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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

D. Robertson (North), was treated at a doctor's surgery and then taken home to 341 Mica Street after he had…

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Contraband Gold

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 11

Hongkong, Tuesday. — Revenue officers seized 800 oz. of suspected contraband gold valued at £14,062 on…

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Search for Missed Gold

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 11

Perth: An important plan by which it is hoped to revive abandoned or flagging Western Australian goldfields was…

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Part of Mining in Development of Australia

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 6

Melbourne: Australia, with its great potentialities and possibilities, was now only oh the threshold of real development, and mining engineers and…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 1

J..K. Fuller (New, B.H.C) went buck to work after being treated by a doctor for a lacerated scalp…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 1

H. John (North) became ill at work and was sent home to 406 Beryl Street. F. Bird (Deprat's) was…

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Less Gold Produced

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 5

Canberra: Mine production of gold in Australia in January totalled 81,633 fine ounces…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 1

C. Swalwell (Zinc) sprained his left ankle at work yesterday, and was taken home to 242 Hebbard Street…

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Dividends Are Cut by B. Hill Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 2

Adelaide: Reflecting lower world metal prices, two of Australia's largest metal…

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Finalising The Mines Agreement MMA Advises BIC Of Wage Rate Variations

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 6

The MMA advised last week's meeting of the BIC of the commencement of the new industrial Agreement as from Sunday, April 12 and advised of certain variations in wage…

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Strikes in State Coal Mines

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 1

Sydney: Twenty- seven mines on the northern field were idle today—22 of them in sympathy with…

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Miners Hold Protest Meetings

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 3

Sydney, April 24.—The Central Executive of the Miners Federation today called pit top meetings to…

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States And Issue Of Mining Titles

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 1

Sydney, April 26.—The State Governments hold complete and permanent control over their atomic…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

F. Considine (North No. 3) was treated at the Hospital yesterday for a foreign body in the left eye. He was…

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Idle Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

Sydney: Another 45 mines idle today on the N.S.W. coalfields lost a total output of 26,760 tons of coal,…

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Mine Tomb for Men

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 3

Angangueo (Mexico), Monday: A shattered silver mine, dug 400 years ago by Mexico's Spanish conquerors,…

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Visit of Mining Men

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

A party of members of the fifth Empire Mining and Metallur[?] gical Congress will arrive here on Thursday to inspect the surface, underground workings and mills of the Broken Hill mines…

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Mining Men Here On

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

Sydney, April 27.—Delegates to the Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress will visit…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 1

G. Graham (Zinc) was yesterday treated at Hospital for a bruised right leg and taken home to 524…

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Mica Miners Predictions

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 1

Adelaide, April 28.—Miners from Harts Range, at a meeting at Alice Springs today, predicted…

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