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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1947

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Inter-mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 4

The Zinc Corporation No. 4 team to meet Zinc No. 3 team in the Inter-Mine Tennis competition is as follows:—Collins,…

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Hearing Of Miners' Claims For Weekly Pay

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 1

Sydney, April 10.—The hearing of the claim by miners for weekly pays instead of fortnightly commenced today before the Coal Industry Tribuns'…

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Nine Miners Killed In U.S.

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 1

Washington, April 11 — Nine miners were killed mid nine injured when a gas explosion occurred 350 feet underground in an anthracite mine at Excter…

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North Mine Picnic

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 2
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The annual picnic of the North Mine Employees' Picnic Committee will be held at Penrose Park next Sunday. Those desirous of…

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Motorship Strikes Mine

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 1

Stockholm, April 13.—The Swedish motorship Acacia (2.075 tons), bound from to Cadiz with a cargo or wood pulp struck a mine off…

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Northern Collieries May Be Idle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY.—All northern N.S.W. coal mines will be idle tomorrow unless today produces a settlement of the dispute at Abermain…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 2

John Wills, North Mine, injured his foot while at work yesterday and after receiving treatment at the Hospital ws taken home to 590 Argent Lane…

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Fatal Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 2

"Woodpecker"—Your quetion was referred to Mr. M. A. Davidson who obtained the information from the Mines Department. There have been 97 fatal…

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British Ships Sunk by Mine

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 3

Blushing, April 13—Eight British seamen, including the captain, are among the missing as a result of the British steamship Viceroy (824 tons)…

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U.s. Coal Mines Back to Normal

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 1

Washington, April. 15.—The coal mines administrator has announced that 90 per cent, of the coal mines in chief district reported soft coal…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 5

W. C. Ber[?] was taken from the South Mine to his yesterday at for Broke Street with a bu[?] night thigh. L. J. Heywood of the Zinc Cor[?]ppration…

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All Northern Coal Mines May Stop Today Efforts To Settle Demarcation Dispute

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 1

Sydney, April 15.—All northern coal mines on the Maitland field may be idle tomorrow because of efforts in Sydney today to settle the…

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South Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 April 1947 · page 5

The check inspector (Mr. W. O'Connell) visited the South Mine yesterday and later reported:—In company with Mr. H. D. Carthew…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 5

R. W. Wason, from the South Mine, suffered a compound fracture of the third and fourth fingers of the right hand yesterday. He was taken to the…

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Vessel Hits Mine Off Singapore

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 3

LONDON. April IG. — The steamer Empire Passmore radioed an S O S after having struck a mine ofF Horsburgh…

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New Award For Sections Of Coal Industry

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY — The central coal reference board had reached a decision which would mean a costly charge upon the…

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Doctor's Opinion Of Dust In Mines Will Visit Broken Hill

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 April 1947 · page 1

Sydney, April 16.—Doctor Thomas David Jones, of Wales, told the Miners Control Council in Sydney today that there was no dust in N.S.W. mines…

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Inter-mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 4

The following team will represent the Zine No. 4 against South No. 3 in the inter-mine tennis games on the Hillside courts on…

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Inter Mine Tennis

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 April 1947 · page 2

The following team will represent Zine No. 4 against South No. 3 on the Hillside Park Court tomorrow morning in the Inter Mine Tennis…

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