Fifty Men Entombed Trapped in Mine a Japanese Disaster. Tokio
Fury miners were en trapped at the Iriyama coal mine in the Fukushima province, when a gas explosion occurred last evening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1924
333 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 17
Miners Entrapped. Japanese Colliery Disaster. 56 Bodies Recovered. Tokio
Rescue work has been vigorously carried out at the Iciyama coal mine in the Fukushima Province, where the miners were entrapped after gas explosion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Mine Fire. No Hope for Entombed Men. Melbourne
All hope of rescuing the entombed miners in the Mt. Wonthaggi coal mine has now been abandoned. The tunnel was sealed this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Gold Revival. Activities on the Bucca Field. an Expert's Summary
Report from Mr. Charles Robert The Bon, Mining Engineer, Lower Buccs, in charge of Rising Sun Mine, The Black Mystery Mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CONTRACT V. Day Labor. Experience at Collie Coal Mines. Perth
In the Legislative Council it was stated that at Collie the miners are working six hours a day and producing more coal per man than any other coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High Gold Yield Rich Clean-up in W.A. PERTH
Two men at Cue, in the Murchison district, have cleaned up 67 tons of ore for the high yield of 897 ounces of gold worth £1000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. Dust in Coal Mine. Sydney
West Maitland miners employed in No. 6 east section of Pelaw Main colliery are uneasy owing to dust in the mine. At a meeting it was decided to confer with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Hunt in Mine. Miners Capture Murderer. Paris
A man hunt in a coal mine at Saint Etienne followed a fatal quarrel between two Spaniards. Other miners, on hearing cries, rushed to the spot and found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gold Myth. a Hoary Fetish. the War Exploded
The pound sterling is now quoted in America at 4.52 dollars. When it reaches 4.85 dollars it will be at par…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Better Than Wheat, Wool or Gold
Gundagai "Independent" records a discussion on the boom periods which that town has enjoyed in its time. The gold mining period, the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Miners. Minimum Wage Claim. Sydney
Mr. A. C. Willis, referring to the situation created by the refusal of the colliery proprietors to concede claims for a minimum weekly wage of £510 and for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rood of Gold Britain to United States Treasury Officials Concerned. Draining Europe's Gold Supply Washington
The flood of British gold that is expected to come to the United States is worrying the Treasury officials and giving concern to Britain, according to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Miners. Pit-top Men's Wage and Hours. Sydney
The central council of the Miners Federation to-day discussed the owners' refusal to grant claims for' £510 minimum wage for unskilled workers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →200 Miners Dismissed. Newcastle
Over 200 men have received notices at Abedare South colliery. The management states that, coal costs too much to produce, and shows no profit. The news…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Effect on Ruhr Coal Production. London
A Brussels report declares that the Dawes' report will enable Germany to reduce her coal costs to 10 per cent. below the present world price, resulting in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Overheated Coal. New Zealand Incident. Wellington
Overheated coal in the port bunker of the overseas steamer Rio Claro brought the fire brigade to the vessel last night. The outbreak was extinguished after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Correspondence [We do not necessarity endorse the opinions of our correspondents—KD.] Mining Revival. The Bucoa Field. (To the Editor)
Sir,—I had the pleasure of reading the "Coffs Harbor Advocate" re mining news of Lower Bucca, by Mr. Charles Robert TheBon,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tumut Goldfields. Promising Developments. Sydney
A Message from Tumut, states that the Calafat goldfields are giving promising results. The reef shows almost solid quartz, 9ft. 6in. wide, carrying 15 ounces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Position. Report to Tribunal Chairman. Sydney
Mr. Willis has informed the chairman of the Coal Tribunal (Mr. Hibble) that a serious position, hag arisen in the coal industry, and asking him to hear the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. an Old Goldfield. Prospects of Revival. Sydney
According to information supplied in the Assembly to-day there are now 708 locomotives, 920 carriages, and 15,599 waggons in use in the Queensland…
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