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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

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Give Free Gold Market Or—

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

LONDON, January 27. — If the French National Assembly did not pass the Free Gold Market Bill, it would make continuation in…

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Mining Tenement Lease Renewal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 7

The last day for the annual renewal of mining tenement leases is on Friday. Holders are reminded that if…

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Lung Diseases In Coal Industry South Wales And New South Wales

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 1

Sydney, January 27.—Reference to special reports on chronic pumonary, diseases in South Wales mines published by the British Medical Research…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

M. S. Tucker was taken from the N.B.H. yesterday to his home at 291 Chloride Street, with a sprained leg muscle…

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Mine Dental Clinic Delay

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 6

IT is hoped to open the Mines Dental Clinic on February 9. The delay is the laying of the linoleum prior to installing…

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Mine Instructors Wont More Wages

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 4

AT a conference between the W.I.U. of A. and the M.M.A. yesterday afternoon the M.M.A. agreed to reply to the union's representations, about increased pay for mining instructors before Saturday…

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Mines Pension Scheme (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 4

Sir.—Re the proposed mines pension scheme. I have gone carefully through it and fait to see that it fulfils in, any way whatever the scheme we desire. To…

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Mining Tenement Lease Renewal

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 4

Mr. Frank Horsington, of the Court House staff, notifies to all who have mining tenement leasts that their renewals for titles must be made by Friday…

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Socialists Oppose Free Gold Market French Government May Resign

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

Paris, January 28—The Socialist Party jeopardised the scheme for the devaluation of the franc when it decided to reject the Government's proposal to establish a free market in gold. Following the vote against the plan the Socialist Party…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

Alfred Kinneally, a mullocker at the North, was treated at the Hospital yesterday for an injured toe on the right foot. Mr. Kinneally resides at 634 Lane…

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Mine Kills 250 on Ferry

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5

TOKIO, January 29.—Two hundred and fifty Japanese were drowned when a ferry struck a mine off southern Honshu…

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Gold And The Dollar

Western Grazier · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

According to oversea reports a gold backing of the American dollar is being pressed by an influential section of the Washington administration…

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Coal From Queensland Federal Action Urged By Executive

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 1

Sydney, January 29.—Federal action to force Queensland to send surplus coal to the Southern States and prevent export to China was urged today…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 2

H. Wilkinson was admitted from the Zinc Corporation last night to the Hospital with illness. E. B. Fletcher was also admitted from…

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Appeal For Stewards On Mines

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 3

An appeal is being mode by the Barrier Industrial Council for men to act as stewards on the line of lode. The B.I.C. Is short of stewards, and…

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Queensland Coal Shipment To China

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 4

Canberra, January 30.—A trial shipment of 6.000 tons of coal from the Blair Athol field in Queensland is being sent to China to test its currying capacity…

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Mines Pension Scheme (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 4

Sir.—I would like to make a few comments on the contents of the letter by Harry May, that appeared in Thursday's issue of "Barrier Daily Truth." I feel…

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Coal Dumped In Yarra Premier Calls Halt

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 4

Melbourne, January 30—Hundreds of tons of coal, suitable for industrial use, have been dumped in Port Phillip Bay. This coal has been dredged from the…

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Judgment Reserved On F.E.D. Coal Fields Claims

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 1

The chairman of the Central Coat Reference Board. Mr. P. J. Gallagher, reserved his judgment on the claims of the Federated Enginedrivers and…

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Ultra-Violet Rays Bronze Coal Miners

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY—Skins of Cobar colliery (Lithgow), who are usually lilywhite from long periods underground, have now developed a…

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