New Zealand Coal
The coal mines of New Zealand closed down until January 3, after a year of record output, considering the difficulties due to the fact that coal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining & the mines, 1918
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City Council's Coal
At a meeting of the City Council, the representation of the Electric Lighting Committee, that the tender of B. D[?] Limited say the [?] of [?] back to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Disaster. Rescue Hopeless
Fruitless rescue work was continued all day and night at Halmer End. Twenty-five dead bodies were recovered. The roads leading to the workings, where the remainder…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Adjusting Miners' Differences Lithgow
Mr. J. Fletcher was president of the Conciliation Committee, consisting of representatives of the Western Miners' Federation, including the Wolgan Lodge, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mount Lyell Mines. Queenstown
Two furnaces are in commission at the North Lyell mine. In the 1100 feet level ore of splendid grade continues to be won from No. 49 stope which is now being beaten out…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Once I Get Him Down His Mine"
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →Desert Gold, New Zealand's Champion Mare
Desert Gold will race in Australia to win money for patriotic projects. She will probably meet Biplane, and a great match is expected. J. O'Shea, the mare's customary pilot, is in the saddle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Drifting Mine. Eight Boys Killed by Explosion
A terrible tragedy occurred at the little seaport of Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire, on Friday, eight boys being killed instantaneously by the explosion of a mine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Shares. Copper Scrip Improving
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Militant Strikers Interfered With a Mine Broken Hill
When the mines raid cases continued yesterday, Joseph Bradwell, 24 a miner, was charged with inciting to obstruct an engine working on the Central Mine George…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Agreement. Made During the Strike. Premier Explains
The extraordinary conflict of statement between the New South Wales and Victorian Cabinets as to an agreement by Victoria to purchase the output of two northern mines…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Railway Porter Charged. Wholesale Theft of Coal
A railway porter named Thomas Lionel Butlin, was charged at the Singleton (N.S.W.) police court with having at Singleton stolen 5-tons of coal, valued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Mining Raids. Broken Hill
The hearing of the cases against the 12 men allegedly concerned in the raids on the mines was continued in the police court to-day. The case against Willis and Stringer was postponed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Handling of Coal. Obsolete Methods Used. How Melbourne is Behind
That the port of Melbourne is behind the times in its mechanical equipment has been notorious for a long time past. The Harbour Trust has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →That Big Coal Contract for Victoria. The Subject of Much Discussion
During the week it was announced that a contract had been made between the Victorian Government and Messrs. J. and A. Brown for the supply of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lighter Sunk. Accident in Darling Harbor Ninety Tons of Coal Aboard
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →News of the Day From the Four Quarters. Foreign Cables English Colliery Disaster One Hundred and Forty Men Entombed
A disastrous explosion occurred in a coal mine at Hammerend, near Newcastle on-Tyne, England, on Saturday morning, while 247 men and boys were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nationalisation of Coal Mines. Colliery Trade Views
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--A gentleman Interested in the colliery trade, referring to Mr. Holman's statements concerning the nationalisation of mines and the Victorian contracts…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Western Coal Mines. Mechanics Discontented
Messrs. Williams and Waller, representing the Collieries Mechanics' Association, waited upon Mr. Beeby yesterday and pointed out to him that discontent existed among members of…
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