27 Buried in Colliery TOKIO, July 23
An explosion to-day in the Tachikawa Colliery buried 27 men, of whom ten, were later rescued…
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Mining & the mines, 1939
1,122 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 57
Copeland Mines Geophysical Survey GLOUCESTER
The Shire Council will ask the Minister for Mines to send a qualified metallurgist to Gloucester to carry out a geophysical survey of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil From Coal State Experiments in England
Three officers of the Department of Mines, Messrs. C. B. Howarth (fuel technologist), J. F. L. Davies (testing officer), and R. B. Welch (analyst),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price Advanced Coal at Muswellbrook MUSWELLBROOK
The Muswellbrook Coal Company has informed the municipal council that, from August, the price of coal supplied to the gasworks will be [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Miners Injured Falls of Coal at Several Pits
Falls of coal occurred at various collieries on this field yesterday, and four miners were injured as a result…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese Miners Entombed
It is reported from Tokio that an explosion at the Tachikawa colliery buried 27 miners yesterday. After strenuous efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Gold
The Queensland gold yield for June amounted to 12,435 fine oz., valued at £52,820. The approximate yield for six months ended June 30 was 71,878…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Neath Colliery Idle Complaint Regarding Safety
When the men arrived at Neath colliery yesterday, two miners complained that their working place was unsafe. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Coal for London Oil from Coal Research
To-day 150 tons of coal from Kalingo commenced its long journey to London, to be treated at the Greenwich Research…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pensions for Miners Quesions in Parliament
In the Legislative Assembly last week Mr. J. M. Baddeley asked the Treasurer (Mr. A. Mair) if it were a fact that the State Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wonthaggi Mine Idle Lock-out Claimed. Sydney
The state coal mine at Wonthaggi (Vic.) was at a standstill to-day. When the miners (presented themselves for work as usual this morning they were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Laracy's Pot of Gold (All Rights Reserved.) CHAPTER 12. Laracy Faces the Showdown
By the time Laracy arrived at the Crossing the mountain air and the wind from the snows had steadied his whirling brain a little, and he was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Ship Hits Mine LONDON. July 25
The "Times" Hongkong correspondent states that the British steamer Haitan struck a mine between Swatow and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Strikes Mine in No Imminent Danger. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) HONGKONG
The British steamer'Haitan struck a mine between Swatow and Formosa, tearing a hole in the side and flooding the hold. The vessel is in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Gold
The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold, including jewellery, lodged at the Melbourne Mint for the week ended July 21, is at the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Colliery Accidents
Cristopher Callaghan. 32, of Miller-street, Cessnock a miner employed at Aberdare Extended colliery, was struck by falling…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Placer Gold Mining in the Yukon
The famed Klondike placer fields of the Yukon continue to be an important source of gold in Canada, producing approximately £400,000 of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Return of Spanish Gold
A French Court has decided that gold valued at £8,500,000 sterling, which was sent to France for safety by the Spanish Republicans during…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners Praised Backbone of Cessnock Rotary Address Cessnock
The speaker at the weekly dinner of the Cessnock Rotary Club last night was Mr. B. A. Helmore, of Newcastle, who spoke on "Cessnock from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Lorry Crashes Into Car Seven Men Injured
Seven employees of the Maitland Extended Colliery at Rothbury, when returning from work on Wednesday morning, were injured when the car…
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