Gold Coast Given Electric Interior by British
The Gold Coast has been given an "electric interior" by British engineers. They have successfully "conquered"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1940
599 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 21 of 30
Many Mines Working Rest Will Be Open Before Week-End SYDNEY
On the Cessnock field to-day, 11 of the 14 collieries resumed operations. It is expected that the remainder will be working before…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →King Sees Magnetic Mine
King George inspects the first magnetic mine salvaged in Britain. It bears the date "1938" which proves that even as they talked of peace at Munich the Nazis were manufacturing this murderous weapon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Position Restrictions Remain
SYDNEY, Tuesday:— Although there was a general resumption of work on the coalfields yesterday, gas and electricity restrictions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swift Return To Normal Coal Production SYDNEY
A swift return to normal production of coal has been indicated by movements of coal trains from collieries since the men went back…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Saw Floating Mine From Bedroom Window (From a Special Correspondent.) LONDON, April 27 By Air Mail)
Mr. Tom Southwick, whose farmhouse on the Yorkshire coast is almost balancing on the edge of a cliff, got the shock of his life…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →CROQUET. Gold Medal Comp
Play in the North Coast Association's gold medal competition at Mullumbimby resulted:—Mrs. Brooker (Mullumbimby) 4 v. Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Award Matters in Dispute for Arbitration Court
SYDNEY, Wednesday:—A compulsory conference between coal owners and the mining unions' representatives presided over by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners and Owners Fail to Agree in Conference Sydney
A compulsory conference of representatives of the coal owners and mining unions, after sitting for two days, failed to reach…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Electricity from Coal
Major Shallard writes: Your editorial comments in the last paper only "make confusion worse confounded." I have not been paying much attention to Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mrs. Jolly Wins Gold Medal
The North Coast Croquet Association's gold medal competition was completed yesterday. The winner was Mrs. Jolly, of Lismore. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court to Decide No Settlement in Coal Talks
SYDNEY: The compulsory conference between the coal owners and the mining union representatives, presided over by the Chief Judge of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Croquet. Gold Medal Comp. Win for Mrs. Jolly MULLUMBIMBY
The North Coast Croquet Association gold medal competition was completed at Mullumbimby to-day. The winner was Mrs. Jolly (Lismore). Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Miners' Gesture
BLAIR ATHOL (Q'land), Friday:—At a meeting of miners at the Blair Athol Coal and Timber Co. to-day a motion was carried that all miners…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Idle
SYDNEY, Monday:—The Commonwealth No. 1 colliery at Lidsdale was idle to-day because the wheelers refused to work with, men engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dutch Subs. Defy Nazi Mines London
Two new Dutch submarines were brought from Rotterdam through a German minefield to England after the Germans…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greatest War Ace to Control Mining of Young Airmen
Training of young Australian airmen sent to Canada under the Empire Air scheme will be supervised by the greatest living…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Balkan Countries Send Gold Reserves to U.s
ATHENS, Tuesday:—It is reported that Jugoslavia and Roumania are arranging to send their gold reserves to America…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →400 Tons an Hour Britain's Biggest Colliery
LONDON: By midsummer four hundred tons of coal an hour will be coming up from a new colliery about to be opened at Comrie in Fifeshire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold! The Will o' the Wisp
Sir,—A recent eloquent and inspiring talk by "The Watchman" over the air, on the drift of humanity from the stabilising foundation of the ethics and…
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