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SYDNEY.—Out of respect for the death of James Harrower, who lost his life in yesterday's mine fatality at Aberdare, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1938
449 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 23
One Killed; Other Injured Rescuers' Work In Colliery Fall CESSNOCK
Rescue parties succeeded shortly before 9 o'clock last night in extricating Peter Harrower (48); one of the two men who were buried by…
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Results of last Saturday InterMine tennis games were:—Centrals defeated North 3, 5 sets 46 games to 4 sets 40 games; North 1 d. North 2,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Seek Govt. Intervention
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Attempts are being made in Newcastle to induce both the State and Federal Governments to intervene in the dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yorkshire's Lead Mines
The history of lead mining [?] Yorkshire was [?] back for nearly [?] years by Dr. A. [?] in as address to the Bradford Scientific…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Share In Miners' Credits SYDNEY
On his return from Victoria, the general secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) said that Victorian miners were prepared for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death Follows Accident Car Strikes Mine Employee; Terrible Injuries
AFTER having been struck by a car on the North mine road leading from the Menindee road yesterday afternoon at about 3.45 o'clock, Francisco Vella (48) died in the Broken Hill Hospital at 4.20 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tree Planting at School Mines Help At The North
SEVENTY trees, the gift of the Zinc Corporation, have been planted along the Chapple-street and McCulloch-street fences at the North…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Silver, Gold Unchanged
Silver, standard, on the London Exchange on Saturday was unchanged at 1/7 an ounce, while silver, fine, remained at 1/8[?]. Gold prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price Fixing In Coal Industry
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The suggestion last week by the Cessnock Chamber of Commerce that the State Government should introduce a price…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Owners Reply To Demands Of Miners Future of Collieries Sydney
MR. J. C. McGann, chairman of the Northern Collieries Association, said that at a representative meeting of New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Braid's Death Was Accidental; North Mine Fall Three Doctors at Inquest
EVIDENCE was given by three doctors at the inquest in the Coroner's Court to-day before the Coroner (Mr. R. Donaldson) and a jury into the death of Colin Walker Braid (24) that a cerebral haemorrhage, which was disclosed by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Miners Are Determined
NEWCASTLE, Friday. — Representatives of the Miners' Federation to-day declared that the refusal of the Northern Colliery Proprietors'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inter-mine Tennis
Results of last Saturday's games in the Inter-Mine Tennis Association were:—North 3 d. British, 9 sets 5½ games to no sets 28 games; Centrals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rock Glen Scheme Is Not Yet Accepted Mining Companies to Be Approached for River Proposal Help Aldermanic Inspection of Rock Glen Site
THE Rock Glen scheme for the augmentation of Broken Hill's water supply as outlined by the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) when he met the City Council on Monday, has not yet be en accepted by the Council. Aldermen, at a special mee ting held last night, decided to wait on the Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Production at South Mine
Production figures of the South mine for the four weeks ended July 2 are given below. The figures in parentheses are those for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Driver To Stand His Trial Coroner Finds Evidence Of Negligence Echo of Smash on Mine Road
A FINDING that Francisco Vella (48) had died from injuries received when knocked down by a car negligently driven by Frederick Charles William Whitbread was returned by the Coroner (Mr. M. S. Meagher)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alpha Mine Work Main Shaft Is Timbered
The secretary of Alpha Silver Lead Mining Dev. Co. Ltd. reports:—The shaft and drives have been unwatered below the 100ft. level. A drive was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Owner Fined; Five Charges NEWCASTLE
In the police court A. R. Thomas, proprietor of Wilson's colliery, Jesmond, was fined £2, with costs, on each of five charges of breaches o[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Institute Meeting Sydney-Port Kembla Chief Centres
AN event of more than, ordinary interest to the mining industry. is the meeting of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, which will be held at Sydney and Port Kembla, on August 15 and 20. It is expected that a large…
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