Picking Up Fortunes. Fabulous Finds in Diamond Mine
There is scarcely a page of the history of the diamond industry that is not full of romance, as strange as any you will find in books of fiction…
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Influenza. Outbreak in New Zealand. Mines Closed. Wellington, (N.z.)
The State coal mines at Runanga have been closed owing to the outbreak of influenza. There are now 200 cases in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Badak Tin Mine. Expert Returns. Sydney
Mr. W. Wilson, the Melbourne mining expert, who went to Kadeh to report on the Badak Syndicate's property, returned to Sydney this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Against Profiteering. Maitland Miners' Movement. Sydney
The Mainland coal field unionists have decided to convene an aggregate meeting on Saturday next to consider profiteering, when it is understood that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Where the Gold Goes
In 15-16 the whole world produced less than six million pounds worth of gold. Then the Californian goldfields were discovered and in four years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners' Cleanliness. Assertion Denied. Sydney
Mr. Bird, President of the Southern District Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, giving evidence before the Coal Commission to-day strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Countries Without Coal
Nearly every express train in Italy was cut of on August 1919. The reason is that the country is almost without coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Coin Case. Accused Convicted. Six Months' Gaol. London
The Gold Coin case was concluded to-day. All the male defendants wee found guilty and sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the second…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Coal Mines. Nationalisation Scheme. Miners Declare Strike. London
The miners conference has declared a strike in support of the proposed nationalisation of the coal mines. The motion was carried by 524,000 to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nationalisation of Mines General Strike for Same. Soviet Government Favoured
At a convention of ship stewards it was resolved to favour a general strike for the nationalisation of mines. and to favor the establishment of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Coal Mines. Nationalisation Scheme Direct Action Defeated. London
A special meeting of the Trades Union Congress was held last night for the purpose of considering what action would be taken to compel the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Miners Strike. Industries Endangered. Paris
The strike of coal miners in France is extending and is imperilling French industry. It is estimated that 300,000 miners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Mine. Outbreak Subdued by Workmen. Waihi (N.z.)
A fire broke out in the Grand Junction Gold Mine at Waihi (N.Z.), this morning. The Employees subdued the flames, but in doing o, several men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sending Gold Away. Confiscation Must Stand. Sydney
Representations have been made by Mr. J. Solomon to the Minister for Customs in respect to the [?]ofiseation of about £900 from certain Indians. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Against the Profiteer Miners Take Action. Boycotting Liquor. West Maitland
A meeting of delegates from the South Maitland coalfields was held at Weston to-day to deal with the [?]ronteering question…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cibraltar Gold Mine. to Be Reworked
Adelong people are delighted at the prospects of hearing the whistle at the Gibraltar mines going again in the near future. For some time past the mine has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Wanted Worth £6 an Ounce. Sydney
At the Chamber of Commerce conference Mr. M'Gregor (Adelaide) moved that the Federal Government, be urged to consider the question…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gibraltar Gold Mine. to Be Reworked
ADELONG people are delighted at the prospects of hearing the whistle at the Gibraltar mines going again in the near future. For some time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Gold. Melbourne
Owing to the increased price of gold abroad, the Federal Treasurer has arranged to charge jewellers, dentists, and other users of gold for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Water Washing
The laundry prices are really terrible. One cannot quite understand why it is that the charge of tenponce half-penny for washing a simple white…
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