MINING.
BftOKEN HILL. United Press Association — By Electric Tele gra ph— Copyright. (Received August 5, 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, August 5. ' The chairman of directors of the Broken Hill Proprietary, referring to the low prices of lead, said it was impossible to naukfcr both c-iids meet with lead below £13 15s per ton. It was pretty evident, on the present outlook, that the whole of the 12-| per cert increase on wages granted when lead was £1S per ton would have to come off. and, if the men were not agreeable, there was nothing for it but to close down the mine. j
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9306, 5 August 1908, Page 3
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