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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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North Mine Output

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 5

The North mine output during the four and two-sevenths weeks ended June 30 was as follows:…

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Plenty of Coal, But Ships Are Trouble

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 5

Canberra—Victoria and South Australia are assured of ample supplies of New South Wales coal immediately more shipping is available. The Minister for National…

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Mines' Gift for New Ambulance of Flying Doctor

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon at the aerodrome a large crowd greeted with applause the announcement made by Mr. R. Pitman Hooper, representing the Mining Managers' Association that the M.M.A., realising the valuable service given the community by…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 5

D. W. Daff (Zinc) was taken home in 537 Blende Street yesterday puttering from a foreign body in [?] left eye…

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South Mine Returns

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 3

Broken Hill South Ltd. supplies the following information for the four weeks ended, July 5, 1952…

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Mines' New Agreement

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 1

The Mining-Managers' Association will meet representatives of the B.I.C. at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow to…

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Miners Will Stay on Job

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 8

Lithgow.— Forty dismissed miners decided to hold a "stay-on-the-job" strike at the Ivanhoe…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

D. J. Boland (South) was taker home to 32 Williams Street suffering from strained back muscles. E. C. Couch (North) suffered…

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Killed By Coal Fall

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 3

Newcastle.—A fall of coal killed a miner at Stockton Borehole Colliery near Newcastle…

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Miners Federation Serves Log Seeks More Pay, Reduced Hours

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

Sydney, July 9. — The Miners Federation has served a log of claims for substantial pay increases…

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Mines Agreement Managers and B.i.c. Meet for First Talk

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 July 1952 · page 1

Representatives of the Mining Managers' Association and the Barrier Industrial Council had a preliminary talk today on the new log of wages and conditions submitted by the B.I.C. The log presented is to take the place of one expiring on August 30…

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Too Much Coal! Miners Producing More Than Can Be Handled

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 1

Sydney, July 11.—Officials of the Miners Federation told the Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, in Sydney today that coal miners were now producing…

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Mishaps on Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 5

Three mine mishaps were reported "yesterday. W. Balchin (South Mine) was taken home to No. 2…

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Fluttering Gold Beaten

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 6

Fluttering Cold, winner at his two previous starts, failed in his attempt to record the "hat trick" in the first division of the Gowrie(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.)…

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Ship Shortage Holds Up Coal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 3

Newcastle.—High production and a shortage of interstate shipping are holding up 25,000 tons of Newcastle coal…

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Gold Ownership Is Questioned

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 3

Melbourne.—A mines inspector told the city Court that he had seen gold in quartz on the working face of the Phoenix mine at Taradale, Victoria, owned by Leslie Ashworth Binns (45),…

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Two Mining Unions Close Books

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 July 1952 · page 1

Sydney, July 18.—Fearing wide spread unemployment, two major mining unions have closed their books to new members…

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Enginemens Claims in Mines Agreement

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 1

Discussions between the Mining Managers' Association and unions in connection with the new mines agreement were continued this afternoon. Domestic claims of the F.E.D. and F.A. and the various craft unions were put before the representatives of the M.M.A…

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Mine Football Matches to Decide the Premiership

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 8

Two football matches will be played this month to decide the "Mines Premiership." Proceeds from both games will go to the Spastic Centre appeal. The matches will be…

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Inter-Mine Football In Aid Of Spastic Centre Appeal

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 July 1952 · page 5

On next Sunday and the following Sunday, July 27, selected teams from the Zinc—N.B.H., South and North Mines will battle on the Zinc Oval for the Championship of the "Line of Lode."…

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