Bust Kills Two Miners
MARYBOROUGH, Tues.: An explosion killed two miners at the Golden Plateau Mining Companyâs mine at…
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Miners Win Strike: 135 Days Underground
AGRIGENTO (Sicily), Wed.: Two hundred and ten Sicilian sulphur miners who have been on strike at the bottom of a mine shaft for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →65 miners die in disaster
BOMBAY, Sun.: Rescue workers have abandoned all hope a saving 65 miners trapped in the flooded Newton Chehalis coals…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Miners get marginal increases
SYDNEY. Tues.: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr Gallagher) granted as much as 7½ per cent marginal increases to…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Coal Consumption at Record Level
SYDNEY, Tues.: Coal consumption in 1954 reached a new record, the chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Cochran) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Santa Visits Old Mining Township
Whether it be an old or new town, large or small, âSantaâ is always to he found around about this time of the year. Last Friday night be visited the old mining township of Wandiligong and brought joyâand, in some cases, fearâto the hearts of the lare gathering of children at the school break-up. The quality and range of presents handed over by Santa to the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Oil "Threat" to Coal Mining Industry
CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Minister for National Development, Senator Spooner, tonight referred to the concern which had arisen…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mild Mining Rush in Central Queensland
BRISBANE, wed.: Mount Larcom in central Queensland is in the grip of a mild mining rush following the discovery of…
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