Rutherglen once a booming mining town
Rutherglen's traditional right belongs to the world's greatest optimist, the Australian prospector, who persistently scratches, the earth with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining & the mines, 1954
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Onyl One Mine Was Idle !
SYDNEY, Mon.: Only one mine was idle on the Northern Coalfield today when miners returned to work after their…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Miners oppose sole of colliery
SYDNEY, Tues.: A special meeting of district executives of the Minersâ Federation wilt be held tomorrow to consider steps…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big fall in gold stocks
MELBOURNE, Tues.: Figures released by the Commonwealth Statistician disclose that between September, 1932 and March…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Shock dismissals of miners
SYDNEY, Wed.: Possibilities of a serious industrial recession hitting the western field within a matter of months are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cloudburst put mine out of order
BRISBANE, Thurs.: A cloudburst at Collinsville today put the Stateowned mine out of production. Four inches of rain in 15 minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempt to stop 5-months-old mine fire
SYDNEY, Sun.: Another is being built in an attempt to halt a fire in the State coal mine at Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claims publicity on mine fire Red propaganda
LITHGOW, Tues.: The Minister for the (Mr. Buckley) said today that he would immediately send the chief mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Milla, Sun Charm show burst of speed
MELBOURNE, Tues.: Geld Milla and Sun Charm showed a burst of speed when they finished together over six furlongs…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Uranium Profits Outstripping Gold
LONDON, Wed.: Striking evidence came to light last night way in which profits from uranium were outstripping the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Australia wastes 95 p.c. of its coal, says scientist
CANBERRA, Wed.: Australia wasted 95 per cent of its coolâthe most important source of the countryâs energyâa scientist claimed today. He is Mr. H. Y. Kirov, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Months’ Coal For Stealing “Valuable Security”
Described by police as a vagrant, who had no known occupation, and who had previous convictions, Maxwell John…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Premier agrees with colliery sale
SYDNEY, Mon.: The Premier (Mr Cahill) has written to the Minersâ Federation expressing agreement with the decision to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister won’t intervene in colliery sale
SYDNEY, Wed.: The Minister for National Development (Sen. Spooner) today refused to intervene to prevent the sale of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Black Coal on Way Out in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Wed. ; Black coal was on the way out in Victoria, and in a few years all gas would be made from brown…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Albury Gold Cup of £800 This Year
The 1954 Albury Gold Cup will carry prize money of £800. It will be run on Wednesday, April 28, first day of a two-day…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →More N.S.W. coal for Korea
SYDNEY, Mon.: A further order for an additional 120,000 tons of N.S.W. coal has been placed by the U.S. Army…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold rose bowl for Queen
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A magnificent gold rose bowl to be presented to the Queen from the people of Victoria would be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britons get mining concession in Persia
TEHERAN, Mon.: A British financial and mining group has received a Persian Government concession to work an area of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Left Wing again controls miners
SYDNEY, Tues.: Mr Bill Parkinson, southern district president, was today elected vice-president of the Minersâ Federation by…
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