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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Judge Suggests Code For Coal Industry SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 2

A SUGGESTION that the Miners' Federation should create an interstate industrial dispute—not a strike—so that a compulsory code for…

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Rupee Mine Lease In Dispute Warden Opens Inquiry Complaints About Labor Conditions

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 November 1938 · page 3

AT the direction of the Minister for Mines, an inquiry was conducted in the Warden's Court today before the Mining Warden (Mr. R. Donaldson) under Section 124 (a) of the Mining Act into a complaint by James…

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Production Figures for North Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 6

Following are the production figures of the North mine for the four weeks ended October 22, the figures for the corresponding period of last year…

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Fewer Men On All Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 7

REDUCTIONS in the number of men employed on all mines were shown in the official figures released today by the…

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Mining Companies' Offer Rejected Mass Meeting of B.I.C. Unions To Stand By Original Claims

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 November 1938 · page 3

THE mining companies' offer was rejected at a mass meeting of unionists affiliated with the Barrier Industrial Council which was held in the Quadrangle to-day. Members decided to stand by their original claim…

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Holidays on Mines Notification Of Closing

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 November 1938 · page 3

With a view to facilitating holiday transport arrangements it has been decided to vary the dates of cessation of operations by companies at…

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Production at South Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 2

Production figures for the South mine for the four weeks ended November 5 are given below, a comparison with the figures for the…

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Mine Payments for Parks Have Ceased Serious Plight of Council Renewal Of Grant To Be Sought

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 November 1938 · page 1

PAYMENTS by the Zinc Corporation, South and North. mining companies to the City Council for the maintenance of the parks have been stopped since the end of July. A request has been made to the Mining Managers'…

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Mining Man Back After Seyen Years MR N. Bolitho in City

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 3

AFTER an absence of seven years, Mr. N. Bolitho, an inspeetor of mines attached to the Victorian Department of Mines,…

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Mt. Coolon Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 4

The manager of Mt. Coolon Gold Mines No Liability supplies the following progress report for the fortnight ended November 8, 1938:—…

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Silver Peak Mine Activities

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 4

The secretary of Silver Peak (Broken Hill) Limited reports as follows for the period ended November 12:— Drilling.—No. 8 hole, site 184ft…

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Production at Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 2

The following are the production figures for the Central mine for the four weeks ended October 29, a comparison with the figures for the…

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Water Floods Mine in New Zealand

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Nov. 15—The Hikurangi coal mine has been flooded by a strong stream of water which floured through the main lead…

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"Development of Dispute" Support For Broken Hill Miners. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 1

SUPPORT for the Broken Hill miners in their threatened strike was sought by representatives of the Miners' Federation and the…

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Unusual Dispute At Colliery

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 November 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Peter Harrower, who was buried at Aberdare Central1 colliery on June 21 by a fall of coal which killed his brother, is…

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Some Concessions Made By Mining Companies Withdrawal Of Emergeney Clause In Offer Retention of Old Lead Bonus Sulphide Corporation Will Not Sign

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 6

IMPORTANT announcements at the conference yesterday afternoon between the mining companies and the unions were that the companies were prepared to withdraw the emergency clause to which the unions had…

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Silver Peak Mine Activities

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 3

The secretary of Silver Peak (Broken Hill) Limited reports as follows for the period ended November 16, 1938:—Drilling: No. 8 bore continued…

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Comments Of Readers the Mines Agreement

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 3

To the Editor, Sir.— And now another conference between the mines and the men has ended. Several matters which were…

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Body of Infant in Mine Shaft

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 November 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An inquest was opened at Deepwater this morning concerning the death of a few days' old infant. John Corless, whose…

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May Take Mines Franco Has Plans LONDON, November 20

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 November 1938 · page 4

According to "Reynolds' News," General Franco is making plans to appropriate the Rio Tinto copper and sulphur mines in…

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