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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 25 October 1952 · page 1

H. Hirschausen (North) was taken home to 307 Sulphide Street yesterday suffering from a lacerated knee…

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Cobar Mine Closes Govt. Criticised

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 25 October 1952 · page 1

Sydney, October 24.— The Secretary of the Australian Workers Union, Mr. C. Oliver, today…

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Gold-printed cotton makes gay frock

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 9

The frock (below) has one distinguishing feature which can't be seen in the picture—its material is cotton, printed withgold. Black, tulips are…

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Mines Conference "Men Will Hold What They Had"

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 12

During this morning's discussion on men on rock-drill machines complaint was made against the Mining Managers' Association's tactics…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 4

R. Lenney (NBHC) was taken home to the Zinc Barracks yesterday suffering from a bruised left hand…

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Mines Stop Work

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 3

The Barrier Industrial Council has called on all unionists on the line of lode to stop work at…

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Mining Engineering Students Complete Tour

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 4

Messrs. D. Cooley, C. Forbes, K. Jubelin, A. E. R. McCoy, D. H. Robinson, and M. J. Smith from the N.S.W. University of…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 1
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M. Clougston (North) suffered a jarred and wrenched right foot while at work yesterday. He was taken to…

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W.I.U Wants 2-Men Machines Demand on Mines to Reply to the Log; Another Stop Work

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 1

More than 300 members of the Workers' Industrial Union who attended a s top-work meeting at the Turf Oval today decided to reject a proposal from the Mining Managers' Association regarding the working of boring machines underground. The meeting decided to call on the companies for an immediate reply to…

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North Mine Returns

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 3

North Broken Hill Ltd. reports as follows for the four weeks ended October 18:…

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Mishaps on Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 12

Several accidents were reported today. J. P. Wright (South Mine) was treated for an inflamed right eye…

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Mine Fall Buries Four

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 5

Sydney.—Four mine workers, who were partially buried under a fall of about 20 tons of coal at Aberdare…

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Miners Hurt in Blast

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 2

Alice Springs.—Two miners were seriously injured in an underground explosion at the Pioneer wolfram…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 2

W. Clifford, (North) was taken home to 586 Wolfram Street yesterday suffering from illness…

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Leases for South Mine

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 5

The City Council will not object to the grant of four mineral lease applications, lodged with the Department…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 1 November 1952 · page 1

R. Dunbar (Zinc) was treated yesterday for a foreign body in the right eye. He was taken home to…

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Mt. Morgan Mine New Projects

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 November 1952 · page 5

Sydney—Three new projects of Mount Morgan Ltd. would call for capital expenditure of £2 million spread over seven years, said the chairman (Mr. J. M. Newman) at the annual meeting. Directors believed that…

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Mine Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 5

In the second game of the Zinc-N.B.H.C. cricket competition decided Saturday, Staff had an outright…

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Joint Coal Board Offers Scholarships

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 10

The Joint Coal Board has made a number of scholarships available to students who desire to enter the Coal Engineering degree course at the University of…

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