Both Scratched Gothic and Son O ' Mine. Sydney
Gothic was scratched for the Gloucester Handicap at 10.1 a.m. to-day. At the same time Son o' Mine was withdrawn from all his engagements at the A.J.C…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1928
397 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 20
Many Ships Idle Slackness in Coal Trade. Melbourne
As a result of slackness in the coal trade there are now 25 Interstate ships held up in various ports. Additional vessels are being thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Copper Mine Twenty-two Lives Lost. Mexico City
Twenty-two men are believed to have perished in a fire in an American owned copper mine near Teziutlan. Eleven bodies have been recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Goldfield Romance
When Sitting on the doorstep ef an old assay office, long disused, in the Mt. M'Donald district, Mr. Williams, a practical assayer, noticed the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Borehole Colliery Distribution of "Bribe." Newcastle
Mr. T. Hon re's £600 "bribe" will be distributed among the miners employed at the Stockton Borehole colliery to-morrow, each man receiving 25. The taxation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fell Down Coal Chute Horses Terribly Injured. Sydney
Terrible injuries were received by two horses at Hoskins' new mine, Lithgow, yesterday when they fell down a coal chute. Their backs were broken and they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Assist Workless Large Order for Coal Action by State Cabinet. Sydney
The Premier staled this afternoon that, the Cabinet had agreed to the Railway Commissioners accepting tenders for 60,000 tons of large coal which could be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unemployed Miners "Mostly Their Own Fault." Sydney
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Bruntnell, referring to unemployment at Balli, said to-day there were about 250 miners in the district, and the week before last no work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil From Coal Plant in Tasmania Soon. Hobart
The director of the Shale Oil Co. states that within six months the returning of oil on a commercial scale will be commenced within two miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rescue of Mate Gold Mining Incident. Melbourne
Displaying great bravery a party of men descended into a gold mine at Hurstbridge, Victoria, and rescued James Plunkett, aged 35, who had been overcome by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Camp Fire Incendiarism Suspected Nine Men Lose Lives. Princeton (B.c.)
Nine men are dead and, five seriously burned, while a number of others received minor hurts as a result of a fire, believed to be incendiary, which destroyed a big…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Idle After Premium Stopped Borehole Colliery Statement. Sydney
According to an official statement issued on behalf of the management of the Stockton Borehole Colliery, the men lost £11,700 in wages as a result of stoppages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Gold Find Another Field in New Guinea. Sydney
News has reached Sydney of the discovery of a new gold reef between Edie Creek and Merri Creek, New Guinea. It is expected that the find will cause…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal By-products £2,000,000 German Capital Statement by Mr. Bruce. Canberra
In the House of Representatives to-day, the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, informed Mr. Charlton that certain requests had had been received from J. Fanning, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Relief for Miners Who Won't Work. Sydney
In declining to provide relief work for Lithgow unemployed the Premier, Mr. Bavin, informed Mr. Knight, M.L.A. that the miners had refused to allow a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eight Hours Act Repeal Bill Defeated Conditions in Coal Mines. London
In the House of Commons private members' day was devoted to Labor member Greenall's Coal Mines Bill (to repeal the Eight Hours Act. 1926)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aged Prospector's Death £2000 Worth of Gold in Bank. Perth
Jim Fogarty, an aged prospector, came to Perth 10 days ago with gold valued at £2000 which was lodged at a bank. He was very reticent about the locality at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Industry Sydney
Mr. C. M. McDonald, addressing thE Industrial Commissioner, said definitely that there must be a readjustment of wages and conditions in the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mining Industry Readjustment Necessary. Sydney
Mr. C. M. McDonald, addressing the Deputy Industrial Commissioner, regarding an appeal against the award and the subsequent variations made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parliament Meets April 17 Miners' Accident Pay. Sydney
The State Parliament will be opened by Commission on April 17. The session is expected to last at least six weeks. The Cabinet to-day approved of the…
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