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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

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Bright Prospects For New Mining Classes At The Technical College

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 8

A SPLENDID class of 15 students, the majority of them miners, faced the lecturer, Mr. J. P. Morgan, when the courses in metalliferous mining and mine surveying started last night at the Technical College. Several miners were…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 2

Ronald Bates, 700 Blende Street, a miner at the South Mine, suffered an injury to his back yesterday and was admitted to the Hospital…

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Coal Stocks Low Output Improvement Needed

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 1

Sydney, March 23.—A warning that coal stocks in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia were considerably below the levels of this time…

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Parties Confer on North Mine Dispute Companies Renew Original Offer; Men May Consider

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 March 1945 · page 3

IN an endeavor to clear up the dispute which led to the North mine strike nearly three weeks ago, a conference was held this morning at the Council Chambers between representatives of the Mining Managers' Association and the North…

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Fire At North Mine

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 2
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At 5.27 p.m. yesterday the Central Fire Station received a call from the alarm at the North Mine fitting shop. Two engines with full equipment…

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Coal Inquiry Chairman's Warning

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 1

Sydney, March 26.—The president of the Miners Federation Mr. H. Wells told the Commonwealth Board of Inquiry into the coal industry today that…

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Yesterday's Conference On North Mine Dispute Settlement Proposal For Mass Meeting This Morning

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 3

After the conference between the parties to the North Mine dispute held at the Council Chambers yesterday morning, the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. Portus, asked the W.I.U. of A. (including the Job Committee) representatives to have a meeting at the earliest…

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Union Rejects Offer of Mining Companies; North Talks Resumed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 3

REPRESENTATIVES of the Mining Managers' Association, the W.I.U. and Job Committee met in conference at the Town Hall this afternoon when further discussion took place on the North mine dispute. Reports of today's deliberations…

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Idle Collieries

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Nine Northern mines are idle today and the coal loss will exceed 10,000 tons. Three of the idle mines, Pelaw Main, Richmond Main,…

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North Mine Will Reopen Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 1

THE North mina strike, which lasted three weeks, and which involved 1083 men, ended today under a temporary agreement…

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Western District In Coal Inquiry

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 1

Sydney, March 27.—In an endeavour to keep mines in the area working, Western District miners' officials spent more than £[?] in 1913, said the president of the…

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Companies Make New Offer For Settlement Of North Mine Dispute

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 5

AFTER a three-hour conference late yesterday afternoon between theMining Managers' Association and the W.I.U. of A. on the North Mine dispute, an offer was made which was acceptable to the union dele-. gates, and which they were confident would be accepted by a mass…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 4

L. Groves, while working at the Zinc Corporation yesterday, suffered an injury to the back of his right hand. After treatment at the Hospital he was taken…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 3

W. H. Marsden suffered a fracture of a great toe at the Zinc Corporation last night. After attention at the Hospital he was taken to his home at 32 Crystal…

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Mine Strike Settled

Western Grazier · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 2

After three weeks and two days on strike over a matter of the classification of miners and mullockers, employees of the North Mine at Broken Hill returned…

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North Mine Resumes

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 2

The North Mine, after a stoppage of 23 days, resumed yesterday. It was stated from the mine that there was a very satisfactory attendance, absenteeism being…

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Coal Shortage Curtails Steelworks

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 1

Newcastle, March 29.—The manager or the Broken Hill Pty. Co. Ltd. steel works at Newcastle., Mr. K. Butler, stated today that it had become…

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Search For Man Closes Collieries

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY. —About 400 miners, police and other men are searching? for William Thomas Close (63), who has been missing from his home on…

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Chair Of Mining To Be Discussed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1945 · page 2

The president of the Prospectors' Association (Mr. W. Baker) reports that the Mayor (Ald. P. Rowe) is on holidays and as a consequence the…

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