Blow To Reich No Russian Gold London, December 4
THE Soviet Government is reported to have informed Germany that gold worth £80,000,000 that it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1939
368 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 18 of 19
Destruction of Nazi Mines French steamer Lost Move in U.S. to Show Disapproval of Russia's Action (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, December 3
A FRENCH steamer was badly damaged and a Swedish steamer sunk as a result of having struck mines Paris reports that the French vessel was the Floride (7030 tons) which was beached at a French Port. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Tax Bill Passed CANBERRA
THE House of Representatives, despite protests by some members from gold producing States, passed without amendment Bills to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Mine's Future
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) informed a deputation which waited on him yesterday that he would dispatch an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Intervention In Coal Dispute
CANBERRA, Friday.—On the ground of national emergency, thc Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) was urged to intervene in the coal dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Tax Bill Passes Senate
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Gold Tax Bill passed through all stages without amendment in the Senate. An amendment that amounts of gold up…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Central Mine Continue?
SYDNEY, Friday.—Following a deputation from the Miners' Federation to the Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent), the Chief Inspector of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Modernisation of the North Mine
GENERAL VIEW OF NO. 1 SHAFT headframe and crushing station with the newly completed inclined conveyor and ore bin for emergency use…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Administrative Methods At Zinc Corporation Mine New Shaft And Mill
SEVERAL factors influenced the decision to embark on the large underground programme which is nearing completion at…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Story In Pictures Of Wonders Of Modern Mining And Modern Haulage and Tipping Methods
OPEN STOPING showing men working on rock drills and others filling broken ore into chutes…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Closing Of GentralMine
NO further official advice concerning the Central mine has been received by the manager (Mr. W. E. Gardner) who said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Holiday Pay On Mines —46,500 to Be Disbursed
MORE than £128,000 will be paid by the mining companies to their employees in ordinary and holiday pays during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Production at Central Mine
The production figures of the Central mine for the four weeks ended December 2 are given below, the figures for the corresponding period…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seeking Settlement in Coal Industry
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) will confer today with leaders of mining unions and coal proprietors with a view to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Silver Peak Mine
The Silver Peak (Broken Hill) Limited reports as follows:—The new drilling machine has arrived and been installed. Hole No. 2 (from under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Carried Timber for Local Mines
The steamer Trevanlon, which is believed to have been lost in the South Atlantic, was the last ship to bring timber to Port Pirie for use in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cabinet To Consider Central Mine Position
CONSIDERATION of the report by the Chief Inspector of Mines (Mr. J. W. Salter) concerning the Sulphide Corporation following his visit to Melbourne last week will take place at tomorrow's meeting of Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Annual Holiday Exodus 6000 Away By Next Week End 5 Trains Booked for Mine Picnics
BROKEN HILL'S annual exodus is under way. By tha end of next week it is expected that more than 6000 people will have left the city for more congenial surroundings. Bookings for all excursion trains to Adelaide and Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plans to Raise W.a. Gold Production
PERTH, Saturday.—Efforts to obtain assistance for the immediate boosting of West Australian gold production will be made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fate Of Central Mine Still Unknown
EMPLOYEES of the Central mine who go on holidays this week will not know whether thei r jobs will be available for them on their return unless advice is received that the mine will be reopened after the Christmas cl ose-down…
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