East Greta Colliery. Danger Through South Greta Flooding. Anxious Situation
Employees of East Greta Colliery, which has been in existence for many years, and, under normal conditions, would still be capable of producing…
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Mining & the mines, 1928
1,537 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 77
Coal By-products Cessnock Keen (To the Editor)
Sir,—One roads in the "Neweastle Sun" of yesterday an article on the above, in reference to an interview with Alderman Brown, Deputy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Industry. High Cost of Unionism and Strikes
If "Bondy" Hoare is as candid as he professed to be when he said that an emissary of capitalists had given him a bonus of ½d per ton to keep the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£600,000 Cash Apples of Gold—or “Stinking Fish.”
An old proverb says something to the effect that “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a picture of silver.” The illustration is an apt one to the Eastern mind,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Goldfield Romance
When sitting on the doorstep of an old assay office, long disused, in the Mt. M'Donald district, Mr. Williams, a practical assayer, noticed the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Slackness in Coal Trade
As the local mines are still Idle, due to lack of trade, Greta business people are wondering whon the Government is going to start taking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Find. New West Australian Discovery
A new gold find has been made at Burracoppin, W.A., by Messrs. Donaldson and Miller. They have sent to Coolgardie State battery a trial…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →British Mines. Repeal of Eight Hours Act. London, March 23
In the House of Commons, private members' day was devoted to Mr. Greenall's (Lab.) Coalmines Bill for the repeal of the Eight Hours. Act of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal By-products. German Proposal to Establish Works. Widespread Interest
Throughout the northern district coalfields widespread interest has been aroused in the German proposal to establish works for the extraction…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Work of Madman. Mine Bunkhouses Fired. Five Dead: Five Seriously Burned. Vancouver March 19
A Princeton, British Columbia, message slates that nine men are dead and five seriously burned, and a number of others received minor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Collieries. Work for Fortnightly Pay
Work continues slack at the collieries in the northern district. During the fortnight, a number of them were idle over the period. Full time…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kurri Mines
Hebburn No. 2 colliery is idle at present owing to the boilers being retubed Hebburn No. 1, Richmond-Main, Ayrfield, Nos. 1 and 2, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Collieries Work Resumed at Bellbird and Extended
Aberdare Extended Colliery, which was idle yesterday, owing to a dispute among the wheelers, resumed work this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal By-products (To the Editor)
Sir,—Under the above heading Mr. C. G. Holdaway writes in connection with the rumour that £2,000,000 being spent on the establsihment of a by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal By-products Rumored Gigantic Operations in the Cessnock District. the Wealth of Oil in Coal
The Investigations that are being made by representative of a German company, with the object of opening up a coal by-product plant on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal By-Products. German Proposal to Establish Works. Widespread Interest
Throughout the northern district coalfields widespread interest has been aroused in the German proposal to establish works for the extraction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOCAL & GENERAL Ayrfield Miners
A combined meeting of Nos. 1 and 2 Ayrfield Miners' Lodges will be held at Heddon-Greta racecourse at 11 o'clock to-morrow (Friday)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Polo. Australian Gold Cup
It was decided at a meeting at Adelaide that next year's Australian Gold Cup polo competition shall be played in Sydney, not later…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Water in Collieries
The Mines Department has written to Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., with reference to the deputation to the Minister recently introduced by him…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Ayrfield Miners
A combined meeting of the lodges of Ayrfield Nos. 1 and 2 collieries was held on the Heddon-Greta racecourse to-day. The employees allege…
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