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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 1

W. McLeod (Zinc) to Hospital, then home to 270 Morish Street, fractured fingers. R. Schultz (Zinc) to…

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Nine Killed in Mine Crash

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 15

Cape Town, Thurs.: Nine Africans were killed when a diesel engine with a load of steel plunged down a…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 1
Also in Barrier Miner

K. Hodgson (Zinc), concussion. Admitted to Hospital. E. T. Cullen (North), in flamed right eye. Treated…

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Mines in Search for Oil

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 8

Shell interest in Australia, North Broken Hill Limited, Broken Hill South Limited and…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 12
Also in Barrier Miner

B. Boomer (North), bruised left hand Doctor's surgery, hospital for X-Ray then home to 153 Wyman Street…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 8

F. Wild (Zinc) strained back, taken to doctor's surgery, then home to Argent Street barracks…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 12

M. Rose (North), contused finger, home to 236 Cummins St. T. Giles (North), foreign…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 2

R. Mortimer (Zinc), admitted to Hospital with lacerated right wrist J. Minogue (North),…

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Stop Press Mine Fatality

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 16

Sydney; A man was killed and sight [?] injured-two seri[?] in a collapse at the Eurra[?] State mine on the…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 September 1954 · page 1
Also in Barrier Daily Truth

W. Miller, an employee of the South Mine, suffered a foreign body in his left eye yesterday and was taken to…

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South Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 7

Mr. F. N. Thomas, manager, of Broken Hill South Ltd., supplies the following information for the four…

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Men on Mines

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 2

The following table shows the number of men employed by the local mining companies, including employees…

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Mine Accidents

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 1

K. van Pelt (South), foreign body in eye, to doctor's surgery to treatment, then returned to mine…

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Men with Gold in Possession Before Vic. Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 1

Melbourne: A policeman mistook a geiger counter in the hands of a mine owner for a Tommy Gun, Omeo Court was told today. First Constable Baddeley, of…

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Thieves Snatch Gold Bullion

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 1

London, Sept 22: Police throw a cordon round London last night in an attempt to cut off thieves who…

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Big Loss in U.K Coal Industry

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 2

London, Wednesday: The nationalised. British coal: industry showed an overall loss of £264.905 sterling for…

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North Mine Production

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 10

North Broken Hill Ltd. has issued the following report covering mining activities for the four weeks ended…

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