Big Soft Coal Strike Begins New York
America’s third major stoppage of work on the coalfields in four years bewail at 1 o’clock this morning…
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Seven Mines Idle Sydney
Seven coal mines with a total production of 5503 tons, were idle today. Six are on the northern fields and one in the west…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Award For Colliery Staff SYDNEY
A new award for colliery staffs in NSW, giving increased pay to all classifications from under-manager to cadet and improved conditions, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain’s Coal Production Up
In Britain’s coal situation, the long prevailing loss of labor appears to have been arrested and an increase in the number of men going into the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cache at Broken Hill Gaol Millions of Pounds Worth of Gold Stored SYDNEY
Secret hiding place for millions of pounds worth of gold in Australia during the war was Broken Hill gaol. When the gold was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Miners Killed Broken Hill
Two miners were killed this morning in the slope of the 1850ft. level at the North Mine when about five tons of mullock fell from a wall and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →5100 Tons of Coal Lost Sydney
Coal production loss today was 5100 tons from eight idle mines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Detector Used to Locate Stolen Money Washington
Using a mine detector, detectives recovered 153,150 dollars out of 180,000 dollars stolen by a former post office employe in 1944. Three detectives who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threat at Miners' Conference Sydney
When the compulsory conference of mine owners and miners began before the Central Coal Authority today the chairman. Mr. A. C. Willis,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Piracy
The bearded man leaned across the table and spilled the contents of the leather bag. The gold-buyer knew instinctively that the gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Defy Union SYDNEY
Despite Instruction by Miners’ Federation that all collieries should continue working while the Central Coal Authority (Mr A. C. Willis) deals…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Going to Russia LONDON
The Bank of France has strongly denied U.S. Press reports that largo quantities of gold are being flown from Russia to France. The bank states that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“More Men Needed for Coal Industry” Sydney
The position In the coal industry would set worse unless on effort was made to brine enough men .Into the fields, declared the Central Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Britain Consuming More Coal Than Ever LONDON
British industry consumed more coal last month than it did in March, 1945, when munition production was in full swing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grim Find In Coal Bunkers Skeletons of People Murdered by Japanese BATAVIA
The Netherlands Newsagency states that after the discovery of over 100 skeletons in the coal bunkers of a Dutch freighter at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oaklands Mine Mentioned In Court MELBOURNE
Before the Crown had fully presented its case in General Sessions today embodying a charge containing six counts of obtaining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Piece of Rock Creates Fabulous Fortune £12 Million In Pockets Of Gold Mine Shareholders LONDON
“A small cylinder of rock from an African gold mine today put £12,000,000 into the pockets of shareholders in a matter of hours,” says the city editor of the “Daily Mall,” in referring to South Africa’s richest gold strike—62.6 ounces to the ton—at Ondendaals Rust…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →12 Killed in Mine Explosion Bradford (Va)
American Associated Press savs that 12 anthracite coal-miners were killed in an explosion which blew a train, consisting of 14 trucks, over half a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →RAAF May Bomb Mine on Fire SYDNEY
The RAAF may be asked to drop bombs into the craters at Cessnock No. 2 Colliery in an attempt to seal the workings off…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Urgent Appeal That Mine Be Bombed Cessnock
A senior RAAF officer, who is an expert on bombing, today inspected the burning Cessnock No. 2 colliery area to see if it would be practicable…
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