Menace of Mines Englishman's Invention to End It
An English inventor claims to have produced a device which will end the Nazi mine menace and enable ships to sail through a minefield in safety. This…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
599 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 30
North Sea Barrage of U.S. Mines New York
According to the Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" the British Government is discussing the purchase of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold in Main Street at Bealiba
Gold dust filtered through the cracks in the floor of the main store in the early days of the once-famous town of Bealiba, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Russia Sends Gold to Switzerland
LONDON, Wednesday:—A report from Schaffhausen says that a German goods waggon loaded with £420,000 worth of bar gold…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Explosives Shortage W.A. Mines Affected KALGOORLIE
A shortage of explosives is causing serious dislocation to the gold-mining ndustry. Several hundred men will have to be put off at the week-end,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Ship Sunk By Swedish Mines
LONDON, Thursday:— A message from Copenhagen states that the German steamer August Thyssen (2,342 tons) was sunk in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Miners' Hostility to Arbitration Court Sydney
Delegates of the mining unions walked out of a meeting of the coal representatives yesterday. Their action is regarded as the first…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hughes Asks Miners to Do Nothing Rash
SYDNEY, Sunday:— The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) to-night expressed concern at the threat of trouble in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Causes 112 Deaths in U.s
NEW YORK, Saturday:—The continued cold so far has caused 112 deaths. The temperature is 20 degrees below zero in Greenville (Maine) and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortage of Coal In Russia
LONDON, Sunday:—It is reported from Moscow that the coal industry, which is below the estimated output for 1939, made an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Mine Metal Manganese in S.A. ADELAIDE
Metal manganese, a vitally important item in the manufacture of steel, which is now imported to Australia, will soon be mined on a big scale at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War at Sea:—: Mine Sinkings Shore Crowd Sees Mined Tanker Go To The Bottom Neutral Victims London
The Conani River (7807 tons), a tanker, sank off a southeast coast port after striking a mine which floated towards the shore on the incoming tide. The vessel sank within sight of crowds on the promenade…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Determine If Coal Strike Miners' Meetings
SYDNEY, Tuesday:—A meeting of the combined mining unions to-day fixed dates for aggregate meetings on coalfields which will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal For Switzerland LONDON
The British Government has sanctioned the sale of one and a half million tons of British coal to Switzerland. It is stated that all arrange-ments for the sale have been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →26 Steamers and 100 Sailors Lost by Swedes Danes Destroy 550 MINES
LONDON, Tuesday:—A Stockholm message says: Sweden has lost 100 sailors and 26 steamers totalling 52,000 tons by mine or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman's Queer View "What's Yours Is Mine."
Last Thursday night a daring theft was carried out at the Casino railway station, when a portmanteau that had been left in the ladies' toilet room was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Retirement of Coal Mine Employes SYDNEY
A committee to inquire into the question of compulsory retirement of employees in coal mines of New South Wales at the age of 60 and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prices Control Order Covers Coal Industry Canberra
A prices control order covering the coal industry was issued to-day, by she Commonwealth Prices Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Restriction by u.s. On Hawiian Coal WASHINGTON
It is announced by the U.S. Navy Department that, in future, coal will not be obtainable for private purposes in the Hawaiian Islands. This is regarded as an indication that the Navy is moving…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coal Industry: Ministry Takes Firm Stand Mr. Hughes's Telegram NEWCASTLE
The Federal Minister for Industry (Mr. W. M. Hughes) in a telegram to Mr. James, M.H.R., concerning the coal industry position, said that…
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