South Mine Production
Mr. F. N. Thomas; manager of Broken Hill South. Ltd'., supplies the following information for the period ended August 6, 1949:…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Social Happenings Festive Atmosphere At North Mine Staff Ball
A festive atmosphere prevailed at?? the annual North Mine Staff Ball, attended by a large crowd of members ot the staff and their friends, Held at the New Masonic Hall on Saturday night. Miss Mollie Nestor's orchestra played enjoyable music and an excellen t 50-50.programme was enjoyed…
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S. N. Bates, Zinc Corporation employee, was taken to 700 Blende Street yesterday when he suffered a bruised finger of the right hand…
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Cases attended by the Mine Ambulance today were:- B. Darkin (South Mine), foreign body in the right eye. taken to a…
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The New Masonic Hall was crowded with dancers on Saturday night for the North Mine Start Club Ball, which was attended by a large number of city…
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B. Darkin (South) had a foreign body in the right eye. He was treated at a doctor's surgery and then taken back to the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Barrier Miner Thursday, August 11, 1949. Coal Miners Cannot Defeat the Nation
AS would be expected, there was no unanimity among the coal miners on the subject, of continuing the strike. There were majorities in this State for yielding and in Victoria they voted to…
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Melbourne.—A move to close the State coal mine at Wonthaggi and to transfer the miners to the brown coal project at Morwell will be…
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THE COLLIER CULROSS, which brought 8,800 ton of much-needed South African black coal, moved up the Port River under its own steam. Tugs were not used because the Seamen's Union had declared itself "righi behind the coal miners." Inset is the master of the Culross (Capt. Hoed), who brought the ship to South Australia well ahead of schedule…
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One of the most outstanding developments of our mines has been the vast improvement in dealing with and eliminating silicosis risk, Mr. Douglas Wilson, former Broken Hill mines inspector, said today…
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THE A.C.T.U. terms which the miners have repeatedly rejected provided for a resumption of work and a return to arbitration…
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Sydney.—The Federal executive of the Miners' Federation will meet in Sydney this afternoon to consider authorising the miners in all districts to return to work on Monday…
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H. Rodgers (Zinc) was taken home to 71 Iodide Street with a seat in the right forearm. P. Francis (North) was admitted to the…
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Sydney.—Preparations for the reopening of the mines was carried out by safety men and shift men in the N.S.W. mines today…
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The Inter Mine Tennis matches of L. Tremelling-J. Hoare versus W. Dewsbury K. Buckley: and L. Tremelling versus W. Pelgrave have been postponed…
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Two electric motors for the winders on the No. 3 shaft at the North Mine have arrived in Adelaide but arc not expected to arrive here for at least…
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John Caple of 167 Pell Lane, a laborer at the Zinc Corporation was treated at the Hospital for an injured right hand yesterday…
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Sydney, August 12.—Mineworkers will be asked to work extra shifts if they want troops withdrawn from New South Wales open cut mines. Unless they agree to work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Directors Still Say "No" to Union Claims Delegates Hear Refusal at Conference Stop Work Meeting at Jubilee
The mining directors still say "No" to the resubmitted list of claims by the mining unions which was forwarded minus the claim for the £10 basic wage following a mass meeting at the Jubilee Oval a fortnight ago. Yesterday…
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Sydney.— Work was resumed in all but six mines in the New South Wales coalfields today. The miners returned after having been on strike for seven weeks…
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