New Gold (?) Rush For £12,000 Lottery
SYDNEY: One of the greatest rushes in the history of the New South Wales Lottery occurred his morning, when thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1947
142 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 8
Combating Dust in Mines
CANBERRA: Chief recommendations in the report of Professor T. David Jones on coal mining in Australia refer to measures for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ironworkers' Demands Miners' Aid Sought
NEWCASTLE: The Ironworkers' Union sought the aid of the Miners' Federation in its efforts to force…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →England's Coal Shinwell on the Nation
LONDON, Monday: The Minister of Fuel and Power, Mr. Shinwell, in a speech at Staffordshire, said that 90…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Discovery of Coal 150th Anniversary
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the first coal seam in Australia, and the Illawarra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal for Hospital Decision of Board
Coal, instead of wood, will be used in future as fuel for the boiler fires at Goulburn Hospital. When the tender for wood was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poles Training for Mines
Members of the Polish Resettlement Corps are being absorbed late British Industry at the rate of about 3,500 a month. Since the Corps was established a year ago, nearly 14,000 men and women, most of whom served in the Allied forces, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Joint Coal Board in Charge But Did Not "Take Over"
SYDNEY: The Joint Coal Board has taken action to ensure that production continued at the Northern Rivers colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Hid Smokes
While members of the crew looked on at Launceston, Constable J. Shegog searched heaps of coal near the furnace in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Shortagfe
Twelve thousand tons of coal is being rushed to Adelaide to ease the acute coal shortage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Coal Requirements S. A. Premier Attacks Coal-Board
CANBERRA: During a lively debate on coal at the Premiers' Conference to-day the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, said Australia might need from 15 to 16 million tons of coal a year in the future…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Loss of Coal Leader of Opposition Blames State Government's Veto
"The State Government's veto on the use of mechanical units on coal pillars, is causing an enormous and unnecessary loss of coal to Australia," said Mr. Treatt, Leader of the Opposition. "Surely the New South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Bricks
KALGOORLIE: Clay which will be used for making bricks at Coolgardie for houses contains 1 dwt. of gold a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Tournament Starts To-morrow
The Yass open golf tournament will commence with the Associates’ events tomorrow. The mixed foursomes will take…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain and Coal Patience Wearing Thin
LONDON, Tuesday: Following a debate in which Mr. Andrew Maismith, of the Weavers" Union, bluntly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike Fever in England 29 Mines Idle
LONDON, Wed.: Twenty-nine Yorkshire collieries are now wholly or partially on strike, more than one-fifth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further Fall of Stocks Coal is Centre of British Crisis
LONDON, Thurs: Prices in virtually all sections of the Stock Exchange suffered a further substantial fall after a mild rally, says, the Times, Selling in industrial equities, promoted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THROUGH U.S. EYES Coal or Gold?
LONDON, Thurs. U.S. newspapers today vigorously criticised the British Governments handling of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Strike in Britain
LONDON, Friday. Only five out of 59 collieries on the South Youkshire coalfield were working normally last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →C.W.A. at Bungendore Blue and Gold Ball is a Great Success
The annual Blue and Gold Ball, held in the Federal Hall, under the auspices of the Bungendore branch of the C.W.A was very successful. Visitors attended from…
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