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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

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Gold teeth will be on Uncle Sam

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 11

Washington, —A Senate Judiciary committee today approved a special Bill to repay an ex-soldier…

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North Mine Operations Interrupted No. 2 Shaft Oat Of Action

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 4

Underground operations at the No. 2 shaft of the North Mine yesterday were interrupted by winder trouble and some 390 men on the day shUt spent the day…

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Gold Is Where You Find It More Finds At Wedderburn

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

Melbourne, March 22.—A 1½oz. gold nugget worth £23 and a smaller one worth £2/5/ were found today by Bert Wilson in his Wilson Street,…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 1

R. Dawson (Zinc) was treated by a doctor yesterday for a foreign body in the left eye. He was later taken home to 564 Chappie Street…

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Mine Allowance

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 1

Application was made to Commissioner W. F. Read at a conference this afternoon for a variation of the agreement between the…

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North Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 5

The Check Inspector. Mr. W. S. O'Nelll. visited the North Mine yesterday and later reported. In company with Mr. J. Hiscock…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 6

I. A. Recks suffered a sprained right wrist at the North Mine yesterday. After treatment at the Hospital he was taken home to 471 Chappie Lane…

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Inter-mine Tennis

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 1

"Truth" Office C. Odgers. P. Mullane, J. Everuss, R. Dougherty, J. Herbert, K. Ray…

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North Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 5

The Check Inspector (Mr. W. S O'Neil) visited the North Mine yesterday and later reported:— In company with Mr. H. Wright…

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Inspection Of Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

Mr. R. J. Whalan, Senior Inspector of Mines locally, is expected to return this week. He has been making a special inspection of…

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Gold Mine May Close

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

Melbourne.—Deborah Gold Mines NL, advises all underground equipment is being removed preparatory to ceasing work…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 5

D. Healey (Zinc Corporation) strained his back yesterday. He was treated at the Hospital and then taken home to 336 Wilson Street…

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Five Collieries Idle on S. Fields

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

Sydney.—Five mines on the southern coalfield are idle today as & protest against the Commonwealth Government invoking the Crimes Act in the Brisbane watersiders' dispute…

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Less Men On the Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

There were 161 less men employed on the line of lode on February 23 than were engaged in January. All works showed a…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

K. Errington (South Mine) was treated at a doctor's surgery for a foreign body in the right eye and then taken home to 374 Oxide Street…

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Idle Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

Sydney.—The Coalcliff and Metropolitan were the only southern mines idle today. Others which were idle yesterday when miners…

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North Mine Staff Dance

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 5

At the New Masonic Hall on Saturday night members of the North Mine Staff Club held their first dance for this year. Members and friends were…

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Mines Inspector Back Soon

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 1

Mr. R. G. Whalan (Mines Inspector) is expected to return on Friday from a tour of inspection on which he has been engaged for the past three weeks…

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Arrest in 'Gold Case'

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 8

Melbourne.—A man alleged to have falsely pretended to an Adelaide jeweller that 12 gold-plated lead ingots were solid gold, was…

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Mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 3

The inter-Mine Tennis Association's competition will be continued on Saturday when games will be played in the A grade, B1 and…

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