Nine Killed When Destroyer Strikes Mine
NEW YORK, Sun.: Nine men were killed and 10 injured when the US destroyer. Brush, hit a floating mine in the Sea of Japan…
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S.a. Gold Shares Down
LONDON, Wed.: Marketing down of South African gold share prices on the London Stock Exchange was the major…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Men Carrying Gold Valued at £3000
SYDNEY, Fri.: Two men arrested on Thursday night had gold valued at £3000 on them Mr. Isles, SM, was told in the Special Court…
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SYDNEY, Sun.: Western miners and members of the Federated Engine drivers and Firemen’s Association will stop…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: A dispute on the western NSW coalfields that has caused a loss of nearly 29,000 tons of coal at 10 open-cut mines…
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DARWIN, Mon.: The Administrator, Mr. Driver, today confirmed the discovery of black and brown coal deposits 16 miles from Alice…
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[?]HGOW, Tues.: A two-weeks[?]pute which has caused a [?] more than 32,000 tons of [?] 10 western NSW open-cut…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Miners Will Fight Anti-red Bill”
SYDNEY, Sun.: Before they go into the mines tomorrow South Coast miners will hold pit-top meetings to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners to Challenge Red Bill in Court Sydney
The Miners’ Federation will challenge in the High Court the validity of the Communist Party Dissolution Bill when it becomes law. The Federation has…
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WASHINGTON, Wed.: Two United States minesweepers, the Pirate and Pledge, were sunk by mines off Wonsan on October 12…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Bars Fraud Alleged
SYDNEY, Thurs: Two men allegedly sold five bars of white metal plated with gold to a business man for ,£2500 at Randwick…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Reds Cut Mining for Uranium
LONDON, Thursday : Drastic curtailment in activities of the Soviet-directed uranium mining operations in East Germany is…
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KALGOORLIE, Mon.: The owners of the rich New Mexico mine in the Ora Banda district have won £20,000 worth of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Excise on Coal Is Suggested
SYDNEY, Wed.: An excise on coal to provide a fund for building railways to lift coal has been suggested by the…
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LONDON, Mon.: Gold bars worth £20,000 sterling brought into Britain by two Americans were seized at London airport by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Miners’ Leaders United in Opposing Red Bill”
SYDNEY, Tues.: The Miners’ Central Council today decided to call slopwork meetings on the Australian coalfields if the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners’ Threat on Red Act
SYDNEY, Wed: The central council of the Miners’ Federation yesterday reaffirmed an earlier decision to call aggregate meetings…
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Miners’ Central Council has authorised the calling of aggregate meetings on the coalfields unless the £1 basic bask wage increase is paid without delay. Miners’ Federation has an…
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N.S.W. mine-workers by tomorrow will have produced more coal than they did for the whole of last year. Last year they produced…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Two, disputes involving members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union threaten to hold up production…
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