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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

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Brighter Outlook For Coal

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

ADELAIDE.—The overall coal and power position brightened today with news from Sydney that…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 6

Two men suffered injuries while working at the Zinc Corporation yesterday. Both were treated at the Hospital, then taken to their homes…

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Every Coal Pit At Work

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

Sydney, January 11.—All the mines worked in New South Wales today. This is the first time since, A[?] 17 of last year that the whole 140 pits have been…

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Mystery Of Russia's Gold Output

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

New York, January 11.—The Soviet Union has gold reserves totalling possibly 10,000 million dollars, states New York Times correspondent in Washington…

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Miners' Pensions

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

Most time at the meeting centred around the all-important proposal of a mine workers' pension scheme, to be introduced at the mines agreement…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

Mine accident cases treated today were:— F. J. Ellis, an employee at the Zinc Corporation, for a knee injury. After…

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Mt. Kembla Colliery Sale Approval

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The Australian Board of Mount Kembla Collieries Ltd. has been notified that the contract for the sale of Mount Kembla colliery was…

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Last of Mine Picnic Trains

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 2

LAST of the mine picnic trains arrived in Broken Hill from Adelaide this morning. With a special that arrived yesterday morning, this train…

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Mine Under Engine Arabs Attack Train And Seize Wages Money

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 January 1946 · page 1

Jerusalem, January 13.—It was officially revealed that about 70 armed Arabs attacked the Haita-Lyddo train, which was derailed when a mine blew up under the engine. Arabs escaped with a safe containing £35,000, wages for railway employees. The explosion…

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All Northern Coal Mines Working

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY.—All northern coal mines were working today for the second time since the general resumption of work on January 7…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 3
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J. L. Edwards, Zinc Corporation, was treated yesterday afternoon for a foreign body in the right eye, and then taken home to 167 Gypsum Street…

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Mine Picnickers Home

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 2

The second South Mine picnic train [?] at Sulphide Street Station yesterday morning. The South Mine resumed operations…

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North Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4

The check inspector visited the North Mine yesterday and later reported: In company with Mr. E. Carthew (shift boss) I visited the following places…

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Mine Pensions

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 2

It is certain that the question of a pension scheme for mine employees will be in the forefront of the claims that will soon be presented to the Mining…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 1

W. H. Hancock bruised his left shoulder at the Zinc Corporation yesterday. After attention at the Hospital he was conveyed to 740 Lane Lane…

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Annual Registration of Mine Rights

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 January 1946 · page 3

Holders of mining rights, both residence and business areas, are reminded that the registration of their holdings ceased and determined on December 31…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

T. W. Aitken, of 262 Oxide Street, was attacked by severe cramp while working at the North Mine yesterday. He was taken to the Hospital by the ambulance…

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Stop Press Colliery Disaster

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 8

NEW YORK—The latest casualty list the Hovaco coal mine expliosion at Welch, West Virginia, shows that 14 men were…

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North Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 January 1946 · page 1

The check inspector, Mr. W. O'Connell, visited the North Mine yesterday and later reported: In company with Mr. B. Adams…

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