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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Coal Miners Finish Before Crib Time

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 3

Sydney: A contract miner told the Coal Industry Tribunal at Bulli that to get his day's wage he had to work at top pressure through the full shift…

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More Men In Coal Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 8

Sydney.—There are now 1015 more men employed in underground coal mines in N.S.W. than a year ago, the…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

H. Tresize (Zinc Corporation) was admitted to the Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries to the held…

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Helping Unemployed Miners

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

Sydney, March 17.—The N.S.W. Combined Colliery Proprietors Association…

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Mt. Isa Wants Miners

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 5

Darwin. — The Mt. Isa Mining Co. is so short of skilled miners that it is scouring Australia for them…

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Unions Fail in Claim on Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 3

The M.M.A. at a conference yesterday afternoon refused an application by unions for men working on an air duct into a shaft at the N.B.H.C. to be put on undergrounl…

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Mine Workers Stop on April 8 Unless More Is Offered Decision Today By Big Meeting

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

Work on the Broken Hill mines will cease on April 8 unless an improved offer is received from the mining companies on the four major claims of the Barrier Industrial Council and affiliated unions…

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Gold Mine for Sale

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 3

London, Wed.: The directors of Mount Charlotte (Kalgoorlie) Gold Mines Ltd. has decided to sell its…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 4

At the N.B.H.C. Mine yesterday W.H. James of 106 Patton Street suffered on [?]nury to his right [?]…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

[?] McEwen (Zinc) of [?] Hebbard Street was treated for a foreign body in the right ear…

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Accidents on Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 8

Four mine employees were treated for injured fingers yesterday. W. H. James (New Broken…

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Gold on Footpath

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 6

Kalgoorlie. — A woman picked £30 worth of almost pure-gold out of a Kalgoorlie footpath. Gravel for the…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 March 1953 · page 6

K.T. Cray. (South) Was taken home to 107 Newton Street yesterday su ering from inured ribs…

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One Mine Mishap

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 1

One accident was reported from the line of lode today. An employee of the Zinc Corporation (R. McKiever)…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

H.J. Denholm (Zinc) was taken to the Delamore Street Barracks yesterday suffering a [?]sed in…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

J. Eden fractured his left hand at NBHC yesterday. He was taken home to 427 Thomas Lane…

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To Remain on Strike A.e.u. Men of 22 Collieries

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

Cessnock, March 24. —Six hundred members of the Amalgamated Engineering…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 1

Two North Mine employees were treated and taken home from work to-day…

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Ship Hits Mine

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 4

London. Wednesday.— The 5576-ton British cargo ship Pampas struck a mine west of the Dutch coast,…

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Freighters Hits Mine

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 4

London, Starch 25: The British cargo ship Pampas [?] a mine off the Dutch coast between…

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