Torpedo Boats Production of Mines Soon to Start Anti-aircraft Guns
The latest type of motor, torpedo boat was being ordered from England as a pattern for three similar vessels to be constructed at Cockatoo Island…
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Sensational Gold Yield £15,000 FROM 12 Cwt Reported Kalgoorlie
A sensational yield of 1727oz of gold (worth £15,000) from 12cwt of stone at Morley's Find, has been reported by Mr. J. Carrott and his son…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Legislative Assembly Miners' Pensions Railway Dismissals Woman Causes Stir Sydney
The Treasurer (Mr. Mair) stated in the Legislative Assembly to-day that he had been informed unofficially that the Commonwealth Government did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oil From Brown Coal Costly Undertaking, Says Minister Sydney
The scheme of the Victorian Premier (Mr. Dunstan) to establish an oil from brown coal plant at Yallourn would cost a formidable sum,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →World Gold U.S. HOLDS 58 Per Cent. Geneva
The United States held 58 per cent of the world's visible gold at the end of March, according to a statistical bulletin. France held 12½ per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal and War Wide British Plans Control of Production and Distribution LONDON
In view of the vital importance of coal in time of war, comprehensive plans are being prepared, in consultation with those concerned, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Gold Companies Inspectors Applied for London
The president of the Board of Trade (Mr. Oliver Stanley) announced in the House of Commons that he had received applications in respect of seven…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sensational Gold Yield £16,000 From 12 Cwt. Reported
A sensational yield of 172oz. of gold (worth £15,000) from 12cwt of stone at Morley’s Find has been reported by Mr. J. Carrot and his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ford V-8 Wins Albury Gold Cup
Mr. Jack Phillips, of Wangaratta (Victoria), was given a rousing reception by a large crowd after winning the Albury and Interstate Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Colliery Explosion in Japan Tokio
An explosion in Tachikawa colliery buried twenty-seven men, of which ten were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners' Award Causes Trouble at Wonthaggi Melbourne
By an overwhelming majority a stop-work meeting of 500 Wonthaggi coal miners to-day accepted a recommendation by the Central Council of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wonthaggi Mine at Standstill Miners Claim They Are Locked Out MELBOURNE
The State coal mine at Wonthaggi, Victoria, is at a standstill today. When the miners presented themselves for work as usual this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japanese Disaster Twenty-seven Men Buried in Colliery Tokio
An explosion in the Tachikawa colliery burled 27 men of whom 10 have been rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wonthaggi Mine Idle Miners Claim Lockout Melbourne
The state c[?] at Wonthaggi [?] at a standstill to-day. Miners presented themselves for work as usual this morning, but were not permitted to begin,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Uses for Coal
In an attempt to discover new uses for New South Wales coal, three officers of the State Department of Mines will conduct a programme of research in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Steamer Strikes Mine Hongkong
The British steamer Haltan struck a mine between Swatow and Formosa, tearing a hole in her side, and flooding the hold. The vessel is in no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Uses for Coal
In an attempt to discover new use[?] for New South Wales coal, three officers of the State Department of Mines will conduct a programme of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining
In the course of construction at the present time is a monster cyanide works on the Gibraltar site to treat the old battery sands and tailings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cullinga Mine Sensation Narrow Escape Plucky Rescue
There was a sensational happening at the Christmas Gift mine, Cullinga, this morning, at 8. The first to go down in the cage were Jack…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spanish Gold Handed Over by France London
Spanish gold to the value of £8,500,000 has been handed over to General Franco by France. Thus, says the Paris correspondent…
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