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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
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SYDNEY, Thursday:—An unexpected development the seamen's strike took place to-day, when the miners at Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, ceased work on the ground that the coal which they handled was to be loaded on to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday:— Representatives of the colliery owners met representatives of the Mine Workers' Federation to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Brynhyfryd," the castle-like home of the late. Mr. Lewis Thomas, M.L.C., of Ipswich (Q.), has been sold, together with the 15 acres of land on which it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.— In addition to the story of a Chinese aboard the oil-tanker vincas the Paringa sprang plates on her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Despite the fact that aggregate meetings throughout the north yesterday refused to strike in sympathy with the seamen, Wallarah colliery, near Newcastle, did not resume work at the termination of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The miners having overwhelmingly rejected the general strike proposal, interest now centres in the effect this decision will have on the shipping strike…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Putting wash-dirt through a mining cradle at Cabbage Tree, near Creswick, Victoria, Mr. W. J. Davies turned up a century-old half crown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Thursday:--The situation arising out of the miners' claim for a wages increase took a more hopeful turn this evening. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Twenty-four hours after he had been buried by a fall of stone at Cortonwood Colliery, Wombwell, the body of Herbert Ward, 28, Oak Road,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The December crushings brought the total gold yield at Temiant's Creek since the first ' crushing plant was installed late in 1933 to 8495 ounces from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY, Monday.— Broken Hill Pty. Ltd. already has received hundreds of replies to its advertisement, first published on Saturday, calling for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It is expected that the strike at the Broken Hill Pty. Co's. Lambton colliery, instituted by the Miners' Federation two months…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A lucky purchase was made at Benares by an officer of a British regiment. Examining ornaments of brass in a dealer's shop, the officer noticed a small statuette which appeared to be of brass with glass eyes. He bought it for £1…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY, Tuesday:—John Bush, of Jerrawa, near Yass (N.S.W.), lost his dog down a 50ft. mine shaft—and recovered it a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →PERTH, Wednesday:—The story of a mine manager's heroism when one man was fatally burned and another affected by gelignite…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wongawilli mine, the first on the South Coast to become involved in the shipping strike, closed down to-day because…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An important step in the extraction of oil from coal in Australia has been made with the registration of the Coal and Petrol Proprietary…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →SYDNEY, Sunday:--The miners at Wollarah Colliery, Katherine Hill Bay, who have been on strike since January 9 in sympathy with the striking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Patriotic Anti-Sanctions offerings from Italian women living in London. A group at the Italian F[?]t headquarters in soho having trinkets and Grnaments in response to an appeal for gold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE, Monday:--Though the returns are not yet complete, Queensland's gold production in 1935 is expected to total 105,817 fine ounces,…
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