Oaklands Coal
Victoria had millions of tons of good industrial coal right at her back door, the managing director of Riverina Collieries Pty. Ltd. (Mr…
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Miners Denounce Beer Strike
NEWCASTLE, Wed.: Delegates to the Northern Miners' Board of Management at Newcastle today ho[?]ly denounced the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unions - Poor Coal Blamed for Electricity Rationing
SYDNEY, Wed.: The decision to introduce electricity rationing to Sydney is attributed to "union act on, together with poor quality…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Defies Miners’ Ban
SYDNEY, Sun.: “It takes a woman to stand up to some types of men,” declared Mrs Winifred Elliott, widowed licensee of the Zig Zag Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Loss on Mines
LONDON, Mon,: The loss on the first year of operation of the socialised coal mines is expected to exceed £20 millions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Subsidy For Gold Mining
CANBERRA, Tuesday. — The Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) today denied a report that the Commonwealth Government was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal May Have to Be Rationed
SYDNEY, Tues. — The Joint Coal Board estimates that NSW mines will have to produce 450,000 tons of coal this fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Circus Boy— Mine Host
Circus Boy and Mine Host look a likely double fit Rosehill today. Form of candidates is as follows:— TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP (Fillies)…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Gold Cup Profit Of £1164
A profit of £1164 on the Albury Gold Cup meeting was revealed in the balance sheet. presented to last night’s meeting of the Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Coal Supply Down
MELBOURNE, Tues. — Providing that the listed colliers are loaded to their full schedules and there are no hold-ups through…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sheep’s Head Starts Gold Rush
LONDON, Wed.: A sheep’s head has started a gold rush in the Vosburg district of South Africa, reports the Associated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Output At High Level
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Joint Coal Board reported today that high coal production had been maintained in NSW during the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blue Diamond -Mine Host Two Good Wagers Sydney, Thursday
TattersalIs Club will conduct one of its few race meetings at Randwick next Saturday, and although seven events are down for decision, the majority have not been too well patronised from owners…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sydney Man Plans New Goldfield
SYDNEY, Sunday. — Mr Louis! Krodsky, of Beach Road, Bon[?] a retired business man, is seeking six other men with 1500…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Pendant for Belle of Annual Catholic Ball
The annual Catholic ball, one of the dancing highlights of the year, will be held on Tuesday, May 18. A valuable gold pendant will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Production Declines
CANBERRA Wed.: Australian gold production during March last decreased by 8 per cent, compared with the figures for March, 1947,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floating Mines Sighted on Pacific Run
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wed.— Two floating mines were sighted by the Union Co's freighter [?] a few days after the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bandits' Big Haul of Gold
BANGKOK, Wed.: The Criminal Investigation Division announced that 20 to 30 armed bandits today stole an…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Coal Not Held Up at Wodonga"
MELBOURNE, Wed.: The allegation by the NSW Premier that the Victorian Railways had not been able to move all the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →W P Gold for “God Bless” at £30 an Ounce
SYDNEY, Thurs.- Thomas Henry Arrowsmith, 52, manufacturer, was alleged in the Special Federal Court today to have…
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