2d. Increase In Wool Prices Urged by M.H.R. "Wool As Good As Gold To-day"
"The Federal Government should take immediate steps to increase the price of wool by at least 2d. per 1b," declared Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining & the mines, 1941
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Miners Very “Touchy.” Lithgow
Because the Chief inspector of Mines (Mr. Brewster) alleg[?]ly searched a boy working underground for matches, members of the Lithgo[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Secret Fund Denial Miners’ President Definite. Canberra
Denials that he had called on Mr Hughes about March 3 or 4, seeking money for special work to promote peace in the coalfields, and that he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Sweeper’s Victory Over U-boat GIBRALTAR. October 10
Amplifying the story of the surrender of the U-b[?]t to the minesweeper Lady Shirley, the commander of the vessel, Lieut.-Commander Galloway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil From Coal “Not Practicable in Australia.” Power Alcohol Distilleries Soon
The matter of the production of oil from coal, which was brought under the notice of the Federal Government by the Hume Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One Flywheel—40 Tons World Record in Mine Equipment
In two minutes a load of 8 tons can be brought up from a mine 6,000 feet down by an electric winder sent but from Great Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wants More Coal Produced Sydney
The Coal Commissioner (Mr. N. Mightily) has asked officials of the Miners' Federation to confer with him, with a view to securing increased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russians Using a "Wandering Mine". London, October [?]
The British United Press correspondent at Moscow says that the Russians are using a "wandering mine" to destroy the German tanks. Two men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appeal to Miners London. October 19
An appeal to the miners to help increase the output from the mines was made to-day by the secretary of the Mineworkers’ Federation (Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold in Animals’ Teeth
The discovery that several animals slaughtered recently were carrying substantial deposits of gold on their teeth was made by an employee of Cooma…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Word "Framed" Used Miners' President at Fund Inquiry Sydney
Mr. Charles [?] of the [?] declared [?] the “secret fund” Royal C[?] to-day that the [?]nd…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Gold Coast" Fighter Squadron of the R.a.f
Money collected by the Gold Coast Coloney has supplied Britain's R.A.F. with a squadron of Hurricane fighters. The pilots many of whom have been decorated, include South Apricans, Canadians, Australians, Irishmen and Englishmen. Ground staff men of the Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Production 1,000,000 Tons Increase Planned Melbourne, Wed
The Commonwealth Government through the Coal Commission, will attempt to step up the output of N.S.W. coal mines by 1,000,000 tons per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Buyer Charged
Jesse Gadson Thorn, aged 52, gold buyer East street, Albury, was charged at the Albury Police Court yesterday with that on or about July 31, 1941,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dad Gold in Their Teeth Sydney
Cattle slaughtered at the Moanaro meat works, Cooma, were found to have their teeth encrusted with gold recently. It had been taken into…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Strike in Coal Wines in U.S. Appeal by Roosevelt Rejected WASHINGTON. October 25
Rejecting a request by President Roosevelt that work should not cease in the steel industry's vital “captive” coalmines in the southern Appalachian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mixer Killed in Colliery Cessnock[?]
[?] Cyril [?]ecket[?]. aged 44, of Cessnock. [?] miner employed at Stanford No. 2 [?] Paxton, was killed when [?] by a [?] of stone weighing three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Eviction Protest Sydney
If an eviction order against a miner at Lithgow is given effect to on November 10. all coal mines in the Western district will close for one week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Production in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Production of gold in N.S.W. during August was 8125 ounces (fine), value at £80.942. compared with 10,352 ounces, valued at £109,998 for the same month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Coal Strike Effect on Steel Industry Washington, October 28
The strike of [?]000 coal in[?] in [?] is seriously [?]ing the flow of [?] for [?] The [?]ited S[?] states that there has been [?]…
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