Hostages Held in Pit Amazing Tactics of Striking Miners French Trouble Ends Paris
The sensational miners' strike, in which 178 miners, who resented the dismissal of two comrades for participating in a Communist…
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Mining & the mines, 1934
357 stories in New England's papers · page 12 of 18
Coal Petrol for Air Squads
A fleet of new stream-lined waggons has delivered to the R.A.F. aerodrome, Biggin Hill, Kent, enough British coal-petrol to supply seven air…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →135 DISMISSED Sequel to Miners' Strike PARIS
The sequel to yesterday's extraordinary strike at Escarpelle mine, was the dismissal to-day of 135 Polish miners, who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tale of The Early Days Gold Pilfering at Braidwood How a Chinaman was "Fixed."
In the early days of Bell's Creek near Braidwood N.S.W. there was a considerable amount of gold pilfering carried on Amongst the victims…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Fatality Fall of Coal SYDNEY
Peter John Gallagher. 44. miner, was fatally injured by a fall of coal in the Excelsior colliery, Thirroul. He is survived by a widow and four…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C.W.A. BALL Enjoyable Social Event Blue and Gold Decorations
Organised by Mesdames H. Scott, F. Harding, and E. J. McBean, who also supervised the service of the splendid supper, the annual C.W.A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Crushing 31 Oz. to Ton Rush for Shares SYDNEY
Three hundred ounces of gold, worth £2500 was crushed from 9½ tons of stone at the State battery at Egerton, Victoria, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Miner's Dream! Thirty-one Ozs. of Gold to the Ton. Shares Soar Excitement in Victoria Sydney
Three hundred ounces of gold, worth £2500, were crushed from nine and a half tons of stone at the State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Mine Shaft Old Prospector Imprisoned Ate Iguana Raw Brisbane
After a search of five days James Withers, an old prospector, was found at the bottom of a disused mine shaft at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Mine Shaft Prospector's Close Call Ate Raw Iguana
After a search of 5 days, James Withers, an old prospector, was found at the bottom of a disused mine shaft at Tennant's Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Australian Abos First Miners in Australia Knew All About Chewing Gum
It is claimed the West Australian abor[?] were the first miners in Australia and that they had been mining for many centuries, probably before…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Mine Afire Shaft Sealed Down SYDNEY
An explosion occurred in the State coal mine at Hartley (Queensland). Tile fire is now raging underground Fortunately no one was in the mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Better Support For V.C. Miners' Institute The Committee Meets
The regular monthly meeting of the Miners' Institute was held on the 14th. inst. when the following were present; Messrs. R. Crawford (chair), W. Bell,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Live in Luxury Women on the New Guinea Goldfields
The women of the goldfields live in luxury. There are no heroines nowadays. The climate on the fields is much better…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Judge on Gold Mining
"Although there are exceptions to the rule, gold mining generally begins where the worst nature of horse racing knocks off," said Mr. Justice…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Old Gold Seized Sequel to Armidale Robbery
At the Armidale Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Goldie, relieving police magistrate, Inspector Harrison made…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Judge on Gold Mining Starts Where Worst in Racing Ends
"Although there are exceptions to the rule, gold mining generally begins where the worst nature of horse racing knocks off." said Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rise in Gold London
The price of gold rose sharply by 7½d. to 1393 per fine ounce, and is now only 9d. below the record high price touched in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cemetery Ghonts Obtain Gold Fund Teeth
A gang of ghouls engaged in decapitating recently buried corpses to obtaining gold fillings from teeth has been discovered by the police at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Million of Gold Precious Freight on Train AUCKLAND
Gold weighing five and a half tons and valued at a million pounds, was carried by the express train to Wellington…
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