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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 · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 1

P. P. Creer (North) was treated at the Hospital yesterday for a strained, back. He was later taken home to…

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South Mine Awards

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 3

The manager of Broken Hill South Limited (Mr. F. N. Thomas) has announced that the South Mine…

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South Mine Awards

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 3

The manager of Broken Hill South Limited (Mr. F. N. Thomas) has announced that the South Mine…

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Empire Mines Congress

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 6

Adelaide.—Mining authorities of world renown will be in Adelaide in May. They will first attend in…

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Mines Pension Scheme

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 3

A mass meeting of the B.I.C. yesterday adopted a proposal for extra Mines Pension Funds benefits…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 4

[?] Chiswell (South[?] was X-rayed yesterday for a strained knee. He was later taken home to 278 Knox…

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South Mine Awards Scholarships

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 6

The manager of Broken Hill South Limited (Mr. F. N. Thomas) has announced that the South Mine Intermediate Examination Scholarships (two of which are…

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Blood Grouping of Mine Workers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 3

The Zinc Corporation- New Broken Hill mining companies have informed the B.I.C. of a proposal to have all their employees blood grouped, so that in the…

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Is The B.I.C. Failing The Mine Worker? (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 5

Sir.—The report in your issue of Friday regarding the decision of the Negotiations Committee was a surprising…

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Four Coal Mines to Close Down

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 3

Sydney—Four mines on the Western coalfield will close down because the Victorian Rail ways have notified the Joint Coal Board that they do not require any…

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Mine Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 9

Five mine employees were treated for minor injuries yesterday: R. Quan (Zinc Corp.), of Harvey Street,…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

R. Quan (Zinc), was admitted to the Hospital yesterday suffering from fractured ribs…

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Miners Protest Against Notices of Dismissal

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

Lithgow, March 10. —More than 500 Western mineworkers demonstrated outside…

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Coal Board Head on Bail

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 5

Sydney.—Mr. Samuel Fogo Cochran, chairman of the Joint Coal Board, was charged in Paddington…

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Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 12

One accident was reported from the North Mine today. C. Shannon was treated for a bruised left big toe and…

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South Mine Output

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 12

During the four weeks ended March 7, the South mine treated 26,470 tons of crude ore, assaying 12.4%…

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North Mine Picnic

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 3

The North Mine picnic will be held on Sunday, March 29, at Penrose Park. All North employees are…

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Big Coal Reserve

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

Sydney, March 12.—Present production of steaming and coking coal is from 35 to…

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Gold Bracelet Lost

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 3

A little girl, attending Central School, is very upset over the loss of a gold bracelet and her mother is…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 1

C Shannon (North) was taken home to 414 Morgan Street suffering from a bruised foot…

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