Moonem Coal Monster Power Scheme Outlined County Council Still Active Power at ½d Per Unit
Northern Star · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 7
Speaking at a meeting of the Richmond River County Council, the chairman, Ald. L. F. Benaud (Mayor of Coraki), remarked that during, the year a good deal of energy had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aberdare Miners Fined
Northern Star · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 5
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Seven wheelers were fined £5 each by a special committee meeting of the Aberdare Central M[?]ers' Lodge for having been the cause of throwing the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coke Strike. Miners Refuse Arbitration
The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 7
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Miners' Federation has refused to have the coke, strike settled by arbitration. A resolution of the unions central council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Deep Mines. Brazil Holds the Record
The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4
Dr. T. T. Ried, of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, in a recent address stated that Brazil still contains the mine that goes the deepest below the surface of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dangerous Coal Mines
Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2
SYDNEY, Friday.--A report on the alleged dangerous condition of the Maitland coal mines has resulted in a movement amongst the men to press…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Refuse Work
Northern Star · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 5
WEST MAITLAND, Friday:—The employees of the Abermain No. 2 colliery to-day refused to enter the workings and returned home…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Discovery
Northern Star · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 5
Gold, apparently in payable quantity, has been found in an old working at Harrington Tops. Many people have hurried to the spot. The discovery of gold in this area…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coke Strike Miners Refuse Arbitration
Northern Star · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 5
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Miners' Federation refuses to have the coke strike settled by arbitration. Mr. J. B. Holme, Industrial Registrar,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Contrary Mood Miners Refuse Arbitration
Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 5
SYDNEY, Friday.--The Coal Miners' Federation has refused to have the coke strike settled by arbitration, and Mr. Holme (Industrial Registrar) intends to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deserted Mines Evil Days in Drake District
Northern Star · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 5
DRAKE, Friday.—There is not a mine working at Drake. The town was never so low. The Silver King mine, which was thought to be the last hope of the old…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Better Than Gold Dr. Page on Dairying
Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 4
No industry excels dairying in the solidity with which it builds up a town or a district, according to the opinion of Dr. Earle Page, expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Danger in the Mines Men Demand Inquiry. Stoppage of Work Threatened
Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 5
NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Aggregate meetings of miners will be held at Cessnock on Sunday, when the report of the check inspector in regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Mines Idle. Miners Refuse to Descend
The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 3
SYDNEY, Monday.—The position of the coalfields in the Cessnock district is regarded as serious. Three mines are idle because the men refused to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Collieries Comparison with British. Visitor's Favorable Comments
Tweed Daily · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 3
LONDON, Saturday.--Mr. McDonald, of the Northern Colleries Association, in a statement to the Australian Press Association on the eve of his departure,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Mines and Conditions. Compared with England
The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 3
SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. C. M. McDonald (president of the Northern Collieries) is about to return from England. He says that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rumored Coal Strike. No Possibility of Developing
The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 3
SYDNEY, Monday.—Despite alarmist rumors as to the probability of a general strike at the coal mines, it is stated on the best authority that there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Demand Inquiry
Northern Star · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 5
NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Serious trouble is threatened on the Maitland and Cessnock coalfields, where the idle miners or three collieries have decided to insist on a Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Richmond's Hope. Electricity From Moonem Coal
The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 4
Speaking at a meeting of the Bichmond River County Council, the Chairman, Aid. L. P. Benaud, remarked that during the year a good deal of energy had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Gold New York Bank's Big Purchase (Australian Press Association.)
Northern Star · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 6
NEW YORK, Saturday.—The New York National City Bank has announced the purchase of 1,750,000 dollars worth of gold in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Forgot the Coal Train." Head on Collision
Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 2
SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Three passengers were injured in a head on collision between a passenger and a goods train at Adamstown, near Newcastle…
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