Mopping Up the Mines
Minesweeping is proceeding on a large scale. It is estimated that a hundred thousand mines, including drifters, have been removed. SYDNEY, Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1919
152 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 8
Floating Mines. Enormous Number
Reuter's Stockholm correspondent states that it is reported that an entire minefield appears to be adrift towards the South Coast of Sweden. Twenty were exploded off the west coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Increase Granted South Coast Miners and Mr. Justice Edmunds. Sydney
When the Arbitration Court sat at Wollongong yesterday, Mr. Sweeney of the Miner's Union, said he appeared in court out of courtesy to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. Struck a Mine.—500 Lives Lost
London, Jan. 16.—The French stoamer Chaproo struck, a mine in the straits of Messina and sank in four minutes. Five hundred lives were lost, the victims being mostly Greeks, Russians,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ireland.—german Gold at Work
It is learned from a neutral source that the Germans are employing every means to hasten an Irish insurrection. Large sums of German money are still secretly transmitted to Ireland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Entombed
Three minors wore entombed ate Broken Hill on Tuesday. The bodies of two were recovered early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold at Temora New Find Reported
TEMORA, Thursday.—A new find of gold is reported. Two fine specimens of quartz are on exhibition, one piece of stone, weighing 11b, contains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Discovery at Temora
Temora, Thursday.—Quito a sensation was created here this morning, when two pieces of stone impresnated with lumps of gold were exhibited. [?], about 1lb weight, contained about 5…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Miners Ballot in Progress. Vancouver
The British Miners Federation is taking a strike vote…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest Labour Troubles. Miners' Attitude. LONDON
The Miners' Federation Conference has decided to take a strike ballot. The vote will be returnable on 22nd February. The strike notices will terminate on 15th March if the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Mining
At the Warden's Court, Young, this morning the application by D. H. McFarlane for authority to enter and search for gold and other minerals on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Labour Troubles. Support for the Miners
Mr. Hodges, secretary of the Miners' Federation, stated at Mansfield that in order to avert a national disaster the Government must secure a wages and hours report before the 4th March…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Labour Troubles. Miners Vote for Strike. VANCOUVER
The British miners have by an overwhelming majority voted for a strike…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Labour Troubles. Government's offer to Miners. LONDON
In the House of Commons the Miners' Commission Bill was read a second time, and the House adjourned. Mr. Brace, President of the Welsh Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Labour Troubles. Miners Postpone Strike Notice LONDON (via Vancouver)
The Labourites have .adopted an aggressive and defiant attitude towards the Government and capitalists. When the Industrial Congress opened to-day it was the first time that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Large Gold Reserve
The total amount of the Australian note issue at the end of February was £56,991,669 the numbers of notes in circulation being 18,807,104. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Mine Flooded
A portion of the State coal mine at Wonthaggi is flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What Miners Earn
It is not uncommon for miners to earn £2 a day. For a fortnight as much as £3 a day has seen drawn. A miner can average front 25/ to 30/ a day. The "darg" system, which will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Industry
London, Mar. 5.—Mr. Dickenson, financial adviser to the Coal Controller, has given further interesting evidence before the Coal Commission. Mr. Dickenson said that the wage of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Gold About
Recently more gold coins have been seen in circulation than had been the case for some time previously. Deposits of considerable amounts have been made at some of the local…
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