Gold Smuggling In A Big Way
ANTWERP, April 14—Customs officials, who yesterday found gold worth £107,000 sterling hidden In cooking fat cargo on the…
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Mining & the mines, 1950
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Threat of Northern Stoppage Dissatisfaction Over Miners' Pensions
If "no satisfaction" on miners' pension problems arises from a conference to be held shortly, aggregate meetings of Northern district miners…
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The Butterick family, of Wedderburn (Vic.), uncovered the edge of a gold reef in the yard of their home last night…
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The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will consider today asking the State Government to Intervene to prevent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Miners Maintain Stand Objection To Mechanical Pillar Coal Extraction
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Miners’ Federations officials have referred their strong opposition to the removal of pillar coal in mines—a practice authored by the Cool Industry…
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CESSNOCK, Monday. — The production lose on the Maitland field to-day Is 25 tons. The idle collieries are Bellbird,…
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CESSNOCK. Monday.—Leslie Ham, 27, of Main Road, Neath, a top hand employed at Abermain No. 2 colliery was struck by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armed Guards For Gold Shot Guns and Revolvers at Wedderburn
Something of a motion picture aspect was enacted at Wedderburn (Vic.), yesterday, when more than 8000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heating In Bellbird Colliery
“CESSNOCK, Tuesday — Because cause of heating discovered in a section of Bellbird colliery the week-end, the mine was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bellbird Miners' Lodge Decision
The failure of the Federal Government to bring down legisiation to implement increased to retired miners, and long services leave, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ambergris Is Sailors' "Find" Fool's Gold Of The Sea
While not every family has the opportunity of digging for gold in their backyard with good results that families in Wedderburn are obtaining, many fishermen and sailors often believe that they", too, have struck "gold" when they come across an…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—In order to put an end to “irresponsible stoppages,” the Northern District Board of Management of the…
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A formal order will be issued on Friday regarding pillar coal by the Coal Industry Tribunal secretary, Mr…
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NEWCASTLE, Wed. — Pour miners were Injured, one seriously, when a skip broke away half a mile below the surface In the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →India Will Sell Coal To Australia
India was looking to Australia as an ever-increasing market for her ample coal supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Position Serious Industries and Essential Services Suffer
A serious shortage of coal exists in Sydney it is reported, major consumers have less than one week's supply on hand. Industries and essential services in New South…
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CESSNOCK, Thurs.—The production loss on the South Maitland coalfield to-day is 3000 tons. Abermain No. 1 colliery is idle…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Minister for Mines (Mr. Dickson) said that the decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal) Mr. F. H…
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CESSNOCK, Friday.—With the exception of Abermain No. 1 colliery, all mines are at work on the [?]ooth Maitland field to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Millfield Miners Injured In Accident
Four employees of Millfield colliery were injured when a truck capsized on Wollombi Road, about four miles from Ceasnock…
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