Colliery Fire Burns Itself Out
SYDNEY, Friday. -- The fire at the Northumberland colliery, Fassifern, has practically burnt itself out. As a result of the outbreak, forty men were…
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Mining & the mines, 1929
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Coal Position Sydney
The Northern Collieries Association held a meeting this morning to discuss the coal situation and decided to appoint a committee to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coal Crisis. S.A. Tenders Close
Tenders have closed for coal supplies for the South Australian Government. They will not be opened until the Premier (Mr. Butler) returns from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russian Gold "As Good as English" SYDNEY
The secretary of the Labour Council (Mr. J. S. Garden) said to-day that the council was sorry they did not have the Russian gold which the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Engine. Operated by Coal Dust. Used in Germany
The first "dust engine" running on pulverised coal instead of fuel oil, was described, before the second international conference on bituminous coal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"This Is Bedrock" Brandon Hovels Prince Views Miners' Distress Touching Incident
LONDON, Thursday.--"This is bedrock," said the Prince of Wales, when viewing Brandon hovels, where there were many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Officials
Mr. L. F. Harper, senior geological surveyor in the New South Wales Department of Mines, and Mr. H. F. Pearson, inspector of mines in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Railways. Purchase Maitland Coal
MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The Railway Commissioners stated to-day they had entered into a contract for the purchase of 5,000 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Coal Purchase N.S.W. Secures Contract Melbourne
The Victorian Railway Commissioners stated to-day that they had entered into a contract for the purchase of 5000 tons of Maitland coal of good…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Distress Another Appeal To Be Made by Prince Tour of Wales
LONDON, Saturday:--The Prince of Wales returned to London this evening from his tour of the distressed northern coal fields. In regard to what…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Among the Miners Prince's Tour Ends What Steps Will He Take? London
The Prince of Wales returned to London this evening from his tour of the distressed northern coalfields. In regard to what steps the Prince will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strike Threatens. Upheaval on Coal Fields
Sydney, Tuesday.--It is reported at Newcastle that the northern coal owners intend to give the miners 14 days' notice of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mineral Wealth Expert In Drake District Moonem Coal O.K. to Pulverise
Geologists usually seem men apart from the ordinary. They lives in ages past, speak casually of a few hundred million years, and are inclined to ignore anything that has happened since the Huns swept the Roman Empire out of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Crisis Effect of Petty Strikes What Miners Have Done
The extent to which dislocations of trade by petty and persistent strikes have contributed to the present critical condition of the coal industry of New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Crisis Effect of Petty Strikes What Miners Have Done
The extent to which dislocations of trade by petty and persistent strikes have contributed to the present critical condition of the coal industry of New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Resources
As a result of the request made by the Federated Chambers of Commerce to the Mines Department, Mr. L. F. Harper, F.G.S., Senior Geological…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Strike. Unfair Treatment Alleged
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Men engaged in the steel works colliery, Lithgow struck to-day, alleging that unfair treatment was being shown in the employment of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Yield Enormous Shrinkage Shown
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At the annual meeting of the Australian Mines and Metals' Association, the vice—president, Sir Lennon Raws, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Yield Enormous Shrinkage Shown
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At the annual meeting of the Australian Mines and Metals' Association, the vice-president, Sir [?] Raws, said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Officials Inspect Moonem Leases
On Monday, Mr. Leslie F. Harper, F.G.S., Senior Geological Surveyor, of the Mines Department Sydney together With Mr. H. F. Pearson, Inspector of…
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