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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1939

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Hours Claims For CoalMiners Argument in Court Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 6

DURING discussion in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court on the miners' log of claims which include a 30-hour…

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Treatment of Ore From Small Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 4

Circulars inviting, the various local bodies to support the Prospectors' Association in its efforts to have a mill established in Broken Hill for…

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No Reply by Mines to W.i.u. Request

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 5

There will be no meeting of the W.I.U. on Sunday to consider the reply of the Mining Managers' Association following last week's…

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Drilling At Silver Peak Mine

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 March 1939 · page 6

The manager of Silver Peak (B.H.) Ltd. reports as follows for the period ended March 9, 1939:— Development 156ft. level: No. 1…

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Miners Told To Bring Notes MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 March 1939 · page 3

UNOFFICIAL comment among members of the Miners'. Union on a regulation just issued by the management of the State Coal…

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Man Given Chance To Leave City "Visits Made To Mine"

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 March 1939 · page 3

A MAN whom the police alleged had been seen in the North mine changehouses going through the…

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Stop Press British Mine Inquest

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 1

The Coroner (Mr. Collins) this afternoon adjourned the inquest into the death of William John McBride until. April [?] t at the…

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British Mine Fatality Man's Story Of Call For Help

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 3

AT the inquest today into the death of William John McBride, who was injured by a fall of earth at…

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£1500 Subsidy to Hand Mining Companies Grant For Old Folks' Home

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 3

THE £1500 subsidy from the social service committee of the Mining Managers' Association was paid over today to the Chairman of the trustees for the Old Folks' Home Appeal (Dr. G. M. Hains)…

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Man Tells Of Call For Aid Fall of Earth at British Mine Inquest Adjourned Until April 4

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 6

AT the inquest yesterday into the death of William John McBride, who was injured by a fall of earth at the British mine on February 3, a shift boss said the men had no right to be in the position they were when…

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Zing Corporation Mine Makes History Valve Sprinkler System As Fire Precaution

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 4

AN address on the history and working of the automatic sprinkler valve system was delivered to members of the Fire Brigade at the Central Fire Station last night by Mr. K. H. Paskins, of Sydney. He outlined the installation…

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Theft From W.A. MINE £600 Worth Of Ore Kalgoorlie (W.a.), Wednes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 6

day.— Descending the shaft of the rich Blue Bird gold mine, one mile and a half from Norseman, thieves took two bags of rich ore worth £600…

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Goal Miners' New Log Of Claims

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.— When the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day resumed the hearing, of the miners' log of claims, Mr., W. Orr…

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Research Into Coal Gas As Fuel

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 6

The results of the research into the use of coal gas as a fuel for motor vehicles by the Birmingham Corporation (Eng.) are of interest, in view of the possibility of a national emergency of long duration causing a shortage of petrol…

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Production at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 2

The following are the production figures for the North mine for the four weeks ended March ll, a comparison with the figures, for the…

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Inter-mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

Results of last Saturday's InterMine Tennis Association matches are: North I defeated Zinc II, Souths d. North II. Centrals d. North IV., North…

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Judge Refers To "Bad Feeling" In Coal Industry SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 6

Although there was good feeling between employers and employees in the coalmining industry, there was apparently bad feeling between…

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Warning To Mining Industry By Sir Colin Fraser MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 6

CONSTRUCTIVE comment upon problems vital to the prosperity and safety of Australia was made by the president of the Australian Mines and Metals Association Incorporated (Sir Colin Fraser) at the annual meeting of the association held in Melbourne…

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Barrier Miner Friday, March 24, 1939. Essential Storages for Mining Industry

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 2

ACCUMULATION of imported essentials in order that the mining industry might continue on a normal basis in times of emergency is…

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Missing Gold Was Fully Insured Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1939 · page 7

NO solution has been found of the way in which £4000 worth of gold disappeared during its transit from Spencer-street station to the General Post Office. The police have not been called in, but the P.M.G.'s investigation section are working on…

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