Mine Used First Locomotive
The first locomotive was built for an English coal mine 150 years ago…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1953
18 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers
Two Hundred Chemicals From a Lump of Coal
Technicians of the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Co. expect to extract more than 200 chemicals from coal, reports a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold in Footpath
A slug of almost pure gold was dug out of the footpath in Hanbury Street, opposite Mt. Lyell Hotel, Kalgoorlie, by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal by Pipeline British "Colliery to Consumer" Scheme
A single pipeline, stretching for more than a hundred miles, may one day pump large-size coal into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Common Gold
"I think it was Mozart who said he enjoyed himself in Great Britain, although too many of the natives suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sydney's Coal Gas Supply Low Sydney
Stocks of gas coal at Mortlake were down to 15,000 tons today, a spokesman for the company said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Coal Loss Newcastle
Twenty-nine mines, with a total production, loss of 18,680 tons, were idle on the Northern fields today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners to be Dismissed Sydney, Monday
A B.H.P. representative announced today that all employees of the John Darling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cloth of Gold Woven by 16-Year-old Boy
The honour of weaving a part of the robes which Queen Elizabeth II will wear at her. Coronation on June 2 has been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Manager Gives Evidence At Doyle Inquiry Sydney, Monday
A former mining company manager, whose written statement was described by Mr. G. Wallace, Q.C., as "a curious mixture of truth, half-truths and falsehoods" was a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Profits Revealed Sydney
When the Doyle Royal Commission resumed this morning Mr. I. Duffy, a barrister…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Highlighs on Snowy Project GOLD--
One problem the Snowy Mountains Authority has not been able to solve, is what will happen if a gold seam is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold, Dry Winter
The dry winter has been responsible for a succession of very low temperatures for a considerable period…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in State Coal Mine Sydney
A fire in the State coal mine at Lithgow flared up again today and is out of control…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mines Department Official Suspended Sydney
A Mines Department employee has been suspended from duty following investigation into the purchase of chaff for the State mine at Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pressure Mine Soviet Threat
The pressure mine known to be in Russia's possession, is a naval threat "so deadly that it may be capable of rendering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rich Gold Find Reported Bathurst
Two miners claim they have struck a rich seam at a gold mine at Turendale, about 20 miles from Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ashford Coal Prospect
The North West County Council has adopted a recommendation by its Consulting Engineer, Mr. H. G. Carter,…
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