Wonthaggi Miners Request for £5000 Grant
WONTHAGGI, Monday:--All pits in the State Coal Mine are still idle. Two are closed for safety work, another is being prepared, and the…
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Mining & the mines, 1937
596 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 30
Big Decrease in Silicosis Remarkable Figures for Rand Mines
JOHANNESBURG.-- Evidence of the remarkable decrease in the number of silicosis cases among working miners in South Africa who have been…
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Thirty-five miners lost their lives to-day at the Durban Deep gold mine. The accident was caused through the overwinding of the pit…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anthracite Coal Deposits Addis Ababa
There is great rejoicing over the reported discovery of anthracite coal deposits, stated to be as good as those of South Wales, in the Salale region,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Promise of Wealth: Tennant Creek Gold
WILL Australia see another "Golden Age" and be assisted along the path of prosperity as in the days or Ballarat and Bendigo, Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie?…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caused by Naked Light Manager's Opinion Explosion in Wonthaggi Mine
MELBOURNE, Tuesday:--In his evidence to-day at the inquest on the is victims of the Wonthaggi State coal mine tragedy on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Duel at Randwick To-day Pamelus And Gold Rod Mestoravon Runs Nail in Foot
SYDNEY, Tuesday:--Racegoers are looking forward to a duel between Gold Rod and Pamelus in the All Aged…
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Thirty-four natives and one European were trapped like rats and drowned to-day when a hauling cage in which they were…
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NEW YORK, Thursday:--Mr. J. Lewis (President of the Committee for Industrial Organisation) to-day ordered a stoppage of work by…
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MELBOURNE, Friday:--A finding of accidental death, coupled with a statement of negligence in one respect on the part of the…
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Cabinet decided to-night to hold an inquiry into the safety operation of the State coal mine at Wonthaggi. It will embrace the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Petrol From Coal Early Manufacture in Victoria?
LONDON, Tuesday:-- A hint that Victoria would begin soon to manufacture petrol from coal' was given by Mr. A. A. Dunstan (the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol From Coal Victorian Exploitation? LONDON
A hint that Victoria will soon begin the manufacture of petrol from coal was given by the Premier (Mr. Dunstan) when interviewed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Mining Boom LONDON
The coal industry is beginning to enjoy its share of the prosperity which returned sooner to other industries. It is calculated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil From Coal Ruled Out Low Temperature Carbonisation
CANBERRA, Thursday: -- The production of oil from coal by the low temperature carbonisation process has been definitely ruled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Official Denial Gold Purchase Policy New York
An official denial that any chang in the gold purchase policy was contemplated failed to dispel uncertainty, which has already resulted [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rumors of Cut Price of Gold Consternation in London
LONDON, Wednesday:-- Consternation was caused in the City to-day by rumors that the United States intended to…
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Consternation was caused in the city by rumours that the United States intended to cut the buying price of gold…
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A conference which may have far-reaching effects on the British shipping and coal industries was opened recently in London. Its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nerves Shaken In London Fallacies Revived Future of American Gold Policy
LONDON, Thursday:—The future of the American gold policy is still being anxiously debated in the city, where nerves are so badly…
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