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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13 Coal Mines Idle SYDNEY
Fire and flood today laid 13 coal mines idle in the northern fields, with a loss of 6920 tons. Two southern and two western mines were also idle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meteoric Jump In Gold Shares JOHANNESBURG
Another wild burst of share buying followed a statement today by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, chairman of Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bombs Not to be Dropped in Coal Pit CESSNOCK
A steam navvy will be used to shovel earth into the burning coal pit here, Proposal to drop bombs to seal the fire has been dropped as all experts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Discovered Under English Mansion
Britain’s biggest and most palatial private house, Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham, famous Georgian mansion with a frontage and pillared portico of more than 600 feet, 1000 windows, 365 rooms, and five…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Fire Being Brought Under Control CESSNOCK
Dynamite gangs. aided by millions of gallons of water, are gradually bringing the fire in the Cesstock No. 2 Colliery under control. Meanwhile 75…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Shipments Expected Gas Supply Threat May be Averted MELBOURNE
Providing coal shipments from Newcastle arrive as expected the present threat to domestic gas supplies may be averted, announced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mad Rush to Buy S.A. Gold Shares Amazing Scenes in London London
“The great gold rush” surged forward with new impetus yesterday and gave dealers on the London Stock Exchange one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Gold Strikes At Odendaals Rust LONDON
Three more rich gold strikes in the Odendaals Rust area have been announced. states the Johannesburg correspondent of British Associated Press…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Last Minute News Anti-Climax To Gold Fever LONDON, Thursday
Results of new bore holes put do[?] by the Orange Free State Inve[?] Corporation have proved an ant[?] max to the week’s gold fever, state…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mine Fire Diminishing CESSNOCK
Some measure of success in fighting the fire in Cessnock No. 2 colliery has been achieved. The manager of the mine (Mr Barrett) said today that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams Flooding, Into Gold Boom Town Bar in Local Hotel Becomes a Stock Exchange Odendaals Rust
The Mayor of this gold boom town has received a telegram from an engineering firm in Sydney asking him to notify the Interested…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Rush Fever Extends to Land Sales JOHANNESBURG
The land rush after the gold rush is spreading for hundreds of miles around the area. The biggest deal for a sale is nearing completion, in which a 3800…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Supplies at Critical Level Sydney
Although coal supplies are dangerously low in Sydney, gas and electricity rationing will be introduced only as a last resort…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Miners Can’t Work Without Meat” SYDNEY
Coal miners on the south coast would not be able to work unless they got meat or a substitute, said the Southern Miners’ District…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South Coast Miners May Strike SYDNEY
There is threat of a general strike of South Coast coal miners, involving the [?] of 8000 tons daily, if the hearing of certain claims is not held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lack of Courage Charge Miners and Federal Govt. SYDNEY
The NSW Government should take full control of the coal Industry in this State. That would be the only [?] for [?] reorganisation of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Search for Mining RAAF Sister MELBOURNE
In an endeavour to solve the mystery of the disappearance of a 28 years old RAAF nursing sister on Monday, RAAF service police are co-operating with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threat to Coal Production "Fit Industry to To-day's Needs" South Coast Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Friday: The General President of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Wells, said to-day, that the miners would not continue production…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minister to Meet Miners’ Leaders CANBERRA
Threat of the Central Executive of the Miners' Federation of another coal crisis in NSW was discussed last night by Cabinet, it was revealed officially…
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