Price of Gold London, Jan. 1
Gold was quoted at £7/9/75 an ounce on Saturday, as compared with £7 9/5½ on Friday. Roland Bruce Sheard. 7, of Parnell's…
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Mining & the mines, 1939
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Gold Images Syndicate to Explore Cave Hidden Treasure Melbourne
The hunt for legendary treasure at Queenscliff will be renewed early in the New Year by a Daylesford syndicate headed by Messrs. J. McEllew…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Loading Newcastle Shipments Less Tonnage
Shipments of coal from Newcastle last year were 274,620 tons less than in 1927. This is disclosed in figures supplied by the Berthing Master at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →PREJUDICES In Mining Industry Witness Tells ,Sydney
Coal mining was a preferable industry to many others in Australia from a health viewpoint, said a witness at the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cost of Holidays in Mining Industry Figures Quoted Collieries On South Maitland Evidence at Inquiry. Sydney
Continuing his evidence before the Federal Arbitration Court to-day, when the hearing of the miners claims was renewed, Mr. S. McKensey, Superintendent of Hebburn…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Record Gold Price London, Jan. 4
Gold was quoted to-day at £7/10/5 an ounce, compared with £7/10/0½ yesterday, thus establishing a new high record…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Industry "Men Don't Want Strikes" Holiday Question
Giving evidence on behalf of the coal-owners concerning the claims of the Miners' Federation in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Local and General Gold Mining
We understand that the "Mountain Maid" mine, at Copeland, has put through a crushing of seven tons for a return of 15 ozs…
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During the hearing of the miners' industrial claims, Judge Drake Brockman said that, if the parties could agree, he might be able to make a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Elrington Colliery Ready for Work
Just after midday yesterday a fire occurred at Ellington colliery. Cessnock fire brigade, under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Inquiry Judge Criticises Limitations
Judge Drake-Brockman criticised the splitting of the investigations into mining conditions in the Arbitration Court on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Board of Management. Old Officials Defeated
Bill Morgan, who took such a prominent part in industrial matters a few years ago has made a spectacular comeback. Bill was for many…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Court Told Miners Stop Work for Races
In the Arbitration Court yesterday Mr. S. McKensey, when giving evidence said, "Mine stoppages are sometimes deliberately manufactured so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fakenham for Gold Cup Moorefield Prospects
Winner of the Villiers Stakes at Randwick, Fakenham, allowing for the different limit, has only seven pounds more to carry in tomorrow's Peter Moore Gold Cup at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tell Miners the Truth, says Witness Stir at Claims Inquiry Use of Funds Is Questioned Sydney
"I am annoyed because you will not tell members of the Miners' Federation the truth. If you told the truth you would tell the men that they had the best conditions in the world,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Oil From Coal Costly
Sir John Flett, former director of Geological Survey of Great Britain, who will attend the 50th anniversary meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Price Down London, Jan. 6
Gold was quoted to-day at £7/9/6 an ounce fine. a fall of 7d from yesterday. Strling on New York was up 1 5-s on the closing quoted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Work on Monday South Maitland Mines CESSNOCK
All the mines will resume work on Monday. Owing to the fire last Thursday at Elrington. it was thought the men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Below Normal Coal Exports At Newcastle NEWCASTLE
Exports of coal from Newcastle during the week totalled 14,630 tons compared with 23,651 tons st week. The mines are still closed, but will resume…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Three Idle Cessnock Collieries CESSNOCK
Three collieries in the Cessnock district were idle to-day. Abermain No. 1 and No. 3 did not work owing to a dispute rising out of the dismissal…
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