Exploring Mine Fields
With a view of stimulating gold mining and ecological development in Canada, between 40 and 50 surveying parties have gone into the various…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1937
2,624 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 132
Heavy Shipments Weekly Coal Exports
Coal loadings at the cranes at Carrington for the week, June 25-July 1, were satisfactory. They exceeded the previous week's shipment. Coal shipped,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Two Mines Subside Deep Cavities at Wallsend
Two mine subsidences occurred in the Wallsend municipality as a result of the recent heavy rains…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Claims of the Miners. Lodges to Meet
Combined meetings of miners' lodges in the north will be held on Tuesday to deal with the log of claims recently submitted by the miners to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Footpath Hole Wallsend Subsidence Old Brookstown Mine Recalled
Adding weight to the overburden, the rain of the past few weeks caused an oldmine subsidence in Platt-street, Brookstown, Wallsend. Crossed by a line of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Good Month Newcastle Coal Trade 232,503 Tons Shipped
Newcastle coal trade was brisk in June. Although less than the shipments for April and May, the figures exceeded shipments in January, February, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gold and Minerals Northern Australia Reports From Fields (Contributed.)
Mr. J. A. McDonald, Secretary of the North Australia Workers' Union, and a former mine deputy, speaking to the Darwin Rostrum Club, recently, suggested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil From Coal Mr. R. James's Plea Experts' Reports Doubted
A plea for greater activity by the Government towards the establishment of the oil from coal industry was made in the House of Representatives by Mr. R…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mines Flooded North Auckland Damage Three Men Were Trapped Wellington (N.z.)
Serious damage has been caused by big floods in the North Auckland district, the greatest loss being at Hikurangi, where the coalmines were flooded. Work will be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Three Pits Idle Aberdare Central Dispute Extends Safety Issue Men Claim Coal-cutter Is Dangerous
The dispute at Aberdare Central colliery has extended to Aberdare and Aberdare Extended, and the three collieries are idle. About 1500…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →France Off Gold First Time Since 1928 Devaluation of Franc Penalties for Profiteering (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, July 2
For the first time since 1928 France officially went off the gold standard yesterday. The low rate reached by the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Northern Mines Collieries Work Good Times
Six collieries on the Northern Coalfields worked full time, and eight pits worked a day less than full time during the fortnight. Details furnished by the shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Damage in N. ZEALAND Coal Mine To Be Abandoned AUCKLAND
Hikurang township is threatened with ruin following a decision by the Hikirangi Coal Company to abandon operations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kurri Mines Working
The two Kurri collieries. Pelaw Main and Richmond Main, were again working to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal-oil—just Another Hope
THE Victorian Premier (Mr. Dunstan) is the latest Australian to return home with a broken lance after a tilt at the at the oil-from-coal windmills. Some months ago it was reported in the cable news, after Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Stay Idle Three Aberdare Mines
A deputation waited upon the Superintendent of the Caledonian Collieries Ltd. (Mr. N. J. Clark) during the week-end and discussed with him the position which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First Coal Shipments Sealers Turned Colliers
More than a year before Lieutenant John Shortland discovered Newcastle a party of men fishing off South Head…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Log of Claims Mass Meetings To-morrow
The miners' log of claims which were served on the owners 10 days ago will be further dealt with at stop-work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Fight for Safety" Central Miners to Stay Out
Miners from Aberdare Central, Aberdare Extended and Aberdare collieries have confirmed their decision to refrain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Over Old Mine Subsidence at Wallsend 40Ft. Hole on Private Land
A private property off Macquarie-street, Wallsend, was the scene of, another serious subsidence, as a result of recent soaking rain having increased the load above…
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