Strikes Cause Big Loss of Coal SYDNEY
During this week 47.000 tons of coal have been lost because of strikes at 25 separate collieries, bringing the total to 115.000 tons for the first three…
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Coursing Shep and Gold Bearer Dead-heat Hurdle Thrill at Albury
All events, with the exception of the Maiden Hurdle, run at the meeting of the Albury Greyhound Racing Club on Saturday night, were over the [?] yards track…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Coal Mine Petering Out NEWCASTLE
The Richmond Main, Australia’s largest coalmine, is petering out, according to miners’ lodge officials. The mine has a daily output of 2300 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An Ill-fated Gold Assignment Manila
Philippines Airlines say that their DC3 air liber, which crashed into Taitan Peak Hong Kong, on Saturday. killing six and injuring four,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Gold Town Planned for N.T. MELBOURNE
A new modern town In the desert, 370 miles front Alice Springs, is being planned by n syndicate which is backing 70-year-old prospector, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →8000 Gold Miners on Strike LONDON
The Johannesburg correspondent of “The Times” says that 30 of the Rand’s 45 large gold mines are now affected by the strike that began on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cables in Brief Gold Found
Searchers have found all 2,000,000 dollars worth of gold bars and coins that were scattered over a wide area of muddy ground when a Philippines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Tea Service for Royal Family London
The South African Government will present diamonds and a gold tea service to the Royal Family during their tour of South Africa, says [?] correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Corfu Straits Mining Investigations Held Up Lake Success
With Britain consenting, the Security Council accepted Albania’s request for a postponement of the discussion of the British complaint that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Striking Miners Blow Up Police Lapaz (Bolivia)
The newspaper “La Razon” says that at least ten police were killed and fifty injured when striking miners at Po[?]osi dynamited police headquarters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike Over Meat Prices Condemned SYDNEY
Four mines went on strike on the northern NSW coalfields at a protest against the local butcher’s shop being re-opened with meat for sale at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Motor Works Closing Because Of Coal Shortage LONDON
Mr. L. P. Lord (chairman of the Austin Motor Company) told Reuter that the Government had taken no action to assist the company with, coal supplies. Therefore, it was necessary to carry out the decision to close the Birmingham works after today…
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An Australia-wide coal strike may be planned at tomorrow’s meeting of the Miners’ Central Council in Sydney. According to the general secretary of the Miners’ Federation (Mr G. W. S. Grant) there is widespread discontent among the miners, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Coal Produced London
Router says that during the first four weeks of operation under nationalisation, Scottish coal mines produced 1,19,772 tons of coal which was 160,072…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thousands Idle Lack of Coal LONDON
Nearly 30,000 workers are now idle in Birmingham because of the fuel shortage, it is estimated. Today the Dunlop Rubber Co. and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Coal May Go to Motor Works LONDON
Following yesterday’s decision by Austin Motor Company to close portion of its works, owing to the lack of coal, the Minister for Fuel (Mr. Wi[?]not) has decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dogs Loosed on Coal Stealers LONDON
German police unleashed Alsatian police dogs to disperse thousands of persons looting coal in Hamburg, states a correspondent of Reuter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Sisters Found CAIRNS
Ivy Price, aged 12, and her sister, Evelyn, aged 8, who had been missing from their homo at Kidston since last Saturday, have been found. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Mine Stoppage Decision Will Be Taken Today SYDNEY
The decision on whether a general stoppage will be held in the coal industry will be taken by the Central Council of the Miners’ Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Threat by Miners Sydney
The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation decided today to call aggregate meetings to consider a general stoppage throughout…
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