Price of Gold Unchanged Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price, of gold lodged at the Mist yesterday at £10/11/ per ounce (fine). Sovereigns are worth £2/8/2…
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Prime Minister May Avert Big Coal Strike Sydney
The avoidance of a national coal crisis hangs on negotiations with, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), it was stated in union circles to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gold Salute Not to Run; Returning Home Melbourne
Gold Salute left for Sydney by train to-night, accompanied by his stablemates, Petruchio, Micawber, and Azarion, and will not, of course, be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Public Anxiety Grows in Holland Ready to Defend Their Neutrality All Army Leave Cancelled; Banks Shift Gold Hostile German Thrust Believed Imminent “Experiencing All Difficulties of a Belligerent” Forced to Submit to Contraband Control, Is Claim LONDON, November 10
According to the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Amsterdam, Holland stands fully prepared to defend her neutrality. The authorities are investigating the Venlo incident in which two men were killed in a clash between Germans and the Dutch, and are certain to lodge a strong protest when German responsibility is established…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Mines to Resume To-day Sydney
"All members of the combined mining unions will resume work to-morrow on a 40 hours a week basis," said the president of the combined…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disputes in Coal Mining Industry Deputation Sees Mr. Menzies, Canberra
The Prime Minister promised a deputation from the coal mine unions to-day that he would discuss with the Attorney-General and Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Price of Gold Fixed Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank fixed the price of gold lodged at-the Mint on Saturday and yesterday at £10/11/ per ounce (fine). Sovereigns…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Caused Sinking of Steamer Singapore, Nov. 14
It has been officially announced that the sinking of the British ship Sirdhana in Singapore Harbor yesterday, as a result bf which 20 persons lost…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →State Coal Mine Loss of £125,584 for Year Melbourne
After the payment of working expenses, loan redemption, interest charges, and allowing £10,000 for depreciation, the operation of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Collieries Idle Cessn[?]ck
Five of the 14 collieties on the Cessnock coal fields were [?]to-day, while further stoppages were likely to occur over certain selections of the new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further Colliery Stoppages Sydney
Five of the 14 collieries on the Cessnock field are idle to-day, and further stoppages are likely because of the clause which gives a 40-hour week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Production to Be Increased
From statement which have recently appeared in the Press to the effect that the Federal Government may shortly be urged to launch a campaiga to accelerate, gold production, it may he expected that the gold mining industry in the Commonwealth will receive a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Price of Gold Fixed Sydney
For gold lodged at the Mint yesterday the Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price at £10 11/ per ounce (fine). Sovereigns are worth £2 B[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Strikes Mine. Nine of Crew Drowned LONDON--Nov. 15
Nine men, including the skipper, were drowned when the steamer "Woodtown" was blown up by an explosion and sank within a minute,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rich Gold Finds in America Dahlonea (Georgia), November 16
Operators of the Calhoun mine in which Georgia’s first gold was mined in 1828, have bared a lode assaying 60,000 dollars, or approximately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Gold Increased Sydney
An increase of 2/ per ounce (fine) in the price of gold was indicated by the Commonwealth Bank to-day. The bank announced that the rate fixed for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Strikes in Britain Miners and Owners Agree Important Implications London, November 18
A conference early this week between ween the miners and the mine-owners' representatives reached an agreement which will exclude, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Very Heavy Death Roll Passenger Vessel Strikes Mine Greatest Disaster of the War Heartrending Scenes; Small Boy's Cry LONDON, November 19
The greatest civil shipping disaster of the war occurred last night when the Dutch liner Simon Bolivar, of 8000 tons, was sunk by a mine in the North Sea. Two hundred and sixty survivors, including 140 of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Ships Sunk German Mines' Responsible London, November 19
German mine, have been responsible for the less of five ships in similar circumstances in two days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Seas. Mines Sink Seven Ships Week-End Victims
The major sea calamity of the war occurred on Sunday, when the Royal Netherlands liner, Simon Bolivar, 7906 tons, was sunk by German…
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