Northern Mines Idle on Anzac Day
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Anzac Day will be observed as a public holiday in mines in the Northern District, but not in the South and West…
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Mining & the mines, 1946
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Fortunes Made in African Gold Find
LONDON, April 17. A.A.P.—A small cylinder of rock from a South African gold mine yesterday put £12,000,000 into the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Those who blindly advocated nationalisation of the coal industry would find little comfort in the stand being taken…
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In the report of the address given by Mr. J. Arthur, M.L.A., to the Adamstown A.L.P. on April 4, reference was made to "dye process."…
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Cessnock State Electoral Council decided at Toronto to support the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) in the presentation of the Coal Bill…
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Rain caused a coal production loss of more than 2000 tons yesterday, bringing the gross tonnage loss for the week because of wet weather to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rich Gold Strike Reveals Dead Men's Secret "Herald" Service and A.A.P.
LONDON, April 18.—The announcement of the richest gold strike in the history of South Africa has revealed the secret of two long-dead prospectors. The men vanished many years ago after having made a rich find in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Troopship Through Mine Alley
LONDON.—Scores of mines drifting in the Channel lately as a result of the recent heavy gales constitute a first-degree…
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The fire which broke out in the sealed section of Cessnock No. 2 colliery on Thursday night assumed a more serious aspect…
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NEW YORK, April 19. A.A.P.—Twelve anthracite coalminers were killed at Radford (Virginia) by an explosion which blew a train…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Gives New Life to South Africa
LONDON, Friday.—It seems that the Odendaalsrust gold strike has given South Africa a new and unexpected lease of life, and that gold would remain the economic lifeblood of the Union. Land where mealies today grow…
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FLAMES 50 FEET HIGH and dense smoke pour from the main outlet of the fire in the old workings at Cessnock No. 2 Colliery. An R.A.A.F. officer made an inspection of the fire today, following 5 suggestion that the area be bombed to smother the fire with soil…
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Top: A crater, 130 feet wide and 90 feet deep, on the Cessnock golf links, which are situated over the workings of Cessnock…
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MINE FIRE.—Safety lines were attached to the men working at the edge of one of the huge erat[?]rs created by the raging fires in Cessnock No. 2 Colliery. STRUGGLE For Possession: South League forward, A…
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DARWIN.—News is spreading that a rich gold find has been made between Batchelor and Adelaide River…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Use Bombs to Smother Colliery Fire Manager Appeals To Air Minister
Bombs may be used in an effort to smother the fire a Cessnock No. 2 colliery. The Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) will send experts on low bombing to Cessnock by plane as soon as possible to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Coal Strike Puts 100,000 Out
WASHINGTON, April 21. A.A.P.—Nearly 100,000 were out of work throughout America, because of the soft coalmines strike, which in turn…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Stop Eleven Mines
Eleven Northern mines will be idle to-day as the result of flooding caused by the recent rain. They are: North Wallarah,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CESSNOCK No. 2 Colliery Fire From the Air
An aerial picture of the scene of the underground fire at Cess nock No. 2 Colliery, showing: the main blaze and the surrounding craters caused by subsidences as the fire develops. At left: The main opening of the underground fire with the ashes thrown up clearly visible on the edge of the crater…
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FROM THE AIR.—The Cessnock No. 2 mine fire was still burning today while experts endeavored to decide the best method to be used to extinguish the blaze. This air picture, taken by a "Newcastle Sun" photographer, ahows the fire area.—See other air pictures on Page Seven…
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