Gold Salute and Soltoi MELBOURNE
Gold Salute was withdrawn from the Melbourne Cup at 12.25 and Soltoi at 12.50…
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Mining & the mines, 1939
520 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 23 of 26
Only One Mine on Newcastle Field Unaffected by Strike Stockton
The Borehole is the only large mine on the Newcastle field which to-day remains unaffected by the engineers' stride for a 40 hour week…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Student Killed
MOUNT ISA, Wednesday: A young man. Robert Albert Lokan (21), mining student of the Sydney University, was killed instantly when two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →May Reject Coal Settlement Plan Sydney
Although a decision has not yet been reached by the Commonwealth Council of the Amalgamated Engineering Union regarding the instructions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Resuming Work CESSNOCK
The Aberdare Extended and Millfield Greta collieries, which were idle yesterday, resumed work to-day. The only other mines working in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →United States Mines Harbors
NEW YORK, Friday: -- A message from Fort Monroe (Virginia) says that the army has revealed that it is placing submarine mines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Explodes in Madrid London
Buildings in the centre of Madrid were rocked last night when an old mine exploded in the University City. The mine, which weighed half a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Salute Sent for a Spell
MELBOURNE, Friday: -- Gold Salute will not run at Flemington to-morrow. He left for Sydney to-night and will be given a spell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Men Counselled to Work Again Sydney
The executive of the Amalgamated Engineering Union has recommended its members on the northern coalfields to return to work on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Unions to Discuss Problems Conference with Prime Minister
CANBERRA. Friday: -- To discuss the position of the coal mining industry and methods of speeding up arbitration machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Atlantic Harbours of U.S. Fort Monroe, Virginia
The army has revealed that a U.S. submarine is mining the harbours on the Atlantic and Pacific coast. The mines can be fired electrically…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners to Resume on 40-Hour Basis Sydney
"All members of the combined mining unions will resume work to-morrow on a 40-hour basis." said the President of the Combined Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Engineers Resume at Mines
SYDNEY, Monday:--Members of the Amalgamated Engineering Union who had been on strike since Thursday resumed at the northern collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Struck Mine at Singapore Singapore
The British steamer Sirdhana sank within 15 minutes in the Singapore Harbour this morning following the explosion of what…
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SINGAPORE, Monday: The British India steamer Sirdhana (7,745 tons) sank within 15 minutes in Singapore harbor this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destroyer Sunk By Mine LONDON
AFTER a week remarkably free from shipping losses, the loss of one British destroyer…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Destroyer Sunk by Mine More Than 70 Crew Landed
LONDON, Tuesday: -- The Admiralty announced to day that a destroyer, the name of which was not given, has been sunk by a mine. Tugs and drifters picked up and landed more than 70 men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dispute in Coal Industry Deputation to Mr. Menzies
CANBERRA, Tuesday: A decision within a few days on the proposal to end the present dispute in the coal industry was promised by the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rich Gold Yields in America
NEW YORK, Thursday: -- A lode giving an assay value of £15,000 to the ton has been laid bare by operators at the Calhoun mine in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Miner's Evidence in Police Court Sydney
A visit to Woolcott Forbes' home with its cocktail bar and carpets so luxurious "that you could go to sleep on them," was described at…
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