Recovering Gold From Liner
LONDON, Jan. 8.—The first attempt to recover gold worth several million pounds sterling, which has been at the bottom of…
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Mining & the mines, 1949
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Burglary At Mine Storeroom
Detective-sergeant V. Woodward, of Maitland, and Detective N. White, of Newcastle, are investigating the theft of goods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Increase In United States Gold Hoard
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—The US gold stocks totalling 24,230 million dollars now amount to the greatest gold hoard ever held…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railways Have Sufficient Coal Stocks Unrestricted Services Till Miners Return
The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) said last night he thought the Railways Department had enough coal to run unrestricted train services until the miners resumed work on January 17…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—New Greta and New Dell (Singleton) open-cut mitres are expected to be in production shortly. They are on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newdell Will Start Producing Soon Singleton Mine Was Filled with Water
The Operations Division of the Joint Coal Board hopes to commence winning coal from the Newdell open cut mine at Liddell within the next few weeks. Up to 1000 tons of coal a day is ejected in the initial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Has Big Gold Hoard Value £A7,700,000,000
The United, States now has the biggest hoard of gold any nation has ever amassed, says the Washington correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Railways Have Enough Coal,” Says Minister Report of Likely Drastic Cuts In Train Services Denied
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Reports that train services would have to be drastically reduced through lack of coal, and that the Premier had been advised of this, have been officially denied…
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KALGOORLIE, Thursday.—A rich good strike at Gwalla has yielded two prospectors £1000 worth of gold within the past 24…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Association Rejects Coal Board Request No Early Resumption In Mines
SYDNEY, Friday.—A key mining union, the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association, has instructed its members not to shorten their holidays. This action followed a Coal Board appeal to all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Cut Coal Route Petitioners' Viewpoint
The Municipal Council, on Wednesday last, gave ratepayers, represented by Mr. T. R. Hallett, an opportunity of expressing to the aldermen their…
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The Federal Engine Drivers and Firemen's, Union to-day ordered its members at the open cut mine at Lidsdale to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Stocks are Low Only One Day's Stocks When Miners Resume
New South Wales will have one day's supply of coal on January 17—the day the miners go back to work after their three Christmas holidays. A spokesman for the Joint Coal Board gave this estimate…
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SYDNEY, Monday—A spokesman for the Joint Coal Board said last night that New South Wales would have only one day’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caruso Favourite for Challenge Stakes Mine Host, With Leg Injury, Is Under A Cloud
SYDNEY, Monday.—The failure of Septet and Persian Prince at Moorefield on Saturday had little effect on the market for the Challenge Stakes to be run at Randwick on January 29…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Machinery for Australia Sydney
Mining machinery worth £3 million will be shipped to Australia early this year. It includes coal-loaders,…
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The managing director of Bulolo Gold bredging Ltd. (Mr. C. A. Banks told shareholders at the annual meeting in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Orchestra Shell In Coal Board Plan
CESSNOCK, Wed. —The district engineer of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. J. Bowdler) advised Cessnock Municipal Council last night that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mechanisation of Mine
NEWCASTLE, Thurs.—The chairman of directors (Mr. C. L. N. Barratt) said in his annual report that work was proceeding on the full…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Host Goes Well at Moorefield Randwick Track Heavy After Nine Inches of Rain
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Challenge Stakes candidate Mine Host worked so well at Moorefield to-day that trainer A. S. Croall has decided to run him in the Sefton Handicap at Randwick on Saturday…
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