Coal Mines Act. Deputies and Shot-firers
The Minister for Alines stated on Friday that the Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1926, which came into operation on the 1st instant,…
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Mining & the mines, 1927
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New Guinea Gold. Claims of Miners. Large Leases Cause Dissatisfaction
The miners on the Edie Creek (New Guinea) goldfields, who have been dissatisfied with the granting of leases of large areas of rich alluvial…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Avrfield Miners' Lodge
Members of Ayrfield No. 2 Miners' Lodge are notified by advertisement elsewhere that work will be commenced again on Monday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Accidents. Kurri
Nichol Kirkwood 30, of Barton-street, Kurri, was injured in the pillars at Pelaw Main Colliery to-day, both legs being affected, but not very,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Mine. Dismissal of Employees
Trouble is looming at the Lithgow State mine, where over 500 men are employed, consequent on the dismissal of some 120 men prior to the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Another Victim. Redhead Mine Disaster
The death occurred in the Newcastle Hospital of Mr. Abraham J. Butterworth, who was injured in the fall of stone at the Redhead Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Miners' Grievances. District Conference Desired
Keen dissatisfaction is manifested in northern mining circles at the refusal of the colliery proprietors to fix a definite date for the resumption of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coal Trade. Shipments From Newcastle
The coal shipments at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State totalled 92,890 tons of which those for Commonwealth and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tin Mine on Beach Thirroul Venture
A prospector, Joseph Percival, applied to the Warden's Court, Wollongeng, for permission to mine for tin on tho beach at Thirroul. He reported having…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shortage of Work. Position at Wallsend Colliery. Sydney
In the legislative Assembly. Mr. Skelton asked the Minister for Mines if he was aware that men employed at Wallsend Colliery had averaged…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Big Decrease. Queensland's Gold Returns
Queensland's gold returns for the year just ended show a big decrease…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Medal for Shark Hero
The gold medal of the Royal Shipwreck Relief and Humane Society for conspicuous bravery was awarded on Thursday to Stanley Gibbs, hero of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Trouble with Miners Threat to Eject Police
Trouble is being experienced at Marranboy, in the Northern Territory, caused by the police seizing liquor from the miners at Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mining Grievances. More Hopeful Feeling. Pelaw-main Darg. Kurri
At a special meeting last night, Pelaw-Main Miners Lodge decided to raise the present output of 23 skips per man day to 24, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goal Mines Act. Charge Against Colliery Manager. Use of Naked Lights
Joseph H. Roes, manager of East Greta Coliery, was charged at the West Maitland Court to-day with having allowed naked lights to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Distilling Oil. From Victorian Coal. London, Jan. 15
In continuance of investigations carried out in 1923 by Engineer-Commander Brand regarding the use of powdered fuc[?] for the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water Invades Mines
The recent heavy rains and the surface water and soakage there from rushed into the workings of Neath Colliery, and those of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Miners Leave Work
At Aberdare Central Colliery about twenty pair's of miners, accompanied by their wheelers, left work, at 10.30 this morning, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil From Coal. Hope for Australia
Australia not being an oil producing country, is at enormous expense importing oil from other countries, principally the United States. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One Killed. Accident at Mine. Sydney
The Commissioner of Police received a telegram from Emmaville to-day, stating that in an accident at the Loch Sloy mine, one man had…
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