Hidden Gold
When Jack Smythe heard the wonderful stories of quickly-won wealth which drifted back from the Victorian goldfields, he forsook…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
97 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 5
Dubbo Short of Coal But No Real Danger
Although the reserve stock of coal has dwindled to between 450 and 500 tons, there, was no danger of the position becoming serious,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Need to Open New Coal Mines
The opinion that there was no necessity whatever for the State or Commonwealth to develop further coalfields, was expressed by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Coal Troubles Cause Cuts In Allocations LONDON
Owing to an increase in the consumption of coal in Britain, especially for electricity, the Government has decided to cut allocations to "less essential industries" by 50 per cent., and give additional supplies to industries engaged on work of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Beer Cuts In Britain Follow Introduction Of Coal Priorities LONDON
According to the "Daily Telegraph," a, 25 to 50 per cent, cut in beer production is likely immediately, as the result of the Brewing Industry's exclusion from industries with coal priorities…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suggested Alterations to Bring Mining Act Up to Date
Some Tittle time ago, Mr. C. G. Robertson. M.L.A., suggested to the Minister for Mines, that consideration lie given to the following matters:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Act. Suggested Alteration
Some little time ago, Mr. C. G. Robertson, M.L.A., suggested to the Minister for Mines, the Hon. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Increase LONDON, Tuesday
During the first four weeks' operations under nationalisation. Scottish coalmines produced 1,619,772 tons of coal, which is 160,072 tons higher than…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bodangora Mine. Suspension of Labour Conditions
At the Wellington Court of Petty Sessions, on Tuesday morning, the P.M., Mr. W. K. Earls, granted a suspension of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Coal Shipments Barred London, Friday
The Ministry of Fuel has banned all shipments of coal for overseas ports, and forbidden the bunkering of ships leaving for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railways, Shipping Co-operate to Relieve Britain's Coal Shortage Europe At Industrial Standstill LONDON
While President Truman announced in Washington that he had ordered the study of emergency measures which the United States might be able to take to relieve the British coal shortage, the fourth day of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Recruiting for Mines
According to the "Daily Mail's" political correspondent, Ministry of Labour officials part of the Government's long term plans for the coal industry,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Movement Goes On Despite Snow Blockages LONDON
Miners, railway workers, dockers, and transport workers agreed to work again next Sunday, to keep coal moving after the Government told their unions that the fuel crisis was expected to lust at least another…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Mines Idle Next Wednesday SYDNEY, Friday
MR. Western mines will be idle next Wednesday following a decision of the local board of management to stop work for the day in sympathy with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Steal Coal Stocks Hamburg, Tuesday.—
The British Military Government has announced that police had arrested 2,345 Germans during the week end for coal thefts or for entering prohibited…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fixing Responsibility For Mine Laying Lake Success (N.y.)
Russia asked the United Nations Security Council yesterday to drop the British complaint that Albania illegally laid mines in the Corfu Channel. The Soviet delegate, Andrei Gromyko, told Council that Britain had failed to prove that Albania…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's Coal Position Improving Power Restoration Possible Soon LONDON
Electric power will be restored in industry in the north-west area from March 3. This was announced to the House of Commons by the Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee. He said the weather was still the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Here and There GOLD
A "gold-studded" reef has been found by four men at Sebastopol, near Temora, and may be one of the richest gold strikes in New…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambing Flat Riots Young Goldfields Eighty Six Years Ago
Eighty-six years ago, in the month of February, the greatest uprising in Australian history took place at Lambing Flat diggings, in what is known as the district of Young. The affair primarily arose from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Talk of Coal Strike Sydney
The Miners leaders decided to call aggregate stopwork meetings throughout Australia as from next Wednesday, to discuss a…
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