Appeal to End American Coal Strike
WASHINGTON April 23.—The [?]ton General of UNRRA Mr. La Guardia. has sent, a letter to the chairman of the soft coal…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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New Impetus In “The Great Gold Rush”
LONDON April . 24.— “The Great Gold Rush ” yesterday surged forward with a new Impetus and save gave London Stock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rail Revenue Down Coal Strike Had Some Effect
Railway revenue for the nine months ended March 31 last dropped by £689,277: Earnings for the period were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bombs Will Not Rain on Cessnock Mine Public Protests Foil Scheme
The scheme to attempt to quell the fire raging in Cessnock No. 2 colliery by the use of 500lb. bombs has been abandoned. Meanwhile, the blaze is spreading, and it was…
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CESSNOCK Wednesday. — Additional manpower has been summoned to blast in the edges of the burning craters caused by the subterranean fire in Cessnock No. 2 colliery, where the blaze now extends over five acres…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Fire Portion at Cessnock
CESSNOCK Thurs.—In face of the potential danger of an explosion which would do untold damage to No. 1 tunnel, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blaze Spreading in Cessnock Mine
The fire in Cessnock mine which it is thought started from spontaneous combustion has spread until it now covers five acres. It has been suggested that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Finder Seeks Extra Leases
DARWIN Thursday.—Major E. Schwenke, of Inverell, has applied for three more 20-acre leases of an area in the Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rich Gold Cargo From Russia
NEW YORK April 24. — The 5000-ton Russian steamer, Vilnius, is due to arrive in New York to-morrow from Kiel with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Killed at Aberdare Colliery
Henry Sugar, 58, married, of Northcode Street, Aberdare, was killed by runway empty skip as he was having [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tribute to the Miners
Not one comment has been made by the metropolitan Press of the loyalty of the miners during the outbreak of the fire. Quite a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minister for Mines Criticised
The Secretary of Northern Collieries Ltd. (Mr. H. Gregory Forster) said It appeared that the Minister (or Mines (Mr. Baddeley) wanted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Find Causes Exchange Rush
LONDON April 20.— Business on the stock exchange is so heavy it is jamming the city’s telephone exchange and streets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Progress In Colliery Fire Battle Blowing-in of Earth Over Airway Completed
CESSNOCK Friday.—At midnight last night, th[?] work of blowing in the earth over the airway, which connects the two tunnels of the burning mine at Cessnock No. 2 was completed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →White Smoke Replaces Black Cessnock Mine Fire Less Active
The skill and energy of fire fighters at Cessnock No. 2 colliery have begun to show results. Craters that were cauldrons of…
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CESSNOCK Monday.—The only mines idle to-day on the Maitland land field are Pelton and Abermain No. 1 and No. 3. These are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smoke Nuisance Reduced Cessnock Mine Fire
CESSNOCK. Monday. — Good progress has been made over the week-end in dealing with the blazing craters in the old…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four Collieries Idle
CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — There are four idle collieries on the Maitland field to-day—Richmond Main, Stanford Main No. 1, Neath…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proto Men Enter Cessnock Colliery
CESSNOCK Tuesday—An important step was made to-day in the reclamation of Cessnock No. 2 colliery when the men from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Doing Printing
Speakers at Cessnock A.L.P. meeting expressed bitter resentment at the use of non-union Labour in the printing of May Day pamphlets…
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