Gold for Notes. the Oldfield Case. Bourne Before the Court. Sydney
Ronald Bourne was charged at the police court with having stolen £260 from William Oldfield. Detective Rankin deposed to saying to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1921
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British Coal Industry. Friction Over Wages. "Impending Grave Calamity." London
The coalowners of Durham and Northumberland have given notice to the mines, terminating their contracts within a fortnight. Other districts will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Crisis Reached. Miners' Leaders Against a Strike. Want to Negotiate with Owners. London
With the second reading of the Decontrol Bill the coal problem has reached a crisis. The Executive of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Industry
Neither the miners nor the owners are pleased with the Bill decontrolling the coal industry. But the former recognise that the national finances will not permit the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Romance of a Mine
Another romance has been added to the history of British Columbia silver mining. A few years ago Pedro Salina bought a mine at a sheriff's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Disaster. Nine Men Killed. and the Bodies Recovered. Distressing Scenes at the Mine. Orange
A mining disaster is reported from Cadia. To-day following the usual custom, the men working on the ore fired several shots in an open face surface before knocking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Gold Yield. This Year's Increases. Sydney, Thursday Night
The Under-Secretary for Mines furnishes a return showing that the gold yield for February was 5549 ounces, valued at £21,575, as compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victims Number Twenty. Six Bodies Already Recovered Heart-rending Scenes at the Mine. Orange, Later
A later message states that the number of entombed men is 20. Six bodies have already been recovered and rescue work is proceeding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Mining Disaster. Fall of Stone Kills 20 Men. the Victims Entombed. Orange
A shocking fatality at Cadia, near Orange, was reported this afternoon. A big fall of stone at an iron mine buried 20 men, all of whom are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Romance of a Gold Mine
Away back in the seventies the Mines Department offered a reward of £1000 for the first discovery of payable gold in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Disaster. Sydney
Further particulars regarding the mining disaster at Cadia show that nine men lost their lives and many men had miraculous escapes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold for Notes. the Oldfield Case. Sydney
At the Quarter Sessions Ronald Bourne was charged with having stolen £266 from William Oldfield, the Australian cricketer. Oldfield, in evidence, said he got the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cadia Mine Disaster. Some Miraculous Escapes. Men Blown the Air. Further Particulars. Sydney
Further particulars of the mining disaster at Cadia show that nine men lost their lives, while many others had miraculous escapes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →INDUSTRIAL. Decline in Mining. Position on the Barrier. Smelting Costs Hill the Industry. Sydney
Giving evidence before the Select Committee, Mr. Emery, president of the Mining Managers' Association, said the decline in mining at Broken Hill was due to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mining Act. Sydney
A request is to be made for an amendment of the Mining Act to bring quarries such as Cadia under the control of the department…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Sectional Strikes. Men Tired of Pin-pricking Tactics. West Maitland, Monday Night
At the Hebburn Colliery last week there were several sectional stoppages and as a result three officials and nine committeemen have resigned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Troubles. Miners' Officials Resign. Tired of Sectional Strikes. I West Maitland
The miners' officers and committee of the Hebburn Colliery, Maitland, have resigned in a body, as a protest against the constant sectional strikes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dog-in-the-manger Miners. Barrier Fellow-miners Warned Off
BROKEN HILL, Tuesday Night. The local Industrial Inspector, acting on instructions from the Department of Labor, is trying to get three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Distress Among Welsh Miners. London
The distress in consequence of unemployment among 36,000 miners in Rhondda [?] is driving them to sell their furniture for food. There is such a glut of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Militant Youths. at the Hebburn Colliery. Cause Officers to Resign. Newcastle
The officers and committee of the Hebburn Miners' Lodge resigned in a body in the hope that members will be discouraged from throwing the colliery idle…
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