£5,976,343 LOST By Miners in Wages Costly Stoppages
Startling figures of the losses sus tained by coal miners through strikes were given at the Coal Conference in Sydney by the President of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1928
118 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 6
Abermain Mine Decision of Owners Employees Dismissed (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
As a result of,a notification from owners of the Aberirmin No. 1 mine that the services of 110 employees would be dispensed with owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oddfellows' Presentation Gold Watch to Rev. Goy
Prior to the public presentation at Tullibigeal on Monday night, a largely attended meeting of Lodge Tullibigeal M. U. Oddfellows was held. Bro D…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fairy Gold P.M.G. Picks Up £3,766. Postal Carelessness
Findings keepings—Mr. Gibson, Postmaster-General does not care how careless you are. In his annual report for 1926-27,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Worth £2,000 But Prospector Dies (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
Jim Fogarty, a prospector, who came to Perth ten days ago with gold valued at £2000, died 48 hours later. He declined to state the locality of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Industry Re-adjustments Necessary (By Wire) Sydney
Mr. C. M. McDonald, addressing the Industrial Commissioner, said definitely that there must be a readjustment of wages and conditions in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →650 Men Off Slackness in S.A. Coal Trade (By Wire) Sydney
The Adelaide Central Colliery owners served notices of dismissal on 650 employees owing to slackness of work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Effect of Gold Water
Speaking at the Agricultural Bureau Conference at Forbes last week on the judicious use of water within and without, Dr. Harvey Sutton, Medical…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lady Was Shocked "To Goods Ordered--£89" "Not Mine" She Said Police Do Some Probing
When a well-known Forbes lady recently received her monthly account from a Forbes business firm, and noted that she was in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COURSING Opening Meeting Successful Goldfield Wins Cup
In glorious sunshine, with a nip in the atmosphere to render the outing pleasant, the opening meeting for 192S, of the West Wyalong Coursing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The "Mine Scare" More Solutions Advanced
Since the report in our last issuof the mysterious sounds that have been heard to emanate from an abandoned. shaft in Central Wyalong, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Gold Cup Won by Chariot
The Wagga Gold Cup, run this afternoon, was won by Chariot, with Sailing Home second and Reonut third…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosion in Colliery Three Men Seriously Injured (By Wire) Sydney
A gas explosion occurred at Balmoral colliery, a few miles from Emereld (Queensland). Three miners, Mathew Stewart…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Depression in Coal Trade Results of Strikes (By Wire) Sydney
Mr. McDonald, chairman of the Northern Collieries' Association, attributes the present depression in the coal trade to the numerous strikes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo Races Gold Cup Meeting Weights
The following weights have been declared for the principal events of the above meeting on Thursday and Friday next:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lower Rates Coal Miners Incensed (By [?]Re) Sydney
The miners, of the Newcastle and Maitland coal fields are highly incensed at the suggestion of Mr. John Brown that the miners should be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rich Gold Find In Western Australia (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
A rich gold find is reported 11 miles from Southern Gross, West Australia, An assay yielded 120 ounces to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mount Tallabung Tin Mines
The existence of extensive alluvial tin deposits at Mount Tallabung has been known for many years . It was first discovered by the McDowell…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rush for Gold at Forbes
Gold rushes similiar to those in the early sixties have occurred at Forbes Two old miners, A. Foster and A. Biggs, opened up the old Rising Shine…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Three-gates of Gold
If you are tempted to reveal A tale to you someone has told About another, make it pass Before you speak, three gates of…
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