Reported Gold Find
It is reported from Grafton that a rich gold find has been made at the Upper Clarence, where it is said Messrs. A. and H. Bancroft got on to…
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Mining & the mines, 1916
719 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 36
Necessary Commodities the Price of Coal and Oil. Sydney
Representatives of the oil trade in Sydney wai[?]ted on the Necessary Commodities' Control Commission to-day with the application for permission to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Gold Consignment. LONDON
The New York liner Baltic, brought from Liverpool gold amounting to seven millions sterling. It is the largest consignment since the war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Scarce in Greece. London
The Premier of Greece (M. Skouloudis) has published decree restricting the 1:hating of Greek streets, and limiting the hours during which theatres…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Coast Collieries. Serious Dispute. Sydney
All the district collieries in the Illawarra district were idle to-day over the hours question except Keira and Coalcliff. The men demand eight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gold Yield. a Big Increase. Coal and Copper Output. Sydney
The gold yield for 11 months of the past year, reports Pittman, amounted to 124,982 ounces fine, was valued at £488,415, an increase of 6,290 ounces fine,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bag of Gold Disappears
SYDNEY, Monday.—Percy Pilcher, a bookmaker, brought home £700, mostly in gold, from Randwick races on Saturday afternoon. The following day Pilcher and his son…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Interest. Wonderful Gold Find
Arthur Bancroft, a well-known miner, arrived at Grafton recently with news of a wonderfully rich gold find on the Upper Clarence. In four days he got out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Gold and Silver Fund
Mr. Braine, manager, Commercial Bank, Casino, acknowledges the following donations towards this fund—Rev Canon Ware, old silver watch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Affairs. Miners' Dissatisfaction. the Eight Hour Bill
SYDNEY, Sunday,—The manner in which the Eight Hours Bill was dealt with in the Legislative Council has caused great dissatisfaction among miners and others concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Gold. Left in Egypt. London
Financial papers state that the Australians left behind them in Egypt a million sovereigns and half sovereigns. The populace is beginning to feel the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enemy Springs a Mine. New Year on the British Front
LONDON, Monday.—The enemy, says General Sir Douglas Haig, sprang a mine on Sunday in front of our trenches east of Givenchy, but did not try to occupy the crater. Our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Coal Mine
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Negotiations practically have "been completed for starting the State coal mine at Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Mine Exploded
VANCOUVER, Monday.—A Berlin communiquc says:—A largo mine was exploded north of La Bassee-Bcthuiie road. Enemy trendies were, blown in and the occupants in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conscription. the New Bill. Ireland Excluded. Lengthy List of Exemptions. The Salonica Sensation. Fresh Greek Protests. A Network of Intrigues. Australian Troopship Sunk. The Western Front, British Operations. Mines Exploded. Enemy's Lines Bombed. London
General Sir Douglas Haig reports as follows on the British operations on the Western front enemy sprung a mine in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whole World Waiting. President Wilson and the Persia Outrage. Wholesale Arrests by Allies at Salonika. Greek Government's Protest. Official Declaration of War on Austria by Albania. South Wales Miners' Executive Passes Resolution Against Conscription. the Balkans. Prevention of Air Raids
SALONIKA, Monday.—The Allies are taking action to prevent air raids at Salonika. "The utilisation of the Serbian army here is being considered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Touching the Miners
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—As the result of the Wallabies' march through the northern, coal fields their numbers will be increased by 100 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Affairs. Southern Miners' Strike
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The stoppage of work on the South Coast mines affects 2000 men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labor Affairs. Miners Again Idle
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The southern coal miners were again idle to-day. A great meeting will be held at Bulli to-morrow to discuss the grievances…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Coal Field Paralysed. Wheelers Refuse Rise in Wages
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A strike occurred this morning, paralysing practically the whole of the Maitland coal field, and throwing a couple of thousand men and youths idle…
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