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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1939

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Cessnock Mine Workers As Employers Strike Threatened CESSNOCK

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 December 1939 · page 1

DISTRICT mine workers who have many times figured in strikes against the coal owners are now faced with the prospect of having to deal…

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Fight for 40-Hour Week in Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 December 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The conference of leaders of mining unions was resumed today in order to decide upon the future policy as a result…

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Mining Unions May Leave The Arbitration Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 December 1939 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Speeches at a conference of the combined mining unions indicated that the mining unions may break away from the Ar…

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Silver Peak Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 December 1939 · page 2

The Silver Peak (Broken Hill) Limited report as follows for the period ended December 18: "No." 2 DD Hole.—Angle 72 degrees…

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Artist Killed in Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 December 1939 · page 3

LONDO, December 21.—Among six men killed in Warsop Colliery (Mansfield) yesterday was the minerartist Gilbert Daykin. whose pictures…

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Central Mine to Resume Work After Holidays Welcome News For 440 Employees

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 December 1939 · page 3

AN official announcement that the Central mine will not finally cease productive operations today, as previously announced by Sulphide Corporation Ltd's, board of directors, was made today by the manager of the mine…

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Gold Purchase Regulations

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 December 1939 · page 7

CANBERRA, Saturday.—The Acting Treasurer (Mr. Spender) announced today that the Government had decided to amend the monetary control…

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Barrier Miner Wednesday, December 27, 1939 the Central Mine

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 December 1939 · page 2

THE announcement a few days ago of the intention of the management of the Central mine to resume operations at the mine after the…

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Barrier Mines Saturday, December 30, 1939 the New Year

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 December 1939 · page 2

TOMORROW night at 12 o'clock, the city will been fete when thousands will throng the streets to "Ring out the Old Year and Ring in…

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