Miners Give £36 to Fund to Replace Hood
PERTH.--A little mining camp at Spargoville, about 25 miles south of Coolgardie, has started a drive to raise funds for a battleship to replace…
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Mining & the mines, 1941
306 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 16
Mining Youths Object to Training
CESSNOCK, Tuesday.—Objecting to being called up for military training, youths employed at Aberdare Central…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Cease Work Dispute Over Reserved Occupation Regulations
CESSNOCK, Wednesday.—Because reserved occupations regulations exempted men from compulsory training in some collieries and required others…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fishermen Tow Mine for Six Miles
ADELAIDE.--Lassoed from a fishing boat and towed six miles to a beach near Robe, on Wednesday, a floating German mine was dismantled…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Enemy Mine Found in S.a. Waters
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A naval demolition party has been despatched to Robe, in South Australia, to dispose of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Coal Miners Stay On The Job
LONDON.—The British miner says that Great Britain is going to win the war, if coal production will do it. The Nazi propaganda of coal shortage in Great Britain merely spurs him on to greater efforts. The output is increasing daily,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Supply Mur-bah Council Discussion
Aid. T. S. Prince told last night's meeting of Murwillumbah Municipal Council that an offer had been made to him to supply coal for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Mine Washed Up in S.a
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A German type mine washed up on a beach at the week-end was destroyed by a naval demolition part to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Building Up Coal Reserves to Meet Emergency
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Board (Mr. Justice Davidson) to-day appealed for every ounce of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Rationing of Coal, Electricity and Gas in Britain"
LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): The "Daily Herald's" political correspondent predicts that coal, electricity and gas rationing will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Beach Mining Coy. Has Spent £25,000
Approaching £25,000, including £2,000 to repair damage caused to its plant by high seas during a gale early in 1936, had been spent by Metal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →News From All Sources Nymboida Coal Thin Seams—but Much Fuel
An officer from the Mines Dept. who recently investigated the Nymboida coal seam, says:—"It has to be kept in -mind,firstly,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Off Singapore
SINGAPORE, Sunday (AAP).—The Swedish freighter Ningpo packed up a floating mine in her screw entering Singapore on Saturday…
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SINGAPORE, Sunday:--The Swedish freighter Ningpo, picked up a floating mine when entering Singapore yesterday. The explosion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Pan Scratched For Hurdles To-day
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Gold Pan will not start in the A.J.C. Hurdle event at to-morrow's big meeting. He struck a hurdle during yesterday's racing, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destroyer Sunk by Mine
LONDON, Sunday:—The Admiralty announces: "H.M.S. Jersey has been sunk by an enemy mine." The Jersey was a destroyer of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plan to Control Mining
SYDNEY, Tuesday:-- Miners in the north of New South Wales were unwilling to express any opinion tonight on whether the plan to control…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Apprentice to Ride Gold Salute in Brisbane
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Mr. Alan Cooper to-day engaged the apprentice rider, George Moore, to ride Gold Salute in the Doomben Newmarket and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Conditions of Miners in New Guinea
SYDNEY, Friday.—Reference to a statement by Mr. Ward (Lab., N.S.W.) that the Minister for Information (Senator Foll) was a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bowls Close Scoring Holders Retain Gold Feathers
Points were equal at the end of 25 ends in the North Coast Palmer Gold Feathers challenge match at Lismore on Saturday afternoon and an extra…
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