Reichbank Bullion Found Cached in Salt Mine LONDON
Units from the 90th Infantry Division of the United States Third Army, probing into the depths of the salt mines…
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Gold Tax Claims by and Against Federal Government
SYDNEY, Wednesday: A claim was made by the Commonwealth in the High Court to-day against the Electrolypic Refining and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The History of the Adelong Goldfield (ARTICLE No. 38)
Not once, but on a score of occasions, I have tried to impress upon my readers the fact that gold values recovered from the Adelong mines in the early days were not true indications of the richness of the ore. Now I have had the most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nazi Mine Geyser
More than 800 Nazi Mines send up a huge geyser of smoke as they are exploded by U.S. combat engineers inside the Reich. The mines formed part of the Germans' breached Siegfried Line defences…
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"Third Army engineers on Monday blew a hole through the brick wall of the Barke salt mine revealing 100 tons of Reichsbank gold," says the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: A holiday will be observed on all New South Wales coalfields on Monday, May 7, said the president of the…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday: The coal code designed to accelerate coal production had worked for a while after its introduction in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Colliery Explosion Three Killed: Two Injured
SYDNEY, Friday: An explosion at Balmain Colliery the morning resulted in the death of three men and serious Injury to two others…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The History of the Adelong Goldfield (ARTICLE No. 39)
Although I have been a resident of this district for many years now, and connected with the local newspaper for an equally lengthy period, I must confess I never realised the extensive circulation that the "Adelong & Tumut…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Men Killed Terrific Explosion At Balmain Mine Lighted Match and Gas
SYDNEY, Friday: When methane gas exploded at Balmain Colliery, Birchgrove, this morning three men were blown…
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SYDNEY, Monday: A detailed report of happenings connected with the Balmain colliery disaster has been submitted to the…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: With only four collieries idle in the State to-day the loss of coal production [?] about 2000 tons, the lowest…
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I must admit that the serial appearance of these articles gives me a wonderful "break" with my critics, for I have a chance of refuting or enlarging upon statements that have appeared in earlier instalments. Fortunately, to date I have not…
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The fastest ships in the world, built in British shipyards in the early years of She war, were used as minelayers, This was revealed in a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Idle Mines
SYDNEY, Thurs.: With 14 mines idle to-day estimated coal production loss was 14,000 tons. Ten stoppages were on the…
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And now, as a change from tremendous values, let us have a look at some of the ''lights that failed,'' or, in other words, low-grade shows that so dispirited their owners that they were not persevered with. I know that it is awfully easy to be a critic after a time lapse of seventy…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Including three pits which came out for the first time this morning, 13 collieries were idle on New South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nazi Gold Two Hundred Tons Discovered
LONDON, Friday: "The great board of Nazi gold found in the salt mines at Markers, and hidden in bank vaults and under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Malcontents Need For Discipline K.C. Suggests Elimination of Trouble Makers
One of the most urgent needs of the industry was to be rid of its trouble-makers and whisperers, said the president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Wells). They constituted about 5 per cent of the miners and were difficult to ferret out, he said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Carpathia Tin Mine
The Carpathia Tin Mining Co. has Placed its mine into voluntary liquidation. This mine commenced operations in 1912, and has worked…
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