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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

387 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 17 of 20

North Mine Win Baseball Final

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 September 1940 · page 3

North Mine's victory over Zinc Corporation in the baseball grand final yesterday gave them premiership honors for the first time since the…

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Miniature Rifle Club Activities Construction Of Range On British Mine Lease

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 2

WHEN the Silver City Miniature Rifle Club commences operations it is expected that a large number of local men and boys will join. A decision to form the club was made because of the demand'of many to learn to shoot after the local rifle club…

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Training of Local Youths Central Mine Workshop Acquisition Likely Believed Scheme Will Be Expedited by Minister

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 3

ALTHOUGH rio official word has been received from the Department of Education advising the Barrier Industrial Council and the Technical College to go ahead withnegotiations for acquiring the Central mine work…

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Four Seeking Miners' Union Post

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 September 1940 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Mr. H. Scanlon, vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation, has nominnted for the position of general secretary…

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All Southern Mines Idle Pit Top Meetings Held Today SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 3

ALL mines in the Southern District are idle today, and are expected to remain so until the men are assured that the recent award by Judge Brockman will be suspended…

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Mines Still Idle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.— All mines in the southern districts and also coke works were again idle today. They await the result of the conference…

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Coal Lumpers On Strike Trouble At Darwin DARWIN

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 October 1940 · page 4

WORK on Darwin's waterfront has been paralysed by another strike. This time the wharf laborers of the North Australian Workers…

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Occupational Diseases of Miners

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 5

Despite regulations designed for your protection, lead dust finds Its way into your- stooiach and Intestines…

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Men Employed On Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 3

AT the end of September there were 3998 men emoloyed alone the line of lode, according to figures released today by the Mining Managers' Association…

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Family Slept on Gold Pillow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 5

Moneyless and hungry, a young couple and their daughter, aged four, were found sleeping in a Chicago park…

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Wage Increase for Miners

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 6

SYDNEY. Wednesday.— Judge Drake Brockman today granted wage increases equivalent to 7/- a week, in N.S.W. and 5/- a week in Tasmania…

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Fine Book On The Mining Industry

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 4

PRINTED on heavy art paper, and containing a great many particularly, fine photographs, a copy of The Broken Hill Mining Industry"…

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Lucrative's Win In Caulfield Guineas Startling Run By Rex Felt; Toorak To Gold Salute MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 1

LUCRATIVE won the Caulfield Guineas in the easiest possible style at Flemington today. Clearing right away after entering the straight, he won at his ease by six lengths from Warbird, with Velocity third…

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Coal Strike Responsible For Railway Deficit

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 October 1940 · page 3

TABLED in Parliament during this session, the annual report of the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. T. J. Hartigan) for the financial year ended June 30, 1910. discloses that the earnings of £19,954,851 were the highest ever recorded in the history of the…

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Many Coal Mines Resume Work

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 October 1940 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—All mines on the south coast with the exception of the Old Bulli colliery resumed work this morning. The Miners' District…

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Mine Workshops For Training Technicans

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 3

THERE is a chance that the mining companies might be approached to see if there is any possibility of any of their workshops being made use of by the Technical College during the evenings. It is obvious that if all three schemes, the Common…

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State Treasurer's Budget Finances Affected By Drought And Coal Dispute Tax Remissions for Low Incomes Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

THE Treasurer (Mr. Richardson) delivered his Budget speech in the Legislative Assembly last night. He stressed the fact that finance had suffered because of drought conditions and the coal strike…

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The End Of A Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 1

THE END OF A MINE—Into action with their rifles go some of the crew of a British minesweeper. With their fire another mine they have brought to the surface is destroyed.—Department of Information picture…

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Britain's Vast Coal Reserves

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 October 1940 · page 5

Cargoes from the vast supplies of British coal which have accumulated as a result of the submission of Prance have already been shipped to…

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North Mine Work

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 2

Several building projects are being carried out at the North Mine. They include a new loading station at No. 2 shaft, renovations to the general…

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