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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1945

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Comments Of Readers Mining Distinction

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 6

To the Editor, Sir.—In "The Barrier Miner" of Weunesday July [?] under,the heading Distinction for Mininer student," reference was made…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 4

F. J. Singleton suffered a severe injury to his left hand at the Zinc Corporation yesterday afternoon and was admitted to the Hospital…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 July 1945 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon there were three Employees of the zinc Corporation who had to receive attention though injuries at sustained at work. They were…

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Bendigo Gold Production

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 July 1945 · page 1

Gold production in Bendigo for the first six months of 1945 was 10,054 oz., compared with 8,150 oz. in the corresponding period ]n 1944. Gold purchases…

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German Mines in Italy Explode

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 July 1945 · page 1

Rome, July 20.—The death toll resulting from an explosion of German Teller mines at Via Reggio yesterday has now reached 36. Soldiers are…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 3

M. Bala[?]rakalis fractured the big and fourth toes of his left foot at the North Mine last night, After attention he was taken to his home at 539 Blende, Street…

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Negligence In Balmain Colliery Explosion

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 1

Sydney, July 23.—There was criminal negligence, but he could not return a verdict along those lines declared the Coroner, Mr. Austin, when he recorded a finding of accidental death at the inquest today into the deaths of three men at the Balmarn colliery…

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Mining Industry And People Employer and Employee Relationship

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 3

The following is a continuation of the address given in Melbourne last month by Mr. A. [?] Australia's luge mining centres be…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 2

F. H. Tucker, an employee of the Zinc corporation, received a foreign body in the eye white at work yesterday, He was treated…

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Coal Shortage In Perth

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 1

Perth, July 24.—local shortage reached another unite stage in perth last night when it was found necessary as a meas [?] of economy to suspend them and…

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Seven Point Program Submitted Rev. Walker's Coal Industry Plan

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 July 1945 · page 1

Sydney, July 24.—The Reverend Alon Walker, of Waverley Methodist Church, and formerly Minister on the northern coalfields, where he spent three years in a sociological survey, today told the cool inquiry that the miners believed their industry to be…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 2

Ken Vincent a mill hand at the South Mine, received an injury to the right hand while at work yesterday, He was treated at the Hospital, and then taken…

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Mine Worked Injured

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 8

Percival Diggins, or 7 Gypsum Street, a trucker at the Zinc Corporation, received treatment at the Hospital today for an injury to the right…

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Poverty Of Coal Owners

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 1

Sydney, July 23. local owners had been living from band to month [?] the [?] of J. and A. [?] Limetesl. Mr…

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Mr. Alf Orman Looks Back Over 60 Years On Local Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 4

BROKEN HILL, its rise and progress." That phrase means much to many thousands of workers and their families who have been provided with the comforts of life from the famous "hill of mullock," destined to become…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 4

Percival Biggins, residing at 7 Gypsum Street, received an injury to the right knee while at work yesterday and was treated at the Hospital. Biggins is a…

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Coal Problem Justice Davidson Doubts Nationalisation As Lure

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 1

Sydney, July 26.—The nationalisation of the coal mining industry might prove to be merely an obnoxious form of appeasement, the chairman of the coal inquiry, Mr. Justice Davidson, said today…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 4

E. H. Wilsen ricked his back at the North Mine last night. After attention he was taken to his home at 121 Pell Street…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 7

A. C. Townsend, a laborer at Hie Zinc Corporation, suffered a laceration to the right leg while at work yesterday, He was given an X-ray at the…

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Coal Production Below Consumption

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 4

Sydney, July 27.-Goal production in New South Wales for the first half of this year was [?] tons for a similar [?]…

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