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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1947

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 4

H. R. Taylor was token to his home at 678 Blende Street from the zinc Corporation yesterday alter treatment for an injured right eye…

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Inter Mine Tennis

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 6

The following will represent Zinc No. 4 against South No. 2 on Hillside Park Court on Saturday morning: Collins, Arthur. Wayman, Jones. Riddiford,…

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Men Leave Work At North Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 8

About 130 in en reached the North mine this morning with misgivings about starting work as their friends were celebrating…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 4

W. Harris was taken to Hospital yesterday with a foreign body in the right eye. He was later taken home. With a lacerated right hand J. R…

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Eleven Men Trapped in Mine Rescuers Believe Still Alive

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 1

Quebec, April 25—Rescue squads equipped with special mine fire-fighting apparatus are working round the clock shifts in an effort to reach eleven men who are believed to be still alive, though trapped, in the rich East Malartic goldmine…

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Wet Mill Residue Being Used To Stem North Mine Fire "No Actual Outbreak Of Fire"

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 4

Large quantities of wet mill residue and water are being used in an effort to seal up the affected areas of the fire at the North Mine in the 1400 and 1550 levels. Giving details of the work bring done…

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Malartic Gold Mine Ablaze Again All Hope For Eleven Trapped Men Abandoned

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 1

Malartic (Quenee), April 27. — All hope was abandoned yesterday for the eleven men who have been trapped in the smoke filled Malartic coal mine…

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North Mine Men Resuming Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 2

On Friday men at the North Mine, as reported on Saturday, had to cease world on day and afternoon shifts on account of the water pouring down No…

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Stop Work Day at Coal Mines

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

Sydney, April 20.—Engineers at all coal mines on the Maitland coalfields will stop work to held a meeting on May 7 and this will throw sixteen…

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Adelaide Mines Development N.L.

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 4

ADELAIDE.—Directors of Adelaide Mines Development N.L. are offering shareholders 53325 shares in the proportion of one for each…

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Police Find Gold Bars In Stolen Ambassador's Car

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 5

PARIS, April 30.—Gold bars worth £25,000 were found outside an hotel at Rouen in a stolen limousine belonging to the United States Ambassador to Belgium. Inside the hotel, police arrested two British Army…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

N. Renowden of the Zinc Corporation was taken home to 390 Oxide Street yesterday with a lacerated left fore-arm. W. Redshaw was taken from the South…

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North Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 3

The check Inspector, Mr. W. O'Cennell, visited the North Mine yesterday and later reported: In company with Mr. E. Weckers…

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Eight Trapped Miners Dead

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 4

Terrehaute (Indiana) May 1.—Eight miners were trapped after an explosion which rocked a small cool mine yesterday…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 1

E. Cook, of the North Mine, was overcome by gay yesterday, and after treatment at the Hospital was taken home to 540 Rh[?]elenite Street…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

C.Hall, South Mines after receiving [?] at the Hospital for a [?]left hand yesterday was taken home to [?] lodid[?] Street…

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Mines Idle In Lancashire

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 1

London, May 5.—Two thousand miners in three Lancashire pits arc idle because 400 surface workers who are dissatisfied with the interpretation of one of…

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South Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 3

Mr. w. O'Connell, check inspector, visited the South Mine yesterday and later reported: In company with Mr. J. Jenkins…

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More Mines in Britain Close

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

London, May 6.—Two thousand miners in threw Lancashire pits are idle because 400 surface workers, dissatisfied with a clause in the…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 3

A. Baldo, North Mine, was taken home to 369 Piper Street after he had injured his left knee yesterday. F. Price, employed at the Zinc…

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