Fuel and Coal Shortage in England Country Still Snow and Frost Bound. London
All England is still snow and frost bound, now the longest period ever experienced in this century A new and unexpected development is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1928
397 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 20
Broken Hill Miners Reject Conference Proposal. Broken Hill
A mass meeting of the Workers' Industrial Union resolved to reject the proposal of the mining companies for reduced wages and longer hours, as suggested at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Guinea Administrative Problems Important Conference Mining Laws and Education. Sydney
Since the Federal Parliament rose the Minister for Home and Territories, Mr. Marr, has devoted most of his time to the consideration of New Guinea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fresh Tenders for Sydney Council's Coal Supply. Sydney
"The first official action of the Civic Commissioners was to refuse the tenders for three years supply of coal, which, were called by the City Council. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forty Ounces to Ton Rich Gold Find at Eden. Sydney
The Inspector of Mines has received a report on the recently discovered gold mine at Sugarloaf Mountain, near Eden. A net return of more than £270 to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Worked Out of Turn One Man Throws Three Mines Idle. Newcastle
Three collieries are idle because one man started work out of his turn. The trouble is likely to spread…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Strikes Miners Lose £439,246 in Wages. Sydney
The loss of wages by the coal workers on the northern fields through strikes last year was £439,246 which, compared with 1923 and 1924, is described as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COAL Carbonisation System Amazing New Invention Will Revolutionise Coal Burning Plants. London
The story of an amazing invention for coal carbonisation and an equally imaging story concerning the inventor himself, were made known to-day at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Trade Depression at Lithgow. Lithgow
The coal trade at Lithgow collieries is described as being at the lowest possible ebb with little prospect of improvement. It is feared at one mine that 70 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floating Mines Deadly Weapons of War Britain's Latest Minelayer. London
The "Daily Telegraph" says the new British electric minelayer, Adventure, is only a warship, propelled by Diesel engines, with electrical transmission for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Find at Drake
What might be regarded as one of the most important finds in mining circles in the north, was discovered by Messrs. Keats, Nugent and son, a few days ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill Mine Fire. Sydney
A Broken Hill message says that a fire broke, out in Thompson's shaft section of the British mine about. 6 o'clock last night, and severely damaged the poppet…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Navy Coal Supply Ship Fire in Hold. Sydney
A fire was discovered in No. 2 hold of the steamer Mombah, coal supply ship, attached to the Commonwealth Navy, while lying in the harbor this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TELEGRAMS 2300 Miners Idle. Newcastle
There are now 2300 men idle at Hebburn Nos. 1 and 2 and Elrington colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bad Feeling Colliery Employees Fight. West Maitland
Bad feeling between colliery surface men and miners who, they state, should not be working at Hebburn No. 2 colliery, came to a head to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Subsidence One Killed, Five Injured. Capetown
A serious subsidence occurred at Witwatersrand gold mine in the Connor shaft this morning when three stations at this shaft fell in almost simultaneously,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Copper, Silver and Gold."
How many people have heard of the new game of chance, "Copper, Silver and Gold," which was the subject of a police prosecution at Wollongong recently. An…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Treatment of Miners Hospital Payments Test Case Pending
Owing to the difficulty experienced by Cessnok District Hospital in securing settlement of claims for treatment of compensation cases under the amended Work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Investors Shy Labor Conditions Responsible
Some months ago, Mr. Fred. G. Brown left Australia in an endeavor to obtain British or American capital for investment in mining properties in the Cairns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£30,000 Shipment New Guinea Gold. Sydney
The steamer Montoro, which arrived at Sydney to-day from New Guinea, brought gold valued at £30,000…
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