Wild Statements Newcastle's Coal Reference to "Antediluvian Works" CANBERRA
"The Newcastle district could be one of the richest coal areas in the world, but its antediluvian works employ machines which in Europe…
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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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"The Newcastle district could be one of the richest coal areas in the world, but its antediluvian works employ machines which in Europe…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The dispute at Dudley colliery will be considered at a special meeting of the men, at neon to-morrow. This will be held at Charlestown…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Queen Elizabeth to-day had her first fitting for her Coronation gowns from Norman Hartnell, the Australian designer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Rod and Pamelus, who will race in the C. M. Lloyd Stakes at Flemington on Saturday, were interesting workers at Caulfield this morning. The honors were with Gold Rod, who ran a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The two Kurri collieries, Richmond Main and Pelaw Main, were again working to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After discussing the dispute at Dudley mine, where the management has threatened to call in outside labor, Dudley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arthur McDonald, 53, a miner employed at Bellbird colliery, and residing in Kalingo-street. Bellbird, was struck by a fall of coal yesterday. He received injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnson), in returning a verdict of accidental death following an inquiry at Cessnock Courthouse yesterday into the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., stated last night at a meeting on the Coalfields that the time had arrived when the people should determine that Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Finance Minister (M. Yuki) announces that Japan wilt ship £3,000,000 worth of cold to the United States. It is understood that such shipments…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain deluged the gold fields, 144 points being recorded in half an hour at Kalgoorlie. A ten years old boy was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Having been absent from the district at the request of the Central Board of Management, making an endeavour, along with my colleagues, to again make…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The adjourned conference with respect to Burwood colliery was held at the office of the company, and was attended by the General Superintendent of Collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Girls of the Newcastle Domestic Science School are shown as they gathered in force at the Ocean Baths yesterday morning to cheer their comrades who took part in the swimming events. The picture on the right shows some of the competitors ready to plunge into the water…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A pit-top meeting of the members of the Dudley miners' lodge was held yesterday. This was convened by the Northern Executive of the federation, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Less coal was exported from Newcastle this week. Shipments, including bunkers, for places beyond the State totalled 41,431 tons, compared with 66,467…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Twenty-three members of the crew are reported to have lost their lives when the Greek oil-tanker Loukia sank in Spanish waters, after striking a mine…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →As German rearmament has progressed, more men have worked longer hours in the Gallivare and Kiruna mines of Swedish Lapland, beyond the Arctic circle. Exports of [?]ore to Germany rose from 1,57,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"All that glitters is not gold." Those in the fifties of last century, who did not realise the cogency of this remark, did so when shortly after 1851, the gold discoveries in Australia startled the world…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Officials of the Northern Miners' Federation, the lodges, and the management conferred at Aberdare and Aberdare Extended pits to-day…
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