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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

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Enginemen's Strike to Go Railways Are Short Of Coal

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY. — Drastic repercussions in industry and transport throughout the State will follow failure to secure an early settlement of the New South Wales coalfields dispute, in which the Federated…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

Henry Morrison, a platman of the South residing at 140 piper Street, received treatment at the Hospital yesterday for injuries to the left foot…

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Pension Scheme For Mine Workers

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 7

A summary of a proposed pensions scheme for mine employees was presented by the companies when they met representatives of…

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Miners Cancel Planned Picnic; Echo Of Strike

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY. — After incurring £100 expense, miners at Lithgow have had to abandon a picnic because of the coal shortage caused by the…

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Companies Outline Proposed Mines Pension Scheme To B.I.C. Delegates 5/- Per Week Per Member; Compulsory Membership; Benefits And Guarantee

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 4

A meeting was held at the M.M.A. rooms yesterday between representatives of the mining companies and the B.I.C's. Pensions Committee. At the meeting the companies put a summary of their scheme to provide a mines pension scheme, and it was…

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Mine Pensions

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 2

At last we have before us the [?] and promised mine pensions scheme. The proposals of the mining companies have been well set out so that…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 1

Harold Domain, an electrical fitter at the Zinc Corporation, was treated at the Hospital yesterday for injuries to the right eye. He was later allowed to…

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Fire Rings Mine Town In Tasmania

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 3

Hobart, January 23—Queenstown, centre of the Mt. Lyell mining operations was threatened early yesterday by raging bushfires…

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North Broken Hill Takes Gold Lease

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 7

MELBOURNUE — North Broken Hill Ltd. has taken a gold mining lease over 4,000 acres at St Arnaud. The area includes the Lord…

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Industry Faces Paralysis If Coal Strike Continues

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 1

Sydney, January 23—If a settlement is not reached by Tuesday there will be drastic State-wide rationing of both gas and electricity. This was announced…

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Coal Strike Ends

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY. — Members of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association at meetings at Bulli and Weston today accepted…

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Settlement of Coal Strike Expected This Morning

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 1

Sydney, January 25—The coal strike is expected to end at 11 p.m. tomorrow. The State executive of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association decided today to recommend to a mass meeting of members tomorrow that work…

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Coal Mines Reopened

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Only four coal mines in New South Wales are idle today. There was a resumption of work…

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Mines Pension Scheme (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 4

Sir.—A pension scheme has been put to the mine workers to consider. Our own working class paper has voiced an opinion per medium of the editor. On…

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Coal Strike Has Ended Decision By Men To Resume Work Immediately

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 1

Sydney, January 26.—Striking Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen Association members in the N.S.W. coalfields to-day decided to resume work immediately. Their decision means that mines which have been idle in the north since…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 2

Robert Ward, a carpenter at the C.P.S. was treated at the Hospital yesterday for an injury to the left arm. H. J. Matthew of the North Mine was…

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Fluorescent Lighting For Mines Britain's National Coal Board Carrying Out Large Scale Tests

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

Tests are now being carried out in Britain to determine whether fluorescent lighting provides the most suitable form of illuminating coal…

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Coal Arrives for Sydney Gas

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 8

SYDNEY.—A complete shutdown of gas supplies in Sydney this aiternoon was averted when the first of the colliers coming from…

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Gold and Foreign Currency Seized

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, January, 26. — Scotland Yard detectives and Customs investigators have seized large quantities of gold and foreign…

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Rush to Buy Gold Shares

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, January 27.—Because investors believe devaluation of the franc will lead to the devaluation of the £1, there has been heavy…

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