"Appreciable Quantity of Gold" District Ore Samples
Two further samples of ore taken from a mine five miles south of Tabulam, on the Clarence River, have been submitted to the Mines…
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Mining & the mines, 1940
599 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 30
Coal Dispute Queensland Opposed To Stoppage BRISBANE
The recommendation of the Combined Mining Unions for a general stoppage was rejected by a meeting of mine workers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest Telegrams Coal Strike Would It Collapse? Sydney
It was stared in political circles to-day that Premier Mair was leaving no stone unturned to bring about a settlement of the threatened mining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Eight Coal Cargoes Now Seized German Exports To Italy LONDON
The British Enemy Export Committee ordered the detention of the coal cargoes of eight of nine Italian ships. The ninth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Advantage to Finns in Big Battle Fierce Fighting Near Wiipuri German Coal Exports Seized
There is considerable contradiction in reports from Finland, but one correspondent states that when dawn broke the Finns were holding the advantage of the battle raging as the result of the Russian attempt to gain several footholds on the shores of Wiipuri…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Coal Strike Miners Will Not Report For Duty On
SYDNEY, Friday:—It was announced by the General Secretary of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Orr) to-day that a general coal strike throughout Australia had begun. The coalminers worked as usual…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deadlock in Coal Dispute
As from to-day there would be no further production of coal until the mineworkers' disputes were settled satisfactorily, said the secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike. Miners' Attitude To Arbitration
SYDNEY, Sunday:—A statement issued to-day on behalf of the Miners' Federation declared that the Chief Judge of the Arbitration…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Coal Mines Idle To-day All States Are Affected Miners: Owners, All Confident Sydney
REPRESENTATIVES of the coal owners and the miners were each confident to-night of the outcome of the strike in the Australian coalmining industry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Counteracts Magnetic Mines
LONDON, Saturday:—The enterprise of American journalists in discovering that the Queen Elizabeth was fitted with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mine Disaster in Chile
LONDON, Saturday:—A message from Coronel (Chile) says that eight were killed, 98 injured and 57 are missing as a result of an explosion in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britain To Release Italian Coal Ships Cargoes Also
LONDON, Sunday:—It is officially stated that the Government is releasing the 13 Italian ships…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Italy To Get Her Coal Agreement with Britain London
Great Britain and Italy have reached an agreement over the German coal sent to Italy by sea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australia's Coal Mines Idle General Strike Launched
SYDNEY: The coal strike throughout Australia commenced officially yesterday except in two small units where non-union…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →10 Italian Coal Ships Depart
LONDON, Monday:—Ten Italian coal ships left a contraband control base at night. The last one was seen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All Mines Now Idle in Queensland
BRISBANE, Monday: The coal strike commenced in Queensland to-day, all mines being idle with the exception of two at Blair Athol…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To Stimulate Gold Production Canberra
The Economic Cabinet approved to-day of a grant of £22,000, spread over five years, to stimulate gold production in Australia. The grant will be made…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local and General Power House Coal Supplies
Murwillumbah Municipal Council at its Power House has ample stocks of coal on hand. The Electrical Engineer (Mr. Theo. Flynn) stated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Production Grant for Research to Continue
CANBERRA, Monday:—The continuance of a Government grant to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tie-Up Grows: Transport Men Back Miners SYDNEY
Common cause with the striking miners was made by all the transport unions of road, rail and sea routes to-day, when it was…
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