Big Washaway at Newcastle Collieries
NEWCASTLE, Friday.--A bank, eight feet high, was washed from under the rails along a distance of 100 yards on the coal mining companies'…
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Mining & the mines, 1927
667 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 34
Gold-nib Fountain Pens.--Stitz
South African maize is selling at 7- per bushel in Sydney market. Prime backfatters sold at last week's Sydney sales to £10; odd ones higher…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Review of Collieries' Year Sydney
There were 207 stoppages at various collieries on the northern coalfields involving a loss in wages of £896,000, according to a report of the Northern Collieries' Association…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deserted Mine on Fire
The Victory gold mine, one of the really good shows of the Charters Towers boom days, was abandoned in 1916. All surface material, such as the poppet legs, engine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What Miners Lost
A return compiled by the Northern Colliery Owners' Association shows that over the past year there were 207 stoppages of work occasioned by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Strikes. Last Year's Wages Losses
A return compiled by the Northern Colliery Owners' Association shows that over 207 stoppages of work occasioned by industrial troubles in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic News "Black" Shows. Miners Criticised
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The action of the miners in declaring "black" some of the shows in the South Coast districts was criticised by Mr. Perkins,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colliery Strike Sydney
The Aberdare Extended mine was idle yesterday because the wheelers in a small section of the colliery refused to work with the type of electric safety lamp provided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Underground Gold. (Published by arrangement)
"Since the underground liquor tra[?]ie grew to its present gigantic size it has paid for protection with an over-swelling flow of gold, estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Thrilling Trip Trawler Runs Out of Provisions and Coal. Picked up in Nick of Time
SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The trawler Jane Wright, of 52 tons, had a thrilling trip from England. Her provisions ran out after Colombo had been left…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Avalanche Russian Gold Mine Disaster Moscow
An avalanche overwhelmed barracks occupied by employees in the Khakassky gold mines, killing 22 of them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Killed. London
A Moscow message states that 22 employees at Khakasky gold wines lost their lives when the barracks in which they were sleeping was carried away…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Beach Mining Development. Big Outlay for Dredges and Equipment
In a recent interview with some of the parties interested in the working of the bench sands between the Clarence and Richmond Rivers we learned that should…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Posed As Prince Coal Heaver's Adventure Ends German Impostor Entertained and Honoured Berlin
A coal heaver named Harry Domela, who masqueraded successfully as Prince Wilhelm of Prussia Baron Von Kroff, and Prince of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disappointed Miners Return From Gold Fields Sydney
Many persons who expected to find the New Guinea gold fields an Eldorado were sadly disappointed, and several of them returned to Sydney to-day by the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sitting on Volcano Miners' Leader Sees Revolt Coal Strike Reaction Forecasts Another Crisis London
Mr. A. J. Cook, the miners' secretary, at Taunton made his first speech since his return from Moscow. He said that as the result of the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disillusioned Miners New Guinea Goldfield Not the Eldoradd They Expected
SYDNEY, Monday.--Many persons who expected to find the New Guinea goldfield an Eldorado were sadly disillusioned, and 14 of them returned to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Gold Yield Brisbane
Queensland's gold returns for the yeat just ended show a big decrease. The yield was 3539 fine, oz., valued £35,225, compared with 44,332 fine ounces, valued £188,309 last year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Gold Yield
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Queensland's gold returns for the year just ended show a big decrease, the yield for the last 12 months being 8,539 fine ounces,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Beach Mining Development Big Outlay for Dredges and Equipment
In a recent interview with some of the parties interested in the working of the beach sands between the Clarence and Richmond Rivers we (Coraki…
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