Shortage of Coal
ADELAIDE, Monday.—There is an acute shortage of coal in Adelaide and West Australia, consumers being unable to get supplies to replace those which were on hand…
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Mining & the mines, 1918
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Desert Gold and the Newmarket
SYDNEY, Monday.—The trainer of Desert Gold states no definite plans have been made in regard to that horse and the Newmarket. She may run in the race or may…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The president of the Colliery Employees' Federation states that the conditions at Pelaw Main and Richmond Main collierics are not…
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The Australian soldier abroad cannot resist the temptation of telling stories about his native land to credulous listeners, and as he has met in England so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Trouble Peter Bowling in Disgrace. SYDNEY
A conference of miners and officers representing the Federation and the Stanford and Merthyr Lodge, was held at the latter place yesterday, to make…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Desert Gold Helps the Soldier
When Desert Gold races in Australia, it will be only in w.f.a. events. T. H. Lowry, the owner, offered his wife the net profits for the benefit of patriotic…
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On the magpie track at Randwick this morning Desert Gold although not all out put up a record half mile sprint, covering the distance in 49 sees…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Contract. More Likely to Be Heard
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The northern colliery proprietors, in referring to the protest they made against the contract between the Victorian Government and Mr. John Brown,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Collapse in W.A. "Like an Earthquake." PERTH
A great collapse in the Co-operative Collieries Company's Mine, at Collie, occurred early yesterday morning: the shock was felt all over the town, like an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"John Brown's Contract." Newcastle Coal Owners' Protest. NEWCASTLE
Coal owners here say that New South Wales has not heard the last of their protest against the Victorian-John Brown coal contract, the matter will not be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pelaw Main and Richmond Main. Miners Complain of Victimisation SADNEY
Mr. Baddeley, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, speaking at Newcastle, said the conditions at Pelaw Main and Richmond Maid were not…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The whole work of coal loading at Newcastle ceased at 10 o'clock last night owing to a disputer between the Railway Department and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Coal Holdup. Trouble at Newcastle. NEWCASTLE
The Railway Department and Steamship Owners' Association, being unable to settle the difficulty as to who should pay the "pin bosses" the whole work…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—It is reported that a meeting between the officers of the Northern Miners' Federation and representatives of the Proprietors' Association will be held…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Naval Thrust. Heligoland Bight Battle. Details of Operations. Penet Rating the Mine Fields. (Renter
LONDON, Wednesday.—Details are now available of the thrust into Heligoland Bight by the British light forces on the 17th November. The objective was to penetrate the…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Federal Cabinet has approved of the Coal Board's Conference suggestion that a coal pool be formed, but amended the Conference's proposal…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Desert Gold arrived at Flemington to-day, and will run her first race in Australia in the St. George's Stakes at Caulfield to-morrow week…
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Live fish have been found in the bottom of a Transvaal gold mine, in a vertical shaft 3800ft deep. They were barbel, from 6in. to 12in. long,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australasia. Australian Shipping. Establishment of a Coal Pool
MELBOUENE, Friday.—An important statement regarding the organisation of Australian shipping has been made by the Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes. He said Admiral…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accident at Victorian State Coal Mine. Melbourne
James Trevillian, rushing in front of a pony hauled string of skips at the State coal mine yesterday, in order to warn the driver that a shot was about to…
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