Queensland Gold Increased Yield Last Year BRISBANE
Based on Australian values, it is estimated that Queensland last year produced gold worth at least £200,000 more than in 1937…
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Mining & the mines, 1939
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Explosion in Japanese Mine 75 Men Trapped. (Australian Press Assn. Message). TOKIO
A gas explosion in a coal mine at Miyadacho buried 75 miners. Five bodies were recovered and six were rescued, but fears are felt for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Federation Women's Auxiliary
The District Provisional Committee of the Women's Auxiliary to the Miners' Federation held its first meeting of the year in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Increased Gold Production
Production of native gold in Nor South Wales origin for the month of December, 1938, is estimated by the Mines Department at 8301.82 ounc[?]r…
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The President of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) said yesterday that a conference had been arranged for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Dispute At Aberdare Extended CESSNOCK
A dispute arose among the Aberdare Extended miners to-day. When the men assembled at the pit head, objection was taken to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland Main Idle Threat to Close Mine
This morning the employees of Maitland Main Colliery requested the management to place a man on the job of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dismissal of Young Miners at 21 Absolute Disgrace, Says Judge
"It is an absolute disgrace that young men should be discharge from the mines at the age of 21, white old men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Production 88,708 Ozs. for 1938 SYDNEY
Gold production of New South Wales for 1938 was 88,708 ounces fine, valued at £A785,966, compared with 68,607 ounces fine, valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Dust As Fuel Used Instead of Oil Tests in England
The possibility of running Diesel engines on coal dust instead of oil is one of the subjects discussed in the annual report of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lively Incident at Inquest. Mr. I. Hoare's Request. Coroner Refused Mine Inspection. Bloomfield Main Fatality
A lively incident, in which there was a brush between the Kurri Kurri District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mines Resume Cessnock
Maitland Main, Aberdare Extended and Pelton collieries resumed work to-day pending a conference with the management…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Press Report "Dishonest Miners" Mr. Orr's Protest Sydney
In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day during the hearing of the Miners' log of claims, Mr. W. Orr, representing the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.s. Wales Gold Production a Big Increase
Production of native gold of New South Wales origin for the month of December, 1938, is estimated by the Mines Department at 8301.82 ounces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work Resumed Elrington Colliery CESSNOCK
At a pit top meeting yesterday morning at Elrington Colliery, It was stated that two men had made a request to the management to be allowed to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deficient Places Evidence at Coal Inquiry
Giving evidence in the Federal Arbitration Court, on behalf of the colliery proprietors, Mr. Wyndham Jones, manager of Mount Keira Colliery,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gold Rod and Bonheur De Pere Star Final Gallops Sydney
Bonheur de fere and Gold Rod worked impressively at Randwick to-day in preparation for their engagements in the Anniversary meeting. Bonheur de Pere galloped half a mile in SO, while Gold Rod worked over six furlongs in 1.18 1/4…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Increased Coal Costs
Mr. Cassidy: What would an increase of 1/ per ton in the price of coal mean to the railways?—It would mean an increased expenditure of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Idle Mines Elrington and Millfield-Greta
On Wednesday last Ellington colliery was idle. When the men reached the pit top, two men alleged they had been unfairly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Petrol Pty. Ltd. Directors' Report
The directors of the above company, in their annual report, inform shareholders that there will be no further call on them…
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