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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 4

A. G. Jenkins (Zinc) was treated for a foreign body In the right eye. He then went home to 424 Beryl Street. G. B. Nixon (Zinc) strained his leg…

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North Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 6

The Check Inspector (Mr. W. OConnell) visited the North Mine No. 2 shaft yesterday and. later reported— In company with Mr. R. Burns…

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Breach of Mines Act

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 6

In the Police Court today, Mr. E. J. Forrest, S.M., fined John Edward Palmer £3 with 10/- costs, for having committed a breach of…

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Senator Gets Gold

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 3

Hobart.—Labor Senator W. E. Aylett and Mr. A. Pratt, of Launceston, believe they have struck one of the richest gold lodes…

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Further Line Of Lode Developments Sinking Of New North Mine Shaft To Start Shortly Both Haulage and Ventilation Shafts Now Collared

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 4

Now that the new No. 3 shaft at the North Mine has been collared, attention is being directed towards constructing the building to house the temporary winder which is to serve…

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Threat Of Strike In 10 Coal Mines Compulsory Conference Called

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

Sydney, February 21—To avert at threatened strike at 10 mines, known as the J. and A. Brown group, the Coal industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagner) has…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

K. C. Hart, of the Zinc Corporation, suffered lacerated fingers of the lett hand yesterday and was treated at the Hospital and then taken home to 332…

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Broke Mines Inspection Act

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 6

Edward John Palmer was fined £3 with 10 cents by Mr. E. J. Forrest. S.M. in the Police Court yesterday for having committed a breach of the Mines…

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U.s. Coal Strike Repercussions

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

Washington, February 21.—The Government yesterday won a 10 days extension of the court order banning the coal strike, but 310,000 miners laid their…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 3

G. Treleven (North Mine) was treated at the Hospital for an injured eye and then taken to his home, at 248 Williams street…

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Zinc Mine Athletics

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 8

The Zinc Athletic Club will conduct its opening run for the 1950 season at the Zinc Oval on Sunday, when most of the local…

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Mishaps on Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 12

The following mine cases were treated today:— Zinc Corporation: B. Ryan was taken home to 573 Williams Street…

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Richmond Main Mine Back Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

Sydney. February 22.—A compulsory conference before the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher)in Sydney today failed to settle a dispute at Abermain…

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Colliery Fatality

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

Sydney.—Accidents at two coal mines near Lithgow yesterday cost a miner his life and a 10-year-old boy his right leg…

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Mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 5

Grading committee of the InterMine Tennis Association will meet tomorrow at the Tennis Hall, Blende Street, to grade the teams…

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Inter-Mine Tennis

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

All A and B Grade teams of the Inter-Mine Tennis Association who are qualified, to enter this season's competitions are requested to hand in the…

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South Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

The Check Inspector (Mr. W. O'Connell) visited the South Mine yesterday and later reported:— In company with Mr. L. Everiss…

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Crippling U.S. Coal Strike

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

New York. February 23.—Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennslyvania, Minnesota. Ohio, Illinois and New York State have adopted emergency measures to stretch…

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Big S.a. Oil, Coal Order

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

The SA Government had now placed orders to import more than £1,000,000 worth of oil and cool, it…

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Cobar Affairs Bright Mining Prospects

Western Grazier · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 2

Cobar is on the upward grade. Prospects for the future are bright. This follows upon managerial reports in regard to the New Occidental Company's…

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