Four Die In Mine Accident At Broken Hill Heroic Rescuers Drive Towards Entombed Men Fifth Man Saved Broken Hill
Northern Star · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 7
FIVE men were trapped or buried by a huge fall of earth at the South Mine, and after about 10 hours of feverish work a rescue party reached Ray Byrne, 22, mullocker…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Health and Safety of Mine Workers Recommendations by Commission
Tweed Daily · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 5
SYDNEY, Monday:—The report of the Royal Commission into the health and safety of mine workers released to-night recommends…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sympathy With Bereaved Relatives of Miners Broken Hill
Northern Star · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 10
The Miners' federation has received many messages expressing sympathy with the relatives of the four men who lost their lives at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Safety Commission Reports:—"prohibit Use of Naked Lights in All Mines Sydney
Northern Star · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 7
The report of the Royal Commission into the health and safety of mineworkers, released to-night, recommends that within some reasonably short time, to be notified, the use of naked lights of any kind should be prohibited in all coal mines, large and small, without…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Survivor of Mine Disaster:—"IT'S Too Wonderful for Words—" Graphic Story: Bodies Found Broken Hill
Northern Star · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 1
TO suffer intense pain, and to fear that he would bleed to death, and also to hear one of his doomed comrades groaning, was the experience of Raymond Byrne, sole survivor of the Broken Hill South mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners to Boycott Japanese Goods
Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 5
LONDON, Tuesday:—The Miners' Federation has decided that 80,000 South Wales miners and their wives should boycott Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transfer Of Czech Gold Regretted By Chancellor
Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 9
LONDON, Tuesday:—There were further echoes in the House of Commons to-day of the Parliamentary controversy excited by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australian Miners May Be Sought for New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Northern Star · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 11
The Coalmine Owners' Association and the Minister for Mines are considering the question of seeking coalm[?]ers from Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Survivor Tells Story Of Mine Tragedy
The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 1
To suffer intense pain, and to fear that he would bleed to death, and also to hear one of his doomed comrades groaning, was the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Price Of Coal May Be Increased
The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 4
It was stated at Newcastle this week that an increase in the price of coal appeared inevitable if full effect was given to the recommendations of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Refugee with Nearly £4,000 in Solid Gold
Tweed Daily · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 5
BRISBANE, Thursday:—A Jewish refugee who arrived by the Marella to-day had nearly £4,000 in solid gold among his baggage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Injured Miner and Gold Worth £30,000 Carried by Plane
Tweed Daily · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 3
BRISBANE, Thursday:—A critically injured miner and gold bars worth £30,000 formed the cargo of an Aircraft Pty.'s plane to-day when it flew…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GOLF Miss J. McIntosh in Gold Cup Team SYDNEY
Northern Star · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 6
The country women's team to play against the metropolitan team in the annual Gold Cup match on Monday will include Miss J. Mcintosh, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →66 Killed in Gold Coast 'Quake
Tweed Daily · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 6
ACCRA, Saturday:— Sixty-six people are known to be dead, and many have been injured by a violent earthquake which shook Accra…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Backed Gold Deposit for Its Own Purchase Money Sydney
Northern Star · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 9
Immediately Gold Deposit and Exactor flashed past the post locked so closely together that the judge could not separate them in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Backyard Mine Proves Payable Hobby
The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 7
Mr. Kenneth Bennet, a Creswick shopkeeper, keeps a gold mine just as a hobby. Once he played golf. But he was not a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →China Buys And Digs For Gold
The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 8
While a feverish Europe rushes gold to the United States for safekeeping, the opposite trend is noticeable in China. Ever since…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bowls Three Easy Wins Singles Title At Kyogle Stabler's Gold Cup
The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1939 · page 8
Kyogle Club's singles championship was advanced a further stage on Saturday afternoon when D. McIntosh beat A. Kemp 30-21…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blue and Gold Ball
Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 4
With the Ballina Jazz Band to dispense the music and a hard working committee engaged in making careful preparations for the function's success,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Epstein's "Adam" Purchased By Australian Mining Magnate
Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 June 1939 · page 9
LONDON, Tuesday:—Epstein's sculpture entitled "Adam," which created a lively controversy, has been sold for a sum in the neighborhood of £7,000 to an unnamed Australian mining magnate. It will go to Australia after…
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