Coal Strike Ended
SYDNEY, Friday.--A satisfactory settlement of the dispute between the Northern Collieries' Association and the Miners' Federation was reached…
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Mining & the mines, 1927
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Coal to Newcastle." Big Timber Shipment to Richmond-River
In order to meet the big demand setting in for Oregon, Messrs. Bagot Bros., of Ballina, recently purchased portion of an indent order (at that time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gas Discovered in Mine Wollongong
Mr. J. Sweeney, the miners' district secretary, states that gas has been discovered in Wongawilli mine, which hitherto had been regarded as a non-gaseous mine, and has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Guinea Gold. Greatest Discovery Modern Times
SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. D. M. Forsyth, of Rabaul, stated in Adelaide that the New Guinea mineral resources had only been scratched…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collieries Resume Work
SYDNEY, Monday.--All collieries with the exception of Hepburn No. 1 and Cessnock No. 2. resumed work today. At Cessnock No. 2 a dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work Resumed at Collieries Sydney
All collieries with the exception of Hebburn No. 1 and Cessnock No. 2 resumed work to-day. At Cessnock No. 2 a dispute occurred this morning and the men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Output in N.S.W. Figures for 1926
SYDNEY, Monday.--The quantity of coal won in N.S.W. during 1926 was 10,885,766 tons. valued at the pit mouth at £9,436,520. Compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tyalgum Coal Mine £3,800 Spent on Improvements
It was disclosed in Murwillumbah Wardens Court yesterday, that over £3,800 has been spent on improvements in connection with the coal mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Mines Still Idle
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Four mines are still idle, on the northern coalfields, and about a thousand men are affected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil from Coal Company Formed
The Sensible Heat Distillation Company has been registered, with a capital of £250,000. Colonel Moore Brabazon, who recently resigned the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gas in Mine
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Because of the presence of gas, there was no work at Glen Ayr mine to-day. It was stated that in one bore three per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Romance of a Gold Mine
Near Como, a mining town in Colorado, is a mountain lake—a small but deep body of water, clear and cold, which seems to be in the centre of an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Artist in Coal Carving
A football cup, lewt. in weight, carved out of coal, is one of the articles fashioned by Mr. George Turton, an engine-winder, of Whitewell, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Timely Discovery. Gas in Glen Ayr Mine
NEWCASTLE, Thursday. It transpires that the discovery of gas at Glen Ayr mine on Tuesday was attended by sensational circumstances. One…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria's Brown Coal. Can Supply Australia's Petrol Wants
The chairman of the State Electricity Commission (Sir John Monash) made in interesting statement recently concerning the registration in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Guinea Gold. Land of Cannibals. Much Risk, Little Reward
The gold rush to New Guinea though, taking place under conditions different in many respects from those of any other gold rush in the world's history,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal-gas for Starting
When a very old engine which otherwise, perhaps, runs well will not start in cold weather, it is often easy to start it on gas. If coal-gas is available in the garage a quick…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →200 Miners Entombed Welsh Colliery Disaster
LONDON, Tuesday.--About two hundred miners were entombed as the result of an explosion in a marine colliery at Gwn Ebbwvale,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →200 Miners Entombed Explosion in Welsh Mine London
About 200 miners are entombed as the result of an explosion at the Marine colliery at Bbbwvale, in Wales, early this morning. A number were brought to the surface and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moonembar Coal
Arrangements are in progress to commence boring operations at Moonembar Coal Mines with the object of determining the establishment of a power…
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