

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Prague Starved Of Coal

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 November 1938 · page 6

PRAGUE, November 2.—Because of the German absorption of Sudetenland, Prague is almost without coal supplies. The city shivered in the…

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Stop Press New Coal Seam

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 November 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY,—A message from New Zealand roports the discovery of a seam of coal 15 feet deep at the new State Mine, New…

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