The End of a Mine
Steel-helmeted members of a British minesweeper crew line the rails and sinks with rifle fire the mine their sweeping has brought to the surface. (Dept. of Information Photo)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
1,148 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 42 of 58
Heddon Coal Co.’s Loss
For the ninth year In suceession, Heton Bellbird Collleries Ltd., operated at a loss. That for the year ended June 30 was £5207…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Glad-rags” for Goering New Grey and Gold Regalia (“Mercury” Services) LONDON August 15
Goering yesterday drove to the [?] in Deria in an open [?] in yet another uniform— that of Reich Marshal,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greek-italian Dispute Takes Sinister Turn Greek Mine Layer Torpedoed. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON, Thursday Night
Official circles in London intimate that the Greek-Italian dispute was being watched with close attention. The controversy, which thus far is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Mechanics New Federal Award
District meetings of the Federated Mining Mechanics Association are to be held next week to deal with the new Federal award and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theft of Gold Elderly Man Gaoled
Arrested by the gold theft detection squad, Frederick Wheatly Wray, (59) was sentenced to four months imprisonment at Kalgoorlie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lancefield Gold
A resolution to wind up the [?] voluntarily will be submitted to shareholders of Lancefield [?] Gold Mine, N.L., at the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Italian Miners Want Decision Newcastle
Five Italian miners at Stockton Borehole mine, who have been idle since Italy entered the war, are anxiously awaiting a final decision…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Women's Auxiliary. Successful Jumble Sale
The jumble sale organised by the Cessnock Branch of the Miners' Women's Auxiliary was very successful, £9 being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Ore Plant Seized Perth
On an isolated farm near Baker’s Hill In the Darling Mountain range, 350 miles from Kalgoorlie, two men were arrested last night on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Price £10/12/6 SYDNEY
The Commonwealth Bank fixed the price of gold lodged at the Miat of Thursday at £10/13/6 an ounce and Sovereigne are £2/8/17 each…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mines to Be Idle Next Monday Stop-Work Meeting
Four members who worked on South Maitland railways during the late strike have beat summoned to attend a stop-work meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Delegate Board Federated Mining Mechanics Special Meeting
The Federal Mr. T. G. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land Mine Explodes Lord North and Sister Killed (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, August 25
Lord N[?]rth and his sister, Lady Cynthia Williams, were killed, and Lady North was critically injured as the result of an explosion on the south-east…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Evergreen Gold
Evergreen, who won impressive at Rosebill on August 10, fess been sold by trainer Balley Payten 10 Mr. E. Claremont The colt who is by Chatham from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Destroyer Lost Sunk by Enemy Mine. London
The Admiralty has announced that the destroyer, H.M.S. Hostile (1340 tons), was [?] by an enemy mine, with some castualties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fall of Coal Miner Injured at Elrington CESSNOCK
William Anderson, 45. of Vincent-street Cessnock a miner employed at Elrington Colliery, suffered extensive lacerations to the right leg…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greece Mines Gulf To Counter Italian Menace (“Mercury” Service.) LONDON, August 26
It was officially announced in A[?] yesterday that the Greek [?] bad mined the [?] in the Golf of A[?] which offers easy access to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Head Injuries Fall of Coal at Pelaw Main Kurri Kurri
Richard Holmes, 33, of Greta-street. Kurri Kurri, was struck by fall of coal while working at Pelaw Main Colliery to-day, and received [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Award Miners Seek Conference
A conference with all [?] in the North, to dis[?] [?] [?]…
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