Mine Holiday makers Home At Week End
Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 3
BROKEN HILL is settling down to its normal life after the holiday period. City trade today, with the exception of the bakers who are having an additional day, was practically back to normal for this time of the year, but the mines will not resume until Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News In Brief Miners' Affiliation Decision
Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 1
NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The Northern Miners' Federation has decided against affiliating with any political party. The decision is not surprising…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Streets Are Filling Again Mines Open On
Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 4
Although Broken Hill holidaymakers are slowly filing back to their homes, the real rush back to work and normal everyday life will not commence until…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Dispute Before Board
Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 3
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Disputes which threaten to prevent resumption of work at the Wonthaggi State Coal mine when the Christmas holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Miners No Political Affiliations Newcastle, January 3
Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 1
The Northern Miners' Federation is no longer to be affiliated with the Official labor Party, or any other political organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Men Absent From Mines
Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2
Productive operations on all mines were resumed today, but there were many absentees on the day shift. There were 190 away from the North…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Miners Seek Annual Leave
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 4
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—By an almost unanimous decision the Wonthaggi State coal miners have decided to refuse to work until the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal May Go Overland Shortage of Shipping Sydney
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 4
A SHORTAGE of colliers and delays in sailing due to war causes may soon force the Victorian railways to transport coal by rail from New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain Pays in Gold Small Drop In U.S. Investments WASHINGTON, January 6
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 1
MR. Paul Dickens, financial expert of the Department of Commerce, has published statistics showing that Britain and Canada, at the end of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Accidents
Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 4
At Thompson's section of the North mine early last night, Edwin Harding, of 189 cobalt Street suffered inhured ribs. He was taken to the Hospital for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Profit Rises to £113,511 New Guinea Goldfields MELBOURNE
Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 3
PROFIT of New Guinea Goldfields Ltd. for the year ended September 30 is £113,511, compared with £67,230 for the previous year. No…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Work at Bendigo Mines
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 3
Mr. Splinter Payne Inquired an to the possibility of obtaining employment at the Bendigo mines. He received an answer by telegram that there was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Northern Miners and Politics (To the Editor)
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2
Sir.—The inimitable basic laws of nature assert themselves in sociological relationship between human beings no less than in the cellular relationships of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Coal Production Big Falling Off Reported (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 8
Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2
INFORMATION reaching the Ministry of Economic Warfare discloses a tremendous fall in coal production in the Ruhr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Accident
Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2
At the South Mine yesterday William Orum, of 535 Wolfram Street, a miner, suffered a lacerated hand. He was taken in the ambulance to the Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2 Men Injured In Explosion At Zinc Mine
Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 3
Two men were injured at the Zinc Corporation mine last night when an explosion occurred shortly before the completion of the afternoon shift…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. F. T. Kerr Appointed Inspector of Mines
Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 4
Mr. F. T. Kerr, formerly of the Block 14 and Central mines, has taken up duties as Inspector of Mines in Broken Hill. He has Succeeded Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Accident
Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 3
When working on afternoon shift at the North mine yesterday. J. Sutch sustained injuries to one toe when it was hit by a fallag stone. He was taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Search for Mines
Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 4
CANBERRA, Monday.—All efforts were being mnde to counter the everpresent, danger of enemy mines in Australian waters. Mr. Hughes, Navy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COAL Railways Huge Consumption
Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 4
The New South Wales Railways spend annually on materials about. £6,000,000 Approximately 90 per cent, of this amount is spent locally on such items as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →