Gold Find Jubilee Celebrated
The jubilee was celebrated at Kalgoorlie (W. A.) last week of Paddy Hannan’s historic gold find at Kalgoorlie— the most important event in the State…
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528 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 27
OVER 500,000 Miners on Strike Washington. June 20
Last-minute negotiations between the miners and operators have collapsed. A [?]-wide coal strike began at midnight. It is estimated that over 500,000 men are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Will Discipline Themselves Code Unanimously Adopted by Miners. Sydney
By an overwhelming majority, miners lodges on northern NSW coalfields have accepted the Miners’ Federation’s [?] disciplinary code and it will operate from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Govt. May Take Over Coal Mines New York, June 22
According to the Washington correspondent of the New York "Times." the Secretary for the Interior (Mr H. Ickes) is considering the federal control of mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Fine Members NEWCASTLE
Hebburn No. 1 [?] lodge today held that two miners, one aged 50 and the other between 40 and 50 years, were responsible for the stoppage of work on June 8 as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1000 Tons of Coal Lost Sydney
With only two stoppages, production loss on NSW coalfields today was little more than 1000 tons…
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Three mines were idle in NSW today, loss of production being 3420 tons. Two of the mines stopped because of industrial disputes and the other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Return to Work in Us. Washington, June 22
Mr John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers Association has ordered miners to return to the pits until October 31, provided the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Japanese Warship Strikes Mine CHUNGKING, June 24
The Central News stated that 1000 Japanese troops were drowned when a large Japanese warship struck a Chinese mine on the Yangtze River near Tungliu…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High Coal Production This Week Sydney
Production of coal in NSW this week will probably be higher than in any other week this year, said the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways Want Coal MELBOURNE
The coal situation of the Railways Department has become a “nigh[?]re.” and immediate needs are a better quality coal from NSW instead of the large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Only Two Mines Idle. Sydney
Only two pits, H[?]bbu[?] No. 2 in the north and Mount K[?]irs in the south, were [?]dle on NSW [?]oal[?]elds to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Many Miners Do Not Return WASHINGTON. June 25
American Associated Press states that despite Mr Roosevelt‘s announced intention to seek a draft law thousands of miners defied the UMWA policy committee and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Simple Remedy for Acoustic Mine
"When the story is revealed of how the acoustic mine, which was one of Hitler's secret weapons, was overcome you will like little Audrey, laugh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Setting Type for “Guinea Gold”
Newspapers published by.the army are one of the most popular amenities for the troops. Containing overseas and Australian items, the army papers in their layout and display are a .credit to their staffs. “Guinea Gold,” one of the army papers, has an editor and a literary staff…
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A dispute over a bathroom led to a stoppage of work at the Vale of Clywdd colliery on the western NSW coalfields today. Three other pits were also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miner's Ordeal Chops Off Arm When Pinned by Fall of Coal Lithgow
Extraordinary stoicism and courage was shown by Alfred Burgess, miner of Portland, on Friday when with two other men, he was strapped in a fall…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →700 Miners idle SYDNEY
Including fresh stoppages at two South Coast pits, three hold-ups were reported on NSW coalfields today. Nearly 700 men were Idle and the total production loss…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Go Miners Fined by Lodge. Sydney
A fine of 2/6 each has been imposed on 60 miners who took part in an unauthorised stoppage at Bloomfield south mine yesterday. This disciplinary action was taken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Detector. Invened by Pole. Helped [?] Ar[?] Victory
In the now concluded M[?] one [?] a maker [?] the victory was the [?]…
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