Gold Cup Marengo Has Consistent Form
Marengo has been so consistent at recent starts that he should win the Peter Moore Gold Cup, of one mile. He has only 8.1, has been placed at each of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
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Gold Price £10/12/6 SYDNEY
The price for gold lodged at the Mint yesterday was fixed to-day by the Commonwealth Bank at £10/12/6 an oz. fine. Sovereigns remained unchanged at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Not Every Mine on Cessnock Field Will Resume Work
At least, one colliery on the Cessnock field, and probably two, will not work when collieries resume operations on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Marengo May Win at Moorefield Strong Field in Peter Moore Gold Cup Korimako and Rex Selected for Other Races SYDNEY
Marengo, who is well handicapped, is expected to win the Peter Moore Gold Cup, of one mile, at Moorefield to-morrow. The field is almost of Epsom Handicap standard and it will not be an easy race to win. Micawber and Bramol may be Marengo's…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Two Miners Injured
Two miners were injured to-day on their first working day of 1940. Serious Injury was suffered by David Cook, 67. miner, of Ferguson-street. Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Western Mines Resume Lithgow
Four mines on the western coalfield resumed to-day after the Christmas and New Year break. There were some absentees this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners' Ballot for A. L. P. Conferences
The Northern Miners' Returning Officer (Mr. L. Halliday) has called for nominations for five representatives to attend the metropolitan-provincial and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liner Hit Mine Towed to Port London
One Lascar was killed And 13 Lascars injured when the liner City of Marseilles (8317 tons) struck a mine off the Scottish…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Official Dies at Sea Sydney
A grim night to save the life of an ailing Australian was defeated by tropic heat aboard a Dutch liner which arrived in Sydney to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Framing a Policy for Miners Meetings of Lodges This Week Sydney
Miners' leaders will commence a series of coalfields meetings to-morrow at Wollongong to decide policy in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germans Can Burn Coal If They Can Get It London
Swiss reports from Berlin state that everybody's is trying to buy coal, since Marshal Goering's new decree declared that householders must fetch their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining World Returns to Work Rejuvenated After Holiday Spell
ALMOST EN MASSE, a holidaying community has returned to its Cessnock homes. During the wee-end there was the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soviet Trade Pact with China Russian Coal Production Increased LONDON, January 7
It is reported from Moscow that the Praesidium has ratified the Soviet-Chinese trade pact signed on June 16. The newspaper "Izvestia" states that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To-day's Accidents Miners Injured
Wallace Dawson (30), miner, of North Coast street, Aberdare, fractured his left forearm when he was Jammed between a horse and a prop at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A.l.p. Representation for Miners
The Returning Officer of the Northern Miners (Mr. L. Halliday), with the Assistant Secretary (Mr. J. B. Simpson), is engaged counting the vote for the election…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fifty Miners to Be Dismissed at Seaham No. 2
Seaham No. 2 Colliery, the last of the four collieries operating at West Wallsend. is to cavil out nearly 50 of its employees…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Public Short of Coal London, January 8
Reports received in Switzerland from Berlin state that everybody is trying to buy coal, since Marshal Goering's new decree declaring that householders must…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Miner Seriously Hurt in Fall of Coal
A fall of coal at Aberdare Central colliery yesterday seriously injured David Cook, 67, miner, of Ferguson-street, Cessnock, Cook had several ribs on the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Northern Coal Mine Disputes
Two disputes at Millfield Greta Colliery remain unsettled. They are in respect to seniority on the coal-cutting machines and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mine Accidents
Two mineworkers were injured yesterday in accidents at Aberdare and Aberdare Central collieries. Wallace Dawson, 30, miner, of…
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