Fabulously Rich Gold Find in Japanese Formosa Tokio, December 30
The Mitsu Buslii subsidiary corporation has provided 10,000,000 yen capital exploit a great gold [?] in Takiri Valley, Formosa [?]…
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Mine Strikes Pier Bergen, January 2
A mine exploded when it came in contact with a pier near Haugesund. It wrecked three houses and seven boats. Tons of water were thrown on to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Nker Hits Mine London, January 1
The tanker San del Fino was damaged when she struck a mine. However, she was beached and the crew of 41 landed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Danish Mine Barrage Copenhagen, January 4
Denmark is laying a mine barrage south from Zeeland. Net and chain barrages will be placed elsewhere…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold Production Up in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Gold produced in N.S.W. during November last year was estimated at 8756.56 oz. (fine) valued at £37,195 (standard), or £[?]001. For the same…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thumderstorn That Caused a Storm. When Bookies Burned Their Fingers Over Wallace Isinglass Sensational Scratching of Desert Gold
"Way back in 1918, when that most beautiful of all mares, Desert Gold, trow New Zealand, was giving us such a glorious galloping treat on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peter Moore Gold Cup Has Attracted Classy Field Marengo May Atone To-day Rex and Korimako May Each Score
The Peter Moore Gold Cup meeting at Moorefield to-day has attracted one of the best programmes ever seen on the Kogarah track. Quite a good class of thoroughbred is engaged and the majority of races are well balanced…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Continue Their Holiday Sydney
Work was to have been resumed of all collieries in N.S.W. to-day, after the holiday period, but nine mines of the northern field were idle, while one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carrying Own Coal in Germany Zurich, January 7
“Zurich Zeitung” says reports from Berlin show that everybody is trying to procure coal, in accordance with General Goering’s decree that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Shipping Losses Due to Mine and Collision London, January 8
When the liner City of Marseilles was mined off Scotland, one lascar was killed and 13 injured. The vessel however, was towed into a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Official's Death Was Buried at Sea SYDNEY--Monday
During the voyage of a Dutch liner which has Just arrived in Sydney, a Sydney tin-mining official from Malaya and a former resident of Buill, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Losses at Sea Trawler Sunk with All Hands Liner Makes Port After Striking Mine LONDON, January 7
The Admiralty announces that the British patrol trawler, Kingston Cornelian, sank with all 17 hands lifter a collision with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Mine That Was Really a Dud ! COPENHAGEN, January 9
Believed to be either a new kind of bluff or the product of factory sabotage a mine recovered off the coast Jutland crumbled like stone when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Fever at Country Town Debris of Old Store Yields Treasure Melbourne
Bealiba. famous old mining town on the Melbourne-Mildura line near where the “Welcome Nugget” was found, is again in the grip of gold fever, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bombs and Mines Take Their Toll Four Merchantmen Sunk One a 10,000-Ton British Liner German Planes Active in the North Sea LONDON. January 10
The Admiralty announces that three out of five merchantmen which were attacked by German planes off the east coast of Britain yesterday were sunk. The first was the British steamer Cowrie, whose crew was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales Gold Yield
Gold produced in New South Wales during November last year was estimated at £756,56 oz. fine, valued at £92,501. For the same month in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seven Miners Dead; 80 Others Trapped Bartly (Virginia), January 11
With seven known dead, rescuers are working frantically to release 80 men who were trapped 600 feet underground, by an explosion in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Britain to Buy Mines in America Ney York, January 11
According to the Washington correspondent of the New York “Times” the British Government is discussing the purchase in the United States of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Oil Tanker Sunk More Mine [?]Lian Steamer Destroyed London, January[?]
The British [?]anker El Oso, [?] oil from South America was [?] by a [?] in a convey [?] the west coast,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners to Enforce Tactical Stoppages' Newcastle
Delegates of miners’ lodges decided to adopt tactical stoppages rather than direct action to secure the adjustment of their grievances r[?]…
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