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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

1,186 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 29 of 60

Vacuum Cleaners for Coal Mines

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 1

Despairing housewives in every Australian State who are tearing their hair over continued restrictions due to lack or coal will in particular be…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 2

W. G. Hubber received a fractured left hand while working at the Zine Corporation yesterday. Mr. Hubber was taken home to 510 Crystal Street…

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Explosives for Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 1

Local agents for Nobel (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. stated this morning that the firm plan's for a consignment of explosives from Deer…

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Timber Shortage on the Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Messrs. E. M. Horsington and M. A. Davidson, Ms.L.A., have urged that emergency steps be taken to meet the…

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Coal Shortage Railways Service Threatened

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 1

Sydney, July 15.—Sir, mines were idle on the N.S.W. coal fields today for a lass of more than five thousand tons of goal. The miners general secretary. Mr…

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Baseball Legion v. North Mine Game

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 3

IN a keenly contested match on No. 2 diamond on the Western Oval, North Mine, making fewer errors than…

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Shortage of Timber For Mines Members Moving

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 2

Sydney. July 15.—A total of 5,000 mine workers in the North, South, and Zine Corporation mines at Broken Hill would be thrown out of work within a fortnight…

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Important Gold Find In W.A.

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 4

KALGOORLIE (W.A.).—Free gold, the size of a thumbnail, is showing in a weathered rock formation exposed in a shallow…

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Old "Big Mine" Dump to Be Transhipped Historic Landmark Being Shifted To Pirie

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 1

Broken Hill will shortly lose one of its oldest and most historic landmarks with the removal of the old Broken Hill Proprietary slag dump to port pirie for retreatment. The contract for the removal of thousands of tons of the dump is in the hands of the Australia Blus Metal Coy. and…

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Tie-Up Likely Of Coal Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY—The prospect of a complete stoppage on the coalfields, which will occur if the Federated Enginedrivers…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 1

Suffering from illness H. B[?]lin was taken home yesterday from the North mine to 325 Radium Street. R. Byers received a crashed middle…

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Sydney's Coal Problem

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 1

Sydney. July 16.—Following a suggestion by Natural Gus and Oil Corporation Ltd. that its colliery might provide a solution to Sydney's council's coal…

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Inter Mine Tennis Association

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 4

The drew for next week-end is:—Zine I v. Zine 2, No. 1. Court: North 2 v. North I, No. 2 Court: North 4. a bye: North 5 v. South 1. Fire Station: North 3 v…

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Dismissal of Trouble Makers Ashley's Coal Industry Proposals

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 1

Canberra, July 16.—A dismissal it trouble makers from the coal mines was discussed by Federal Cabinet today. This proposal was made by the Minister for Supply, Senator Ashley; to enforce discipline in the cost industry which the Government intends to r[?]abilitate at great cost. Cabinet…

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Mining Tenement Objection To Application Upheld

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 1

In the Warden's Court yesterday afternoon, before the Warden. Mr. H. Isles, S.M., Leslie Thomas Arnold Radford objected to a mining tenement being…

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Another Discussion on Mines Agreement Managers Claim Men Not Abiding By Some Clauses

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 1

THE agreement covering eployees on the line of lode between the Mining Managers' Association and the unions was the subject of further discussion, at a conference between the M.M.A. and executive of the…

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Dispute At Naval Stores May Spread To Coal Mines

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 1

Sydney July 16—A recommendation for a general hold up of all coal mines in N.S.W. by withdrawal of 1,000 men will be submitted to a meeting of the…

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Inter-mine Tennis

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 3

North [?] team on No. 2 court: G. Crowe and J. Williams, J. Bertolli and K. James, E. P. Cannagar and G. Beven Emergency: J. Davis…

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North Mine Job Committee

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 2

A meeting of the North Mine Job Committee will be held on Sunday at 10.30 at the Trades Hall. Business will be election of officers and ordinary and…

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Barrier Miner Thursday, July 18, 1946. Coal Crisis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 3

THERE have recently been restrictions on light, power and transport services because of a shortage of coal in Australia…

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