"Not Promising" Batlow Goldfield Report to Minister Sydney
The Minister for Mines (Mr. R. S. Vincent) has received a further report from the Geological Surveyor (Mr. E. J. Kenny) concerning gold prospects on the Batlow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1935
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45 Miners Trapped African Gold Mine Disaster Rush of Water
CAPE TOWN, Wednesday, Frantic efforts are being made to rescue three Europeans and 42 natives, who have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Collieries
The collieries in the Northern district will be idle to-day, in consequence of the observance of Anzac Day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Unity Committee
The Northern Vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kollock) attended a meeting of the Cessnock District Mineworkers' Unity Committee last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Small Mines Problem
The Miners' Federation campaign against the operation of small collieries was discussed at a meeting of the Cessnock Miners' Unity Committee at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Reduction of Hands Richmond Main Colliery Drastic Action Likely
The position of Richmond Main miners is reported to be becoming serious. It is likely that there will be heavy reductions in the number of employees before the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Claim for £8000 Wonthaggi Miners MELBOURNE
An assurance that the Cabinet would shortly give sympathetic consideration to the claim by the Wonthaggi miners for £8000, which the special Harnetty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →43 DROWNED African Mine Disaster CAPETOWN, April 24
Three Europeans and 40 natives were drowned in the Machavie gold mine, about 15 miles from Potchefstroom, which was reopened after the Union abandoned the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Government Nominees on Hospital Board Protest by Miners
If miners' lodges in the Cessnock district adopt the recommendation of Cessnock Miners' Unity Committee, four members of Cessnock Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Search Abandoned Lasseter's Gold Reef Heavy Sand Deposits Sydney
Heavy sand deposits 150 miles from Alice Springs were responsible for the abandonment of the first official expedition to locate Lasseter's gold reef. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Waratah Miners
The president of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. T. Hoare) attended a meeting of the South Waratah Miners' Lodge to-day. A local dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Busy Coal Trade
During the three days the cranes worked this week. 40,848 tons of coal were loaded by ships. The daily shipments were:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners' Board of Management
The Northern Miners' Committee of Management will meet at the Newcastle Trades Hall on Monday at 9.15 a.m. to discuss many matters of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold Washed Up by Sea Treasures Believed Lost in Armada
Terrific seas are washing up old gold at Portland, Dorset, and in Chesil Cove, where the throwing up of the shingle has exposed the blue clay…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Price of Gold
The price fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the Melbourne Mint, for the week ended April 10, is at the rate of approximately £8/2/4½ per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold and Minerals Stagnant Gold Reports From Fields
The future of gold presented a problem of world-wide significance to mankind. On just what will happen to gold as a result of man's changing view point in relation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Modern Buildings Use of Coal-burning Appliances Utilisation of Coal
A lecture on the application of coal and coal-burning appliances in modern buildings was given at the Building Centre by Mr. H. L. Pirie, chief engineer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Northern Miners Observance of Employment Customs
The Executive of the Northern Miners' Federation stated yesterday that it had been brought under their notice that men were accepting work at collieries in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Holidays Upset Working Time at Northern Mines
The holidays caused interruptions to the working time of northern mines during the past fortnight. The maximum time, seven days, was worked by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Export Holidays Interfere with Trade Brighter Business Expected
The quantity of coal, including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 26,365 tons, of which 3400 tons represented…
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