Rail Passes; Gold and Silver Recalled MELBOURNE
Gold and silver all-line rail passes are being recalled, except those carried by members of Parliament, and be .replaced by others made of…
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Five Collieries Idle Yesterday Sydney
Including three of the largest mines in the south, five collieries, employing over 1500 men and producing about 4500 tons of coal daily, were involved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GOLD £1(1/9/ an Ounce Sydney
The Commonwealth Bank totlay fixed the price of gold lodged al the M[?] yesterday at £10'[?]/ per ounce. Fin[?] sovereigns are £2/8/ each…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Production A. C. T. U. Officials Explain Position MELBOURNE
According to the president of the ACTU (Mr A. E. Monk) the production of coal from NSW mines is approximately 500,000 to[?] per…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Mines Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Four minus [?] N.S.W.[?] day. involving [?] [?] production [?] mines [?] Mill[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →13 Killed in Colliery Explosion LONDON, June 27
Thirteen men were killed and several were injured in a fire-dam explosion in the Murton colliery, County Durham, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Precious Coal Lost 12 Mines Idle Yesterday Sydney
Twelve mines on three New South Wales coalfields are idle today, involving 3212 men, with a loss of production of 10,000 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →3212 Miners Idle Sydney
A loss of 10,000 ions of coal was caused when 12 mines were Idle in NSW today, Involving 3213 men. Although northern miners lodges at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Had a Heart of Gold.”
Sir,—I read the “Mall” this morning and saw the account of Charles Lennard’s death and burial. While in the Wanderers’ Club. Smollett st., I have gathered some Interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Closing Our Gold Mines. Canberra
A grant of £100,000 will be made by the Federal Government to the Government of West Australia for the maintenance of gold mines which will be closed as the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven Mines Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Disputes caused seven mines to be completely idle and two partly on the NSW coalfields today, while stoppages occurred at two other mines owing to mechanical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →End of Coal Royalties — And of Millions to Owners LONDON, June 30
Privately-owned coal royalties will end tomorrow. They have been operative for 374 years. The total yield has been £1,100,000,000 to royalty owners…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2000 Miners Idle Sydney
Although the 1100 miners who were on strike yesterday resumed work eight pits were idle on the NSW coalfields today, seven being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3900 Miners Get Pensions SYDNEY
Amendments to the Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers’ (Pensions) Bill. which will be announced by the Minister for for Mines (Mr Baddeley) today,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fewer Than 600 Miners Idle Sydney
Compared with about 2000 yesterday. fewer than 600 miners were idle on NSW minefields today, when dis-[?] and breakdowns held up…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strikes in Coal Mines Sydney, Fri[?]y
[?]he [?]er [?]Op-[?]onight that the patience of the public was becoming exha[?]ted because of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Challenge Court SYDNEY, Sunday
The Miners’ Federation has made on application to the court to restrain the F[?] Bench of the Arbitration Court from hearing an appeal against a decision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Mines Idle Sydney
Although five mines were [?]le on the NSW coalfields today, the only fresh disputes reported were at South Bulli, on the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Hidden in Mountains Bushranger Wo Scorned Silver Hid a Fortune in Gold
Somewhere on a rock strewn mountain near the Fish River that empties into the Wyangala Dam, a fortune in stolen gold [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ten Mines Idle in N.S.W. SYDNEY
Including eight new disputes, strikes, a mechanical breakdown and a death, laid nine mines idle and one p[?]ally idle on NSW…
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