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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1938

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Gold Theft From Mine; 5 Men Arrested

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-Five men wore arrested in Victoria on Saturday by detectives investigating the disappearance of gold from the Morning…

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Silver Peak Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 2

The secretary of Silver Peak (B.H.) Limited reports as follows for the period ended December 16:-Drilling: Drill No. 9a extended 120ft. to 190ft…

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Less "Talking" in Mine Ground Movement At Proprietary

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 December 1938 · page 1

AN examination of the 300ft. level on Block 13 at the Proprietary mine was made this morning by the manager (Mr. W. N. Crans) and…

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Early BrokenHill Memories Mining Speculator Looks Back Had Five Of Original 14 Local Shares ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 December 1938 · page 5

LIVING in quiet retirement at Wayville is Mr. George Alexander Lawson who, literally, made fortunes as a signatory of early day banknotes and as a mining investor…

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Inter-mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 5

The following are the results of last Saturday and Sundays' play in the Inter-mine Tennis Association competition:—…

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Miners Decide To Take Longer Holiday SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 1

MR. James Johnstone, superintendent of mines of J. and A. Brown and Abermain Seaham Collieries Ltd., in further evidence before the…

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Mt. Coolon Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 December 1938 · page 4

The manager of the Mount Coolon Gold Mines No Liability reports as follows for the period, December 7 to 20:—The mill treated 2337 long…

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Miners' Officials Re-elected

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Messrs. T. H. Hoare (president) and H. Scanlon (vice-president), the two principal executive officers of the Northern…

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Robbed of Gold Wristlet Watch

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 December 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—James Talbot Pratt was attacked by three men in York-lane, City, late last night and robbed of a gold wristlet…

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Benzine From Coal Details To Be Sent To Victoria

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 2

LONDON, December 29.—Technical details of a method prepared by German experts for the extraction of oil and benzine from brown coal is…

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Mine Skeleton Mystery

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 December 1938 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Police inquiries into the Wedderburn mine shaft mystery are being carried on with renewed intensity as a result…

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