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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

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Burglars Get £13,000 Gold

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1

Darwin. December 31.— Daring thieves stole more than £13,000 worth of gold from the El Dorado mine at Tennant Creek during the…

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North and South Mines to Resume Tonight

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

The first train bringing home employees of the North and South mines and their families, arrived at the Sulphide Street Station at 10.30 a.m. yesterday. These two mines will resume operations at…

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Federation Moves to Prevent Disposal of Colliery

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney, January 5—The Miners Federation today moved to prevent the disposal of South Clifton Colliery by the Joint Coal Board. The Central Executive of the…

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Mines Back To Normal

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

Attendances at both the North and South Mines yesterday for the first shifts of the New…

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Repairs to Menindee Weir Mine Mullock Taken to River for Big Task

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 11

Repairs to the weir at Menindee being undertaken by the Public Works Department to give an assured bank-up of water for the Menindee-Stephens Creek pipeline have been practically completed…

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North Mine Returns

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 8

North Broken Hill Ltd. supplies the following report for the 6 5-7 weeks ended December 31:—…

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Russian Gold Aid to Britain

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

LONDON, The recent big receipts off Russian gold helped to make December the…

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South Mine Returns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3

Broken Hill South Ltd. supplies the following for the period of five weeks ended January 2.—…

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South Mine Returns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 3

Broken Hill South Ltd. supplies the following for the period of five weeks ended January 2.—…

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New Building Society For North Mine Men

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 4

The third co-operative building society sponsored by North Broken Hill Limited was formed at a meeting of employees here…

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South Mine Production

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

The following information is supplied for the period of five weeks ended January 2 on Broken Hill South Ltd…

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Gold Output Increases

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 4

Canberra, January 8.—Australian mines last October produced 87,883 fine ozs. of gold—819 fine ounces…

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Strong Gear in Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

Berlin, Monday: Largest and strongest mine-winding machinery in the world has been put into action at the…

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45 Age Limit For North Mine Building Co-op

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

Mr. R. S. Rowe. Secretary of the New Co-operative Building Society for North Mine Employees has drawn…

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Protest on Colliery Sale

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney, Jan. 12. — A [?]nist meeting of the district executives of the Miners…

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Mine Picnic Committee

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 3

At the Trades Hall next Saturday, the annual meeting of the South Mine Employees' Picnic Committee…

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Man Fined £10 for Forgery on Mine Pay Docket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

A fine of £10, in lieu of a gaol sentence, was imposed on Lester Gleeson (25), of Beryl Street, who was charged on two counts of forging and uttering a bill of exchange—a…

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Retrenchment Of Miners

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney. Jan. 13: Superintendent of the Lithgow Baltey Colliery Company, Mr., A. Dixon, said today: "We…

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Mines' Picnic Committee

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 12

Reports on the picnic trains and the Zinc camp will be presented at a meeting of the Zinc-N.B.H.C…

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Miners' Dismissals Deferred Two Weeks

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

Sydney, Jan. 14: Dismissal notices given to mines at [?] Colliery on the Western field have been withdrawn for two weeks. This was announced today after a conference…

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