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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

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News Of 35 Years Ago Found In Mine

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 1

A newspaper dated Saturday, April 12, 1919, was found by miners in the Junction Mine recently. The paper is "The Sporting…

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Radium Hill mine plant

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 2

THIS PICTURE, passed for release by Commonwealth Security shows the headframe…

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Oil to Cut "Market for Coal"

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 6

Melbourne. June 16.— The establishment of new oil refineries in Australia would "substantially and…

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Canadian Gold Reserves

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 5

Ottawa: Canada's official holdings' of gold and U.S. dollars rose to 1.822,200,000 dollars (£813-million) on…

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Mine Holidays "Convenient" This Year

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce executive on Tuesday night, a letter was received from…

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Mine Accident

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 1

A Zinc Mine employee, J. Incoll, suffered a lacerated chin in a mine mishap today. He was treated at the…

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Canada's Gold Reserves

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 2

Ottawa, June 18: Canada's official holdings of gold and US dollars rose to 1,822,200,000 dollars (£813 million) on…

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Mines Subsidy for Memorial Oral

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

The secretary of the Memorial Oval management committee (Mr. Norman Madsen) said today that the Broken Hill Mining Managers' Association will subsidise other…

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Mines Subsidy for Memorial Oyal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

The secretary of the Memorial Oval management committee (Mr. Norman Mad sen) said today that the Broken Hill Mining Managers' Association will subsidise other…

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Optimism On Coal Urged By Minister

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

Newcastle, June 18—The Minister for Notional Development, Senator W. H. Spooner pleaded with the cool industry to be more optimistic about the future…

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Mining Companies Bring Their Donations to Memorial Oval Fund To £30,000

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

The Secretary of the Memorial Oval Management Committee, Mr. Norman Madsen, said yesterday that the Mining Managers Association will subsidy other…

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Four Killed in Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 12

Paris, Sun.: Four miners were killed and six injured five seriously, in a coal damp explosion in a mine…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 1

L. Anderson (South) home to 408 Lane Street suffering from shock. R. M. Campbell (South),…

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Farewell at South Mine To Mr. H. Rutter

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 7

On Friday night workmates of Mr. H. "Joe" Rutter of South Mine gathered to farewell him prior to his…

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Will More Gold be Found in Clutha?

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 5

Christchurch (N.Z.): The New Zealand Government may reap a rich reward when the mighty Clutha River, in central Otago, is diverted at the Roxburgh hydro-electric…

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Colliery May Close

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 2

Sydney. June 24. — The Joint Coal Board will meet the directors of the Caledonian Collieries Ltd…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 1

R. McInnes (South), taken home to 472 Lane Lane strained back. W. McDonald (South),…

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Party for Miners

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 3

London, Thurs.: Lady Docker, wife of millionaire Sir Bernard Docker, will give a champagne party for 40 Yorkshire mines and their wives on Saturday…

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Mine Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 5

An employee of the North Mine (H. Dwyer, of Chapple Street), was injured yesterday when he was using a…

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Mine Mishaps

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 5

An employee of the North Mine (H. Dwyer, of Chapple Street), was injured yesterday when he was using a…

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