Fire in Colliery Damage Not Known CESSNOCK
A fire was detected in the workings of the Cessnock No. 2 colliery to-day. The section was sealed and the extent of the outbreak will not be…
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Mining & the mines, 1938
631 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 32
Supplies of Coal for 37 Centuries
How long will the world's supply of coal last? An American scientist recently suggested that in another 100 years there…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Safeguarding Coal Exports International Cartel Nearer
The formation of an international coal cartel has been brought a stage nearer by the recent discussions in Paris, states "The Financial Times."…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners Threaten General Strike Shorter Hours: Pensions Sought Sydney
IT was ascertained to-night that the leaders of the Miners' Federation have now decided to formulate plans for a Commonwealth-wide strike. It is understood that a decision will be reached following…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Punning for Strike of Miners
SYDNEY, Friday:- The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Orr) returned to Sydney to-day from a visit to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →China War. Chinese Mine Kills Japanese Sailors Shanghai
A hundred Japanese sailors and marines were killed when a Japanese launch in which they were travelling struck a Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Plan Meets District's Needs Use of Local Coal Now Becomes Possibility
The development of electricity in the Far North Coast districts is still in its infancy, said the Mayor of Lismore (Ald. R. Kellas) yesterday when he commented favourably on the proposals outlined in a report prepared by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Manager Hacked to Death in Malaya
SINGAPORE, Saturday:--Mr. F. G. Dunsford (58), manager of the Tersang gold mine in Pehang State, Malaya, was hacked to death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chinese Robbers in Singapore Mine Manager Murdered SINGAPORE
Chinese robbers killed a New Zealander, F. G. W. Dunsford, manager of the Tersang Mines, near Raub, and decamped with £1250…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Old Age Woman Pensioner Wins a Gold Mine!
A lucky draw from a mining registrar's hat has placed possession of leases of a famous Tasmanian gold mine property at Beaconsfield in the hands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Visited Many Lands In Quest Of Gold
A wanderlust which took him to many parts of the world in search of gold was appeased when Mr. Pietro Sanotti settled in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Proprietors Will Resist Miners' Claims" Sydney
"For 10 years past, the industry as a whole has been conducted at a loss. Only in isolated instances have…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Visited Many Lands Seeking Gold
A wanderlust which took him to many parts of the world in search of gold was appeased when Mr. Pietro Sanotti settled in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Industry Investigation Urged SYDNEY
Saying that a dislocation of the coalmining industry would bring about industrial paralysis in New South Wales, Mr. R. Heffron, leader of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mine Murder Police Sure Gang Will Be Arrested
SINGAPORE, Sunday:- Police anticipate the arrest within 48 hours of the murderers of Mr. F. G. W. Dunsford, owner of the Tersang mine,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →All Trace Lost Murderers of Mine Manager
SINGAPORE, Wednesday:--Police have lost all trace of the murders of Dunsford, the mine manager, in the jungle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Killed
VANCOUVER, Wednesday:--An explosion caused by lightning [?]ing gases 9309 feet underground in a mountain coal mine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lucky Strike On New Gold Field
At least 40 prospectors have pegged out claims on an area of Woodfield station, not far from Bonnie Doon, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Refuse to Work Result of Recent Fatality
MT. COOLON (Qld.), Thursday:-- As the result of a fatality in which Patrick W. Johnston was killed on Tuesday, miners and truckers in No…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Sent By 'Plane KALGOORLIE
Gold valued at £30,000 was placed aboard the airliner, Bungana, to-day for Sydney under the supervision of armed police. The gold was packed…
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