Mining Tragedy. Early Days at Daly River. Northern Territory. Murdered Pioneers
The Daly River mine, which is figuring prominently in the Northern Territory inquiry, was discovered in November, 1882, by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1920
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Miners' Strike Northern Collieries Idle
The employees at the Minmi colliery ceased work on Tuesday, and at the Burwood, colliery on Wednesday. The miners had been complaining that the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barrier Strike. Miners' Optimistic Views
At a meeting of the A.M.A. at Broken Hill, after further discussion on the Melbourne delegates' report, the following resolution was carried without dissent:-…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Clearing Up Mines. Operations Completed. Vancouver
The operations allocated to the British for the clearance of all moored mines in home waters and in the Mediterrancan and Aegean Sons have been completed. Certain Black…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barrier Miners. Will Not Resume Under Old Conditions
Nine months have elapsed since the miners at Broken Hill went on strike. And according to Mr. Willis, secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Money Spiders of Vienna. Gold Smuggling As a Fine Art
With the rapid fall in the value of the Austrian kroner, all legitimate business is landing to cease, and commercial transactions are in the hands of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Social Ownership. Democratic Control of Coal Mines
Included in the business to be dealt with at the annual meeting of the Coat and Shale Federation to be held towards the end of the month, are proposals in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work at the Mines
The local mines, with the exception at Bellbird, started work yesterday. As is usually the case after holidays, there was a shortage of hands. but probably the full…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Gas for Motor Cars
Very important results have been reached by the committee appointed by the British Government to examine the feasibility of using ordinary town gas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Rescue Discoveries
Some execedingly interesting discoveries have been made by British investigations in connection with mine rescue apparatus. this apparatus in supplied with oxygen to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Mechanics. a Satisfactory Conference
"A conference between representatives of the Colliery Proprietors Association and the Colliery Mechanies Association was held at the proprietors' office Newcastle on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Germany's Coal Shortage London
Rettler's Berlin correspondent says the lack of coal, due to the freezing of the rivers, and shortage of rolling stock has resulted in closing down numerous works in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Social Ownership. Democratic Control of Coal Mines
Included in the business to be [?] with at the annual meeting of the [?] and Shale Federation to be held [?] the end of the month are proposals…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Clearing Up Mines. Operations Completed. Vancouver
The operations allocated to the British for the clearance of all moored mines in home waters and in the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas have been completed. Certain Black…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Work at the Collieries. for Fortnightly Pay
Owing to the holidays full time at some of the collieries was ten days and at others six days for the fortnight ended on Saturday last, the vacation having been extended over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Perils of the Deep. Floating Mine Struck. London, Jan 10
A message from Genes reports that the barquentine Princess Mafolda, from America, struck a floating mine, and was lost. The message is unconfirmed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lens Mines. No Coal for a Year. London, January 8
It is not expected that a single ton of coat will be removed from the Lens mines during 1920, as it will take a whole year to clear the debris resulting from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Coast Mines
Conditions are very unsettled at the South Coast mines as the result of alleged grievances. Already about 1000 men are idle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Gold Yield. Decrease of £90,077
The Under-Secretary for Mines, Mr. R. H. Cambage, has furnished a return, showing that the gold yield for the month of December, 1919, was 7410 ounces crude, equal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floating Mine Explodes Four Irish Fishermen Killed Off Cape Clear
An explosion of a floating mine off Cape Clear Island caused the death of four fishermen and injury to another. They and others had seen it a short…
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