Combine Alleged Increase in Coal Prices SYDNEY
Mention of a combine in the coal trade was made by Alderman Campbell at a meeting of the Metropolitan Water Board, when tenders for 41,600…
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Czech Gold Transferred From England Sir John Simon's Regrets London
There were further echoes in the House of Commons to-day of the Parliamentary controversy excited by the transfer of gold held at the Bank of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →STOLE £10,000 From Under the Sea German Captain’s Ingenious Move “Hampshire’s” Treasure Still Unrecovered Would You Like £5,000,000 in Solid Gold?
IT IS YOURS for the taking if you can raise it from the bed of the Pentland Firth, where it lies buried in the wreck of the H.M.S. Hampshire—the ill-fated cruiser in which Lord Kitchener perished on June 5th, 1916…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mine Rescue Work Byrne's Fearful Ordeal
ONE of the five men—Ray Burfield Byrne—buried by a huge fall of earth of the South mine, Broken Hill, and rescued alive, nearly 13 hours after he was trapped showed amazing fortitude during his terrible ordeal. He calmly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. Wants Miners Wellington (N.z)
The Coal Mine Owners' Association and the Minister for Mines are considering the question of seeking coal miners from Australia, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spanish Gold Being Returned by France Move May Improve Relations
LA ROCHELLE (France), Wednesday.—The Civil Tribunal has ordered the return to the Spanish Government of 9000 cases of gold and valuables held…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parkes Goldfield Notable for Quartz Lodes Still Much Hidden Wealth
The Parkes, or Billabong, reefs may be said to have been discovered when James Pugh and two others, crossing the Goobang Creek in August of 1863…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold at West Wyalong Request for Government Battery West Wyalong
Replying to representations made today by a large deputation representing miners' interests, which asked that a Government battery be erected at West…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill Strike No Electricity for Mines Broken Hill
A threat by the members of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association to strike unless a settlement in the dispute regarding alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →66 Dead Earthquake Toll Gold Coast Towns Shaken London
Sixty-six persons are dead, and many have been injured, following a violent earthquake which shook Accra and other Gold Coast towns at 7.23 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Griffith Gold Cup Comes to Leeton Local Dog-owners Win
LEETON SPORTSMAN "Bun" Whiting is the proud possessor of the "Griffith Bookmakers' Gold Cup, which his "Jolly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Award for Miners Sydney
Judge Drake Brockman, who heard the claims of the Miners' Federation for increased wages, the reduction of working hours, and the betterment of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Safety in Mines Commission Recommendations Cost of Application Sydney
To carry out the recommendations of the Davidson Royal commission on safety and health in mines, the Federal president of the Miners'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Short Story "The Gold Diggers"
"Get to it, you black devils!" Piet. Deventer, white miner, shouted above the thunder of the drills to the crouched and sprawling natives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Mining Award Will Mean Increased Costs SYDNEY
The colliery owners assembled in Sydney today to consider the award made yesterday by Mr. Justice Drake Brockman. The opinion was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Award Forty-hour Week of Five Days Annual Holiday on Full Pay SYDNEY
In the course of a lengthy judgment covering the claims of the employees engaged in the coal mining industry throughout Australia, Judge Drake…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rise in Prices Forecast by Colliery Owners Sydney
Colliery owners declared to-day that a rise in the price of coal was inevitable as a result of the new award for miners which comes into…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Higher Production Cost at Victorian State Mine Melbourne
The manager of the State Coal Mine (Mr. J. M'Leish) said to-day that the new award would increase the costs at Wonthaggi by £50,000 to £60,000 a…
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