Gold Now Worth £10 Ounce Sydney
Quotations for gold in Australian currency have reached new record high levels. Prices fixed by the Commonwealth Bank for gold lodged at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1939
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Dismissal of Old Man 1000 Miners Strike in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
About 1000 men are affected by a strike which originated in the Glen Afton and MacDonald coalmines through the dismissal of an old man, whom the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Control of Currency Defence Precaution New Powers for Bank No Private Possession of Gold CANBERRA
Stringent emergency regulations to conserve the monetary resources of Australia were proclaimed by the Government to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Bathe to Music English Colliery Comforts LONDON. August 10
"At some collieries miners bathe to music from a radio relay service or a gramophone with loudspeakers At others, baskets of growing flowers are placed in the bathhouse or locker rooms." This statement — showing the growing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners' Federation
The Acting Vice-president of the Northern branch of the Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) was occupied on the top field yesterday. He conferred…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Collieries and Water Supply Cessnock, Bloomfield South
At a meeting of the Hunter District Water Board yesterday the shipping manager of Cessnock Collieries Ltd. applied for water to the company's Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →To-day's Accidents Miners Injured
Struck by a fall of coal while at work at Richmond Main Colliery to-day. Harry Morgan, 45. of the Station Hotel, Kurri. suffered cuts to the head,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Record Gold Price £10/6/7 Paid at Mints SYDNEY
The Commonwealth Bank announced to-day that for gold lodged at the Melbourne and Perth Mints during the week ended Friday, £10/6/7 per ounce fine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Supplies at Low Ebb N.Z. Conference Called Wellington (N.z.)
The Minister for Labour (Mr. H. T. Armstrong) has called a compulsory conference to settle the Auckland coalmining dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Miners
The Acting Vice-President of the Northern Miners (Mr. J. Kellock), returned this afternoon from Sydney, where he interviewed the Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Industrial News Shortage of Skips Miners Want More Clippers at Aberdare Colliery Stops Work
The management having refused the claim for additional clippers at the clipping stations, the men decided to return home from Aberdare colliery yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →AFTER 100 Days' Work Miners Hold Celebration Strike
"A Hundred Days Without a Stoppage"—yesterday headline brought fame to the men of Aberdare Extended colliery. They had gained a distinction that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Novel Tax on Gold in South Africa Cape Town
The Minister for Finance (Mr N. C. Havenga) has announced that the Government intends next session to take power to appropriate—apart from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bush Fire Near Houses On Coal Point Road Beaten Out with Bushes
A number of houses were in danger from a bush fire on the Kilaben-Coal Point-road last night. Some of the properties were only 400 feet from the fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gold Rod and Mildura Show Speed Royal Chief's Smart Three Furlongs Reading Defeats Tel Asur At Victoria Park Great Trial by Adios Sydney
Fastest times by Spring horses at Randwick to-day were registered on the tan track, which provided greater opportunities. Gold Rod. Mildura, Royal Chief, Moorsotis, Adios and Beau Repaire showed to greatest advantage…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Central Mine to Close If Metal Prices Do Not Improve Broken Hill
Employees of the Central Mine were informed by notices posted up at the mine to-day that productive operations would cases and the mine would be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mildura and Epsom Support Follows Withdrawal of Gold Rod from Mile
A feature of the discussion on the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps to-day was the introduction of Mildura into the betting for the mile race. Mildura is a…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Bush and Grass on Fire Cockle Creek, Coal Point Firemen Quell Two Outbreaks
A fire in an adjoining paddock threatened Cockle Creek railway station buildings yesterday afternoon. Boolaroo Fire Brigade arrived about 2.15 p.m. Thick…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gold Rod for Canterbury Stakes Dashing Cavalier to Win the Guineas Hilarious And Paddy The Rip Are Also Likely
To-morrow's Canterbury Stakes should provide an interesting race between Gold Rod and Brazandt, with the former the likely winner. Beau Vite, a New Zealander with an impressive record, may…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Disputes: Conferences
The Acting Vice President of the Northern Miners' Federation (Mr. J. Kellock) stated to-day that he had arranged a conference for Monday at…
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