Strike Threat Week-end Work in Mines
SYDNEY, Wednesday: A Statewide strike by eng[?]edrivers and firemen in the coal mining industry is threatened as a result of efforts by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining & the mines, 1940
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Strike Threat Week-end Work in Mines Departure From Award Conditions Sydney
A State-wide strike by engine-drivers and firemen in the coal mining industry is threatened as a result of efforts by owners to alter the working hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Detonators Suspected in Power House Coal Watch Kept at Yanco Gelignite Discovered
A CLOSE watch by men specially detailed for the purpose was kept over "nut" coal which was fed into the furnaces at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. in Australia Defence of Coast Greatly Increased Output of Mines SYDNEY
The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced to-day that a plan had been prepared for the mining of important strategical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Production Ford-australia Now Making Mines
As announced by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) an important stepping up of Australia's wartime production has been made possible by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singapore Gold Cup Winner Owned by Actress Singapore
The Gold Cup, which is Malaya's biggest race of the year, was won to-day by Mustic, Music, trained by T. H. Menzies, an amateur, and owned by Mrs. Menzies,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Magic of Coal Has 6000 BYPRODUCTS The Gasworks' Part In Industry
One after another the hazards of child-birth are disappearing as a result of the discovery in a gasworks by-product of a marvellous new drug. For years brilliant research chemists groped towards it. In all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.s.a. a Land of Gold Holds 75 Per Cent of World's Supply
Gold in vaults of the United States Treasury amounts to more than £4,000,000,000—over 75 per cent. of all the monetary gold in the world. Gold has been coming here by Warship and tramp…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Gallops Pure Gold's Fast Half-mile Historian Melbourne
Working 12 feet out from the rains on the course proper at Flemington this morning. Pure Gold galloped four furlongs in 50½ seconds, the best time for this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Record Price for Gold Sydney
The price of gold lodged at the Mint yesterday was fixed by the Commonwealth Back at £10/14/ per fine ounce the highest price on record in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s a a Land of Gold Holds 75 Per Cent. of World's Supply
Gold in vaults of the United States Treasury amounts to more than £4,000,000,000--over 75 per cent of all the monetary gold in the world. Gold has been coming here by warship and tramp steam…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ford (Australia) Making Mines
As announced by Mr. Menzies the Prime Minister an important stepping up to Australia's wartime production has been made possible by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mines Laid by British Planes
Besides night bombing of Nazis the R.A.F', has laid mines from the Norwegian coast to the Bay of Biscay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S.A. a Land of Gold Holds 75 Per Cent, of World’s Supply
Gold in vaults of the United States Treasury amounts to more than £4,000,000,000 — over 75 per cent of the monetary gold in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Notable Step-up in War Production Ford-Australia Now Making Mines
As announced by Mr. Menzies, the Prime Minister, an important stepping up of Australia's wartime production has been made possible by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Griffith Gypsum Mines
Guaranteed 95 per cent. or over Agricultural Gypsum, 20/- ton; Washed Gypsuin, approx. 60 per cent., 10/-; Pit Gypsum, approx. 40 per cent., 6/-…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.s.a.--a Land of Gold Holds 75 Per Cent of World's Supply
Gold in vaults of the United Slates Treasury amount to more than £4,- 000,000,000-- over 75 per cent of the monetary gold in the world. Gold has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Southern Mines Idle
SYDNEY, Wednesday: All mines in the southern districts were idle to-day, and are expected to remain idle until the men are assured that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Stop Work Protest Against Award Wollongong
As a protest against the recent award made by Judge Drake Brockman, employees at all mines on the South Coast ceased work to-day, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Southern Mines Dispute Wollongong
No work was done at mines on the South Coast to-day. The men will not resume work until after the conference to be held to-morrow at which…
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