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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 · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 3

J. Brown (Zinc Corp.) was treated for bruised left thumb yesterday. He was taken home to 643 Blende Street. J. Croft was treated for a lacerated…

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North Mine Check Inspection

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 4

The Check Inspector (Mr. W. O'Connell) visited the North Mine No. 3 shaft yesterday and later reported: In company with Mr. R. G. Whalan…

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Miners Lose Fight Against Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 1

Sydney.—The fire, a mile underground in Bellbird colliery at Cessnock, has beaten the gangs which have been working constantly since last Monday to check it…

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All Electric Coal Mine

Western Grazier · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

Work has recently begun in Central England on a new all electric model pit with a shaft of 24 feet in diameter— the largest in the Went Midlands…

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Opening Three New Coal Mines

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

Sydney, March 2.—The Director of State Coal Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said today that the Government would open three mines at Burragorang soon. These…

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Mine Employment

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 2

The following statement shows the number of men employed by the various Broken Hill mining companies (including employees of…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

P. Lawn (South Mine), 327 Patton Street, suffered a punctured wound of the left arm yesterday. After treatment he was taken home…

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Amenities at North Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

The A.E.U. will ask the B.I.C. to take up with the management of the North mine the questions…

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Survey Discloses Coal Seams

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 5

Canberra, March 1.—Recent surveys by the Bureau of Mineral Resources had disclosed in the Riverina district that there were 50 miles of coal seams in thickness…

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Talks To Step Up Coal Production

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

Canberra, March 1. —Colliery proprietors had had a raw deal over the last few years from the Government and fanatics in unions, the Minister for…

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British Miners Efforts To Get For Australia

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

Canberra, March 1. —Efforts will be made this year to secure British miners for Australian mines, the Minister for Immigration (Mr. Holt) said in the…

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Medical Conference Continues Injection Of Mines Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

Sydney, March 2.—Delegates to the International Labor Office Conference on dusted lungs (pneumoconiosis) at the Sydney University yesterday commenced…

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Gold Mounted Whip For Premier Jockey

Western Grazier · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 4

Mr. C. (Golly) Leckie. well-known local racing figure, has made a donation to the Silver City Racing Club of a gold mounted whip to be presented to…

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All Electric Coal Mine

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 4

Work has recently begun in Central England on a new all electric model pit with a shaft of 24 feet in diameter— the largest in the West Midlands…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 1

L. Quintrell (North Mine) was treated at the Hospital yesterday for an injured foot and taken home to 538 Lane Street J. McKenzie (North Mine), who…

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Mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 5

The Inter-Mine Tennis Association will open its 1950 season on Saturday next in three sections— A, B1 and B2…

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Gold Mounted Whip

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 6

Mr. c. (Colly) Leckie, well-known local racing figure has made a donation to the Silver City Racing Club of a cold mourned whip to be presented to…

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Serious National Emergency U.S. Coal Strike Causes

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 March 1950 · page 1

Washington, March 3. — President Truman today announced that plans had been drafted to seize the nation's…

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Coal

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 2

Cool is most certainly the are blood of nations. We have been war the past week just what coal strikes have meant to the great industrial…

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Reserves Of Coal Going

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 1

Adelaide.—Because of poor deliveries of Newcastle coal in the past three weeks drastic inroads had been made into South…

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