Earth As a Target Red-hot Cannon Balls. Extra-terrestrial Gold
Modern man puts meteorites in a museum; his forefathers fell down and worshipped them. The great meteorite which tumbled out of space near…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1921
1,055 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 44 of 53
Effect of the Miners' Decision. What the Owners Say. Would Mean Disaster to the Industry. Sydney, Friday Night
At a meeting of the Northern Collieries Association to-day, a letter was read from the Coal arid Shale Employees' Federation, asking for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Plague-infected Rats. Strike at State Coal Mine. Brisbane
Seventeen plague-infected rats have far been found in Brisbane out of 2975 destroyed. The rat gangs continue active operations. There have been no further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mining Industry. The Employees' Demands. Very Far-reaching Effects. Thousands May Be Thrown Out of Work. Newcastle
The employers declare that in insisting, on nine days a fortnight for work, in coal mining the employees are striking at the root of the industry. From the beginning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill Mines. Prospect of Resumption. Melbourne
The general manager of the Broken Hill Company, Mr. Emery, has just returned from Loudon, where he discussed the position at Broken Hill with the directors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Minimum Wage
The Central Council of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation has authorised the central executive to take steps to induce the Governments of New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trouble with Queensland Miners
Trouble is threatened with the Queensland miners according to a statement made by Mr. A. H. Phillips, Queensland district representative to the last special central…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Previous Mining Catastrophes
Among previous mining disasters by far the biggest in New South Wales was that at Mount Kembla, in July 1902, when there were nearly 100…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seventy Men Entombed. Explosion in Queensland Coal Mine. Heart-rending Scenes at Pit Mouth. Rescuers' Hopeless Task. Little Hope of Rescue. Brisbane
An explosion at the Mount Mulligan coal mine, in the Cairns district, entombed 70 men. It is supposed the explosion was caused by gas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pathetic Scenes at the Mine. Wives and Children Waiting for News. Rescuers' Herculean Efforts. Brisbane, Monday Night
Heartrending scenes occurred at the pit-head, where wives and children of the men gathered after receiving news of the disaster. Volunteers went to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eternal Coal Trouble Fight Coming in Queensland a Matter of Control. Employees' Federation Will Back the Men. Brisbane
According to Mr. A. Phillips Queensland district representative of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, trouble is threatened on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Disaster. 80 Men Entombed. At Mount Mulligan, Qd. Little Hope of Rescue Alive. Explosion Heard Miles Away. Brisbane
An appalling mine tragedy, probably one of the worst ever experienced in Australia, occurred at Mount Mulligan colliery in the Chillagoe distric, at about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial. the Southern Coal Mines. Sydney
The southern coal owners have granted a conference to the representatives of the miners to discuss the intermittence of work. A prominent owner sta[?]ed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Conference. Sydney
The Southern coal owners have granted a conference to the representatives of the miners to discuss the intermittence of work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mount Mulligan Disaster. No Further Survivors. Twenty-one Victims Recovered. Heart Rendering Scenes At The Mine. Bodies Burnt Beyond Recognition. Brisbane
At Mount Mulligan all through Monday night pick aud shovel were piled usefully, while another gang cleared away the debris. At about 11 o'clock a body…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mining Disaster. Heavy Death Roll Inevitable. Only One Rescued Alive. No Hope for Others. Three Others Dead. Difficult Rescue Work. Seventy-seven Men Were Entombed. Brisbane
The Mount mulligan coal mine was completely wrecked by the exposion, which was heard 18 miles away. The gas escaping from the mine is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mine
The Mount Mulligan Mine is the property of the Chillagoe Company, but it is understood that the State Government has been giving assistance with the operations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Demand for Minimum Wage. Newcastle
The colliery proprietors are likely to offer strong opposition to the proposal of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees Federation to secure legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Miners Help. £2000 for Victims' Dependents. Sydney, Wednesday Night
A Newcastle message says the Miners' Federation has sent £2000 to the Queensland branch of the federation for assistance to the families of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Work of Recovery. Statement by Inspector of Mines. Mulligan
Mr. Laun Inspector of Mines, after coming out of the mine for a rest to-day was interviewed. He said they had just about reached the limits of human endurance in…
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