Praise for Miners' Comrades Kurri Kurri
"I think the bravery of men who attempt to rescue their comrades in coalmines should be brought under the notice of the Royal Humane Society…
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Hogan Gold Cup Competition Coolac or Gundagai to Win Village Team Has Lead On Town Side
WITH only two games remaining in the Hogan Gold Cup competition it is fairly certain that either Coolac or Gundagai will win. Coolac has a lead of three points, and next Sunday’s game will practically decide the destination of the competition. If…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petrol From Brown Coal Produced in Germany at 3/6 a Gallon Melbourne
Germany last year produced 1,250,000 tons of her total requirements of 2,000,000 tons of petrol from brown coal, said Mr. Wolfe Smellie, engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Go-slow Tactics 15 More Miners Dismissed Broken Hill
The go-slow policy in the mines continues and the Zinc Corporation to-day dismissed an additional 15 men, bringing the total dismissals to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol From Coal Technical Difficulties Solved Melbourne
"It may be expedient to start the production of oil from coal in Australia, even if it is no commercially successful," said Dr. H. P. Burstall, new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Rod Brilliant Seven at Caulfield Pulled Up Well Melbourne
Gold Bod galloped brilliantly at Caulfield this morning, covering seven furlongs in 1.281/2. He pulled up well and there will be great interest in his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wagga Gold Cup Meeting Increased Prize Money Brush Steeple Provided
The Murrumbidgee Turf Club Committee as decided to increase the stake money for its Gold Cup Meeting on April 14 and 15, by £320, to a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rich Gold Strike Reported From Weethalle
Prospecting near Weethalle, Mr. Hector Gibson is reported to have made a rich strike in a shaft on the eastern end of Weethalle township…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thirteen Men Trapped Terrific Mine Explosion MELBOURNE
A terific explosion in the Wonthagge State coal mine, Melbourne, this morning, has trapped thirteen men five hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rich Gold Strike Reported From Weethalle Ungarie
Prospecting near Weethalle, Mr. Hector Gibson is reported to have made a rich strike in a shaft on the eastern end of Weethalle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hogan Gold Cup Competition Won by Coolac Team All Over Well Before Easter
ALTHOUGH another Sunday's play remains in the Hogan Gold Cup competition, the trophy for [?]son 1935-36 was won by Coolac when the defeated Jugiong Federals yesterday. It is certain that an alteration will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Explosion at Wopthaggi Mine 12 Men Entombed
A message from Melbourne states that following on a teriffic explosion in the State Coal mine at Wonthaggi to-day, 12 men are trapped nearly 200…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Missing Mine Manager Armed Parties Search OMEO
Armed parties of bushmen and miners are searching in the Southern Alps for John Freeman, aged about 30 years, manager of the Suvea mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegrams Victorian Mining Disaster Melbourne
In connection with the Wonthaggi mine disaster it was officially announced late last night by the management of the mine that all the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mine Explosion Disaster at Wonthaggi Twelve Men Trapped Underground; Fate Unknown Rescue Party May Take Days to Reach Them Thousands of Residents Rush to Pithead MELBOURNE
A terrific explosion occurred at No. 20 shaft at the State Coal Mine at Wonthaggi to-day, and 12 men were trapped 190 feet underground. Frantic efforts are being made to reach them, but it is feared that it may take the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armed Parties Search for Missing Mine Manages with Rifle May Have Lost Memory Omeo (V.)
Armed parties of bushmen ana miners are searching in the Southern Alps for John Freeman, aged about 39 years, manager of the Suvea…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Help From Sydney Sad Scene at the Mine 3000 Anxiously Waiting MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Brigade Officer by 'Plane SYDNEY
The latest information from Wonthaggi, received this morning, states that two bodies have now been recovered. The remains of a gold watch The Chief Officer of N.S.W. Fire Brigades, answering an urgent call, rushed, with rescue apparatus, to Wnothaggi by 'plane, and arranged to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wonthaggi Coal Mine Disaster Heroism Shown by Rescuers Battle With Deadly Gas Fumes Two Bodies Brought to Surface Fears of Another Explosion Melbourne
The search for the victims of yesterday's explosion in the State Coal Mine at Wonthaggi, when 13 miners were trapped underground,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten More Bodies Recovered Wonthaggi Mining Disaster Remains of Pony Found Relatives Still Wait on Top MELBOURNE
Ten bodies were recovered today by searchers following the disastrous explosion in the State Coal Mine at Wonthaggi on…
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