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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

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W.I.U. of A. CONFERENCE With North Mine Management

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 2

The Executive of the W.I.U. of A. will meet in conference with the North Mine management at 3.30 p.m. to-day, A car will pick up the executive at kintore…

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Check Inspector Subpoenaed for Evidence in North Mine Inquest Solicitors Calling More Witnesses

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 4

The Check Inspector, Mr. W. O'Connell, has been sub-poended to give evidence in the inquest into the deaths of Pietro Giobbi and Guisepp Caropellotti, who were killd in a fall of ground at thee North Mine on February 24. The hearing lasted…

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Mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 11

Teams for the Inter-Mine Tennis Association competition tomorrow are:South No. 2: N. Fox, J. O'Malley,…

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Miners' Claims

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 11

Brisbane. —The Queensland Miners Convention decided today to support the programme drawn up by the Miners Central…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 1

A. N. Mavridies (Zinc) was treated at the Hospital and then taken home to 411 Chapple Street suffering from a forelan body in the right eye…

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Rise in Gold Vital to Stop Depression

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 4

Unless gold prices are increased sufficiently and in time, there will be, like the similar failure after the first World War, a severe credit deflation with its inevitable consequences of widespread…

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Mine Blocked In Skip Fall

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 7

Kalgoorlie.—A runaway skip at the Great. Boulder gold mine caused several thousand pounds' damage, closed the mine's main shaft, and…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 3

W. R. Delbridge (North) was taken home to 747 Blende street suffering from strained stomach muscles. W. Kemp (zinc) received Hospital…

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Gold Discovery Anniversary

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

Canberra —No proposal has been submitted to the Commonwealth Government that it should participate, in 1951. in the celebration of…

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Gold Price Talk

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 4

Johannesburg, April 4.—A boom in gold shares on the Stock Exchanges has carried the index for share of producing mines almost…

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Heavy Loss at Great Boulder Mine Skip Plunges 3,200 Feet In Main Shaft

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 1

Perth, April 4. — Heavy damage was caused at the Great Boulder Pty. Mine, Kalgoorlie, yesterday when an empty skip dropped 3,200 feet to the bottom of the Edwards (Main) shaft, taking the £10,000 steel rope with it, wrecking the south…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 1

Mine, was treated at the Hospital yesterday for an injured finger. He later Robert Gillespie, laborer at the North went home to 82 Cobalt Street…

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Coal Unloading Stopped By Dispute

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 1

Melbourne, April 5.—The unloading of urgently needed coal from the British collier Withrow Park ceased today when water waterside workers refused to…

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Government Warning to Coal Miners

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 5

I Sydney. — "Millions Down Drain for Little Gain" was the heading on a Government-sponsored fullpage advertisement in tonight's…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

Howden Craker, of 71 Ryan Street, a minor at the Zinc Corporation, crushed the first finger of his left hand yesterday and after treatment and X-rays at the…

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North Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

The Cheek Inspector (Mr. W. O'Connell) visited the North Mine No. 2 shall yesterday, and later reported: In company with Mr. C…

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45 Years with North Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 5

In his forty-fifth year of employment at the North Mine. Mill, Mr. T. Brady, of 676 Lane Street, has established a record for length…

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Safety in Mining

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 2

There is no occupation, nor is there any sport or field of human activity that is foolproof against accidents. However,we do use the word safe and unsafe…

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Mr. T. Brady Retires From North Mine

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 5

Mr. T. Brady has completed his fortieth year as an employee in the North Mine Mill. This period of service is said to be a record. He is…

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-. Owner's Son Killed In Coal Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 7

Sydney.—Alvin McCarthy, 28. miner, married, (a son. of the owners of the colliery, was killed today by a fall of coal and rock…

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