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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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Heavily reduced coal output on the northern field today was an aftermath of the floods. Although there were no stoppages for industrial disputes, it was one of the worst working days for a long time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DARWIN, Monday.—A rich gold find is reported between Batchelor and the Adelaide River. The gold is said to have been located on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After strong opposition it was decided this afternoon to abandon the proposal to bomb the burning Cessnock No. 2 Colliery from the air. The manager of the colliery (Mr. W. Barrett) said that the present method of blasting-in the craters on the fire perimeter and forming…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arrangements made yesterday to bomb the glazing Cessnock No. 2 colliery from the air to-day were halted late last night by the Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford). Mr. Drakeford acted on an approach on behalf of many of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BLOEMFONTEIN (South Africa), April 22.—Ten thousand whites and 40,000 natives will find jobs in four gold mines that are expected to begin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →DARWIN, Tuesday.—Major E. Schwenke, of Inverell, New South Wales, is said to be the ex-A.I.F. officer who discovered a rich gold find…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Men worked overtime to fill a hole leading to the tunnels at Maitland Main yesterday. About 2,500,000 gallons of floodwater…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Because of floodings caused by last week's rains, the following mines remained idle:—Wallarah, Bloomfield, Belmont. Maitland Main, North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) left at the conference at Cessnock yesterday with representatives of Cessnock citizens…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Recent floods are still interfering with coal production in the north, seven tunnels, involving a loss' of 2000 tons, being idle today because…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The present disastrous fire at Cessnock No. 2 Colliery and heavy production loss due to flooding warranted an investigation of the methods of coal extraction, said the Northern Vice-President (Mr. H. Scanlon) this morning. The position was arising, said Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →If blasting operations are successful today at the burning Cessnock No. 2 Colliery, there is a good chance that the workable section of the mine will be in production in about a week, said the manager (Mr. W. Barrett) today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Wednesday.—The great gold rush surged forward with new impetus yesterday and gave London Stock Exchange dealers one of the most turbulent days in their history. So great was the demand for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The bigger of the two remaining small mines at Wallsend, Elermore Tunnel, is among the mines idle through flooding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The fire in Cessnock No. 2 colliery seems to be spreading. It now covers five acres. A conference at Cessnock yesterday decided to abandon the plan to bomb the fire continuing with the method of blowing in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →With disputes at three collieries, a stoppage at another because of the funeral of an employee killed on Tuesday, a fire at Cessnock No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It appeared that the Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) wanted the Mines Department to collect as much money as possible and have no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DARWIN, Wednesday.—Major E. Sehwenke, of Inverell, has applied for three more 20-acre leases of an area in the Northern Territory, where…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The position at the burning Cessnock No. 2 colliery is still charged with potential danger, but mining experts considered that there was a very noticeable improvement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There were no stoppages as a result of industrial disputes at mines on the northern coalfields today, but production was down…
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