Pickle Bottle Full of Gold
DARWIN: Alexander McDonald arrived in Darwin this week with a pickle bottle full of gold nuggets taken from his Edna…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1946
200 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 10
PROSPECTORS: Hunt for Gold in Gundagai District
Fortunes have been won and lost in the Gundagai district by men who have sought that highly precious metal—gold. Among the towns in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gallup Poll Public is Divided on Coal Mine Ownership
Who should own the coal mines—the Government or private interests? When this question was asked by the Gallup Poll recently, public opinion was found to be almost equally divided on the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nationalisation of Mines
LONDON. Monday: It is announced in the House of Commons that the transfer of coal mines to national…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Record in Goods Traffic Despite Coal Hold-up and Truck Competition
Back in July and August last the creeping paralysis of industrial unrest and turmoil was responsible for the mines stopping and that stoppage brought about a rationing of trains…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →C.W.A. Blue and Gold Ball at Tarago Evening an Outstanding Success
"Nothing succeeds like success." This old adage might be applied to the Blue and Gold Ball which was held at Tarago on Saturday evening November 9. From an early hour in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floating Mines
CANBERRA: The Minister for the Navy, Mr. Riordan, announced to-day that 200 floating mines had been found and destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Defiance in U.s.a
WASHINGTON, Wednesday: "Neither troops with bayonets nor court injunctions, nor the incarceration of miners or their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strike Leads to Share Slump Federal Action in U.S. Coal Hold-up
NEW YORK, Thursday: The coal strike caused heavy selling on the Stock Exchange yesterday and the ticker machine was three minutes behind transactions. Many stocks were dumped on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Government Marks Time Miners' Leader to Face Charge
WASHINGTON, Sunday: The wheels of industry are slowing down throughout the nation as the coal strike continues, but the Government is marking time legally, pending the outcome of proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floating Mine Kills Three Men No Trace of Their Bodies
CANBERRA: An immediate injuiry will be held into the tragedy when three men were killed by a floating mine which destroyed the 45 ft. launch, Topsy, stated the Minister for the Navy, Mr. Riordan. He added that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sweeping the Mines
CANBERRA: It is believed that the Federal Cabinet will to-day consider the possibilities of deferring demobilisation of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five Mines Idle
SYDNEY: Five mines were idle to-day for a production loss of 3,770 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Blown up
TOWNS VILLE: A drifting mine was disposed of yesterday by bofor fire near Cleveland Bay, between Cape Cleveland and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines All at Work in North
SYDNEY: For the second day in succession, all mines on the northern N.S.W. coal fields were at Work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Miners' Union is Fined £1,170,000 John L. Lewis to Pay £3333 Says Judge Country's Claims Must be Paramount, Court Holds
WASHINGTON, Thursday: Judge Goldsbrough, in the Federal Court yesterday fined the United Mine Workers three and a half million dollars £1,170,0000 Aust.) and its leader, John L. Lewis, 10,000 dollars (£3,333 (Aust.) for contempt of court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Back to Work American Miners
WASHINGTON, Monday: More than 280,000 of the nation's 400,000 soft coal miners returned to work yesterday and dug an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines Idle
SYDNEY: All mines on the South Coast were idle today, while the miners, held a mass meeting to disease grlevanced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Strike in Siberia
LONDON, Wednesday: A rich gold strike is reported from Siberian goldfields, where, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£150,000 Refused for a Mine
PERTH: An offer of £150,000 for the Mountain View mine at Oaydawn, which recently yielded such a rich return to its…
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