Nine Dead in Colliery Explosion London
Four rescue teams recovered bodies of nine men in the Barnsley Colliery explosion. Fumes hampered rescue work, and the last body was nor…
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Mining & the mines, 1947
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Colliery Winders Strike Has Been Broken LONDON, Friday
Leaders of the unofficial colliery winders strike in Durham, last night decided to call it off and are instructing the men to return to work by Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Runaway Skips Injure 6 Miners Newcastle
Six mine workers employed at Lambton B Colliery were injured, some seriously, when runaway skips loaded with coal collided with an underground…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain Is Overcoming Depletion Of Gold Reserves London
Britain's holding of gold and United States dollars increased during 1946 to about 650 million sterling, or about double the total of the undrawn portions of the United States and Canadian loans, says Reuter's financial writer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Geurie. Pre-wedding. Miss Gold and Mr. George Honoured
On Monday night last friends of Miss Gladys Gold and Mr. Ted George (ex-A.I.F.) gathered at the Memorial Hall to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Telegrams Stud Sheep Flown by Freight Aircraft to Sydney. Coal Position May Cause Curtailment of Train Services. Conveying Sheep by Aircraft
Sydney. — A consignment of 31 stud rams arrived at Mascot by an A.N.A. freight aircraft from Haddon Rigg, the property of G…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Millions in Gaol Gold at Broken Hill During War £40 to £50 Million Held for Bank of England and Netherlands
The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) has announced that gold worth between £40,000,000 and £50,000,000 held by Australia in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Shortage
Sydney Railway Officials issued a warning that if the coal production continued to decline, further heavy cuts in train schedules will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Trains Cut Back To Save Coal For Sydney
Became of coal shortages country train services will be cut by half, according to a statement based this week by the Commissioner for Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Cut Will Dislocate Building Industry
The Building Industry congress has decided to ask the Premier to seek exemption from coal cut, of industries making building materials…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.S.W. Appeals for Queensland Coal Brisbane
Four States are suffering serious industrial troubles clue to the latest coal cut and the Joint Coal Board has asked Queensland to provide 6,000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Hundred Tons a Shift From British Coal Cutter-loader
More than 400 tons of coal a shift is a normal output from each A.B. Meco-Moore simultancaus cutter-leader now being installed in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Millions in Gaol Gold at Broken Hill During War £40 to 50 Million Held for Bank of England and Netherlands
The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) has announced that gold worth between £40,000,000 and £50,000,000 held by Australia in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Will Work on Monday Sydney
Northern miners officials said today that all collieries on the Maitland field would work on the King's Birthday Holiday on Monday. They expect about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →George—gold
The marriage of Miss Gladys Gold, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gold, Hillview, Geurie, and Mr. Ted George, second son…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Strike and European Conference Engage American Interest Washington, Thursday
Apart from the coalmining strike, which is now estimated to involve nearly 250,000 miners, American, interest today centred on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Trouble
The Newcastle Ironworkers Union had sought aid of the Miners Federation in its efforts to force the B.H.P. to choose log claims…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truman Appeals to Coal and Steel Producers Washington
President Truman yesterday appealed to coal and steel producers not to increase prices until a "fair test had been made of the actual…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narromine Gold Cup Races Will Be Held in October
The members of the Narromine Turf club have decided to hold the Gold cup races in October again. However, their was a great deal of discussion before this decision was made. because growing difficulty has been experienced in finding accommodation for horses as few…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Training Poles for Coal Mines
Members of the Polish Re-settlement Corps are being absorbed into British industry at the rale of about 3,500 a month. Since the…
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