260 Dead in Gresford Mine Disaster Hope of Rescuing Entombed Men Abandoned. Shaft to Be Sealed. Indomitable Spirit in Face of Dangers London
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 2
It is now officially admitted that the deathroll in the Gresford mine disaster will probably be 260. A mining official previously stated…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 7
Richmond Main, Pelaw Main and Stanford Main collieries worked to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Little Increase Demand for Coal
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 5
Speaking at the annual meeting of J. and A. Brown and Abermain Seaham Colleries Ltd. in Sydney, the chairman (Mr. C. C. Stephen)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hand Cut Caught in Coal-tumbler
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 4
Jack Matthews, a tophand employed at No. 3 section of Abermain No. 1 Collery, who lives in Melbourne-street, Abermain, had his right hand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gresford Colliery Another Explosion. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 2
Another explosion occurred at the Gresford colliery, North Wales, when gases and fire burst a sealed ventilating shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Oil Goat of Production SYDNEY
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 8
Sir John Cadman, chairman of the Anglo Persian Oil Company, said that for some time he had interest himself in the efforts made to perfect the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Govt. Decision Wonthaggi to Continue State Mine Melbourne
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 5
The like[?]hood of wholesale unemployment at the Wonthaggi coalmine was obviated when the State Cabinet decided to proceed with the…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 4
Ernest Edwin Green, 81, miner. was budted by fall of earth in the William mine (W.A.) and was dead when he was dug out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mines
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 7
Richmond Main, Pelaw Main and Stanford Main collieries were working to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Countries LONDON. Sent. 26
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 1
Representatives of the gold standard countries met at Geneva under the presidency of M. Jaspar (Belgium), and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oil From Coal Meeting at Newcastle NEWCASTLE
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 9
Advice has been received by the Mayor of Newcastle (Aid. R. G. Kilgour) that the Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) will give effect…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"UNWARRANTED" Posting Police at Mine Mr. Jack's Protest Newcastle, Thursday
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 8
The posting of a police guard at the small colliery outside Wallsend, variously known as Wallsend Borehole, Wallsend Extended or Wallsend…
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The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 7
Richmond Main, Pelaw Main and Stanford Main collieries worked to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Town The Colliery.—
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1
Mr. Kellick, miners' representative for the Northern District, visited Muswellbrook yesterday, and conferred with the manager of the colliery (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hebburn Mines
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 7
Both Hobburn No, 1 and 3 collleries again worked to-doy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Oil From Coal
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 7
Kearsley Shire Council decided to co-operate with Carrington Council in a request to the Federal Government to have an inspection of the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mine Disaster LONDON, Sept. 27
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1
The fund for the relief of the relatives of the 26O minors who were killed in the Gresford colliery disaster,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Bob In" Fund. Help for Mine Victims
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1
Mr. A. Southcombe writes, suggesting that Muswellbrook might give a helping hand in aid of the dependents of the Welsh mining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Loss of Contract Will Affect Earnings." J. and A. Brown Collieries Annual Report
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 3
Though profits were sufficient to maintain dividend paying the business of the J. and A. Brown-Abermain-Seaham Collieries Ltd. will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Continuing— "Fourflush Island" Chapter Xli. Hidden Gold
Singleton Argus · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2
They sat in a rough semi-circle facing the Cree, who remained unembarrassed under their scrutiny. "In the War, Jonnie Bill," Kit said,…
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