Nazi Magnetic Mines Secrets Revealed LONDON, March 1
Secrets of the German magnetic mine have been revealed for the first time, by a highly placed official. The mines with parachutes attached were dropped from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
2,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 104
Gold Price £10/13/3 SYDNEY
The Commonwealth Bank to-day fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday at £10/13/3 an ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/9/ each…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fire Damage at South Coast Mine Wollongong
A bush fire at Tongarra mine, near Albion Park, which employed 20 men, destroyed bunkers containing 50 tons of coal and the lamp cabin. Damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Alleged to Have Had Gold Ingot Young
George Percival Johnson, 51, was charged at Young Police Court to-day on two counts of having in custody goods suspected of having been stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Revaluation of Dutch Stocks of Gold the Hague
The Dutch parliament to-day authorised revaluation of the gold stocks of Hie Netherlands Bank on the baste of depreciation of the [?] by 18…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alarm in Holland Ban on Coal to Italy London
The British decision to intercept shipments of German coal to Italy through Rotterdam—which came into force to-day—has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No New Moves by Miners Vital Meeting of Combined Executive To-day "Nothing More Can Be Done," Says Mr. Hughes Sydney
No moves were being made by the Miners' leaders other than to prepare for the fight, stated the Secretary of the Combined Mining Unions' Committee (Mr. W. Orr) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Combined Mining Unions to Recommend Strike at Mass Meetings Next Week Hold-up on March 11 If Motion Carried Sydney
A general shrike of all mine workers throughout the Commonwealth may be declared on March 11. Leaders of the engineers and engine-drivers have promised the Combined Mining Unions Committee that they will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Mass Meeting Dates
Dates for the mass meetings of mine workers at which the question of a general strike will be decided were fixed by the Combined Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Safety in Mines Inspector Jack Tells Rotary Club
"The accident record of New South Wales would appear to compare favorably with that in other parts of the mining world, but statistical…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prosecution of Wheeler at Cessnock Court Crowded by Miners
Cessnock courthouse was crowded to-day for the hearing of a prosecution brought by the management of Aberdare Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Air Photographs Mine of Information to Expert Over Siegfried Line
Royal Air Force reconnaissance planes have made a complete photographic map of the Siegfried Line. What does an aerial photograph tell?…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dutch Gold Stocks Revalued the Hague, March 3
The Dutch Parliament has authorised revaluation of the gold stocks of the Netherlands Bank op the basis of depreciation of the florin by 18 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miner Died From Injuries Caught in Fall of Coal
Robert Punton, 55, of Bolton Point, who was injured on Tuesday in a fall of coal at Northern Extended colliery, Teralba, died in Wallsend Hospital on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Ban Enforced on Italy Colliers Loading At Rotterdam LONDON
Despite the fact that Britain's ban on German coal going to Italy came into operation at midnight on Friday, Italian colliers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mine Deputies Seek Change in Award Want Forty-hour Week Claims Heard In Newcastle
A 40-hour week and a wage of not less than £8 a week are sought by the Newcastle Deputies and Shotfirers' Association in a claim…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seizure of Coal for Italy Not Related to Trade Negotiations (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 3
In connection with the delayed application to exports of coal from Germany, destined for Italy, or the reprisal Order-in-Council of November 27, under which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Mass Meetings on Wednesday Coal Strike Now Set Down for March 11 Mr. Hughes Sees Ray of Hope in Postponement
Aggregate meetings of members of the Combined Mining Unions will be held in the North on Wednesday. Collieries at which federation men are working will be idle that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Electrical Plant In Mines Two Years Allowed to Remodel Coal Mines Bill
The seventh schedule of the Coal Mines Regulation (Amendment) Bill, to be submitted to Parliament next session, covers at length the regulations to be observed in the installation and use of electrical equipment in coal mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Protest at Lithgow Lithgow
The Western Miners' Federation lodged a protest with the Mines Department because of the alleged refusal of the management of Commonwealth Colliery…
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