Coal Point and Kilaben Bay Emergency Relief Work
A petition, signed by 94 ratepayers, including 10 business people, is to be presented to the Lake Shire Council, through the Toronto Urban Council, urging…
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Mining & the mines, 1934
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Twists Make Coal Pt. Road Dangerous Petition Well Received by Council
Claiming that the road from Toronto to Coal Point round the foreshores of the lake was extensively used and that its narrowness and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Full of Gold the Modern Galleons for America New York
A new gold shower descended to-day upon the United States with the arrival of the liners Berengaria and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Elrington Mine Dispute
The vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) stated this morning that he had arranged a conference with the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Gold-mad World
ROBINSON CRUSOE, sorrowfully apostrophising the gold saved from the wreck as base and useless dross, gives the note to mankind in this year of grace 1934. "The world," says Sir Robert Johnson (Deputy Master of the Instead of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Moonan Flat Gold Find Rich Reef Tapped Scone
Reports concerning the gold find on Martin's Creek, Moonan Flat, near Scone, where a rabbit trapper uncapped a reef whilst setting a trap…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Export 39,105 Tons for Week Fair Trade Expected
The quantity of coal, including bankers shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 39,105 tons, of which 7200 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Higher Bank Rate Discourage Export of Gold PARIS, February 8
The bank rate was raised to-day from 2½ to 3 per cent. presumably to discourage the withdrawal of gold for the United States. The more also has a deflationary…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Use of Coal Suggestions for Extension Committee to Inquire Sydney
With a view to finding work for the unemployed workers in the coalmining industry, the Newnes Investigation Committee, under the Chairmanship of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Elrington Colliery
Work will be resumed at Elrington colliery today, after five weeks' idleness. The Vice-president of the Northern Miners (Mr. Kellock) will this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Conditions
Sir,—The statement by Mr. C. McDonold, chairman of the Coal Proprietors' Association, has aroused considerable dissent amongst the miners here. I refer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Work at Mines
Richmond Main Colliery was the idle to-day, while Pelaw Main, Stanford Main No. 1. Hebburn Nos. 1 and 2 resumed work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Dollar Nears Parity London
The gold exchange value of the gold dollar, thanks to the heavy gold shipment to America, and possibly also the retardation of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Council Assistance Recommended Wonthaggi Dispute Sydney
The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) stated to-night that the Council had endorsed the action of the Corrimal miners in coming out on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Colliery Accidents
Two victims of colliery accidents were admitted to the Kurri Kurri District Hospital yesterday. Thomas Bower, 47, of Wallsend-street, Kurri Kurri, was struck…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wallarah Miners
The District President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Jack), who was occupied, at the meeting of the Central Council in Sydney for the greater part of last…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cessnock No. 2 Colliery
An inspection of Cessnock No. 2 colliery showed flat that ventilation was sluggish in the specials, and recently black damp had found its way from the goaf on to the working places…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Abermain No. 1 Colliery
Following an inspection occupying three days of Abermain No. 1 colliery the ventilation readings were found as follows—West slants 17.2[?]0 cubic feet minute for 35 men and six horses:…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Elrington Colliery at Work Again
Elrington Colliery resumed work to-day. Though at the termination of the strike last week the men resumed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Delegation to Russia Attitude of Miners' Lodges
The Delegation Committee, which is interested in the proposal to send delegates' from the South Maitland coalfields to the May Day celebrations in Russia this year…
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