Mine Disaster. Explosion of Gas. New York, Feb. 21
Fifty-one miners were killed as the result of a gas explosion in the City Coal Company mine at Sullivan (Indiana). Twenty-three bodies were recovered…
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Motor Fuel From Coal Chemist's Estimate Melbourne
That 3,000,000 gallons of motor spirit could be obtained from the 1,000,000 tons of Maitland coal car[?], bonised every year by the gas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold Shipment. by the Maunganui. For Local Banks
Another gold shipment from America arrived by the Maunganul yesterday. It consisted of 132 boxes, 28 bars, and the rest in coin. The consignment was sent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bellbird Mine Again Entered Bailey's Body Still Undiscovered Cesssnock
Number Eight section of the Bellbird Colliery was entered by a number of Proto men this morning. The explorers reported the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Settlement Broken Hill Mines Owners' Offer Accepted Broken Hill
The I.W.[?] of An[?] a mass meeting to-day, when it was decided to accept the companies offer. Th[?] an instruction to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Money Market Dollar-sterling Exchange Effect on Gold Imports
Further slight decline in dollar value of sterling is revealed in the latest London-New York rate. At 4.76 dollars. the English pound is now 4 12…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Not Wanted Return to Gold Standard London, February 20
Mr. J. M. Keynes, secretary of the Royal Economic Society, writing in the "Nation," strongly opposes the British return to a gold standard, and [?]clares…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold Bricks Vision Splendid at Mint Riches From U.S.A.
Gold bricks, little bricks of real gold, were being handled and passed about in Macquarie-street this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →World-touring Shriners in Sydney Two Million Dollars' Worth of Gold
A group of American Masons, making a world-tour, arrived in Sydney by the Maunganui yesterday. They propose to "see Australia in five days." After a world's record--Parker, who attempted to break the world's walking record for a mile, passing his pace-makers at the finish. The record is 6min. 25 4-5 sec., made by G…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →51 Miners Killed Gas Causes Explosion Sad Scenes at Pithead Sullivan (Indiana), February 21
Fifty-one minors were killed by a mine [?]s explosion, which occurred in a mine here. Twenty-three bodies have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Coal Mine "Biggest in the State" LITHGOW
Lithgow's railway coal mine is destined, according to officials, to, be the biggest in the State. The main coal bearing area, which is 1[?] mile from…
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The secretary of the Wongaville Lodge, Illuvara District of the W.L.[?] of a (Mining Dept.) advises that the following motion was passed at the last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colliery Wheelers Fined. Wollongong
At the police court to-day about 45 wheelers from the South Bulli Colliery pleaded guilty to absenting themselves from work without lawful cause. They were fined 30/ each, and…
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In his report for the fortnight ended February 19 the general manager of the Vegetable Creek Tin Mining Company states that the western pipe bus fallen away again, and at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining. the Share Market
A brighter tone was manifested in the mining share market yesterday, and though the turnover did not benefit to any extent values for silver-lead and tin stocks strengthened…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Britain's Gold Reserve Restoring the Standard
Since it is generally assumed that Australia would be well advised to await a lead from Great Britain in a return to the gold standard, opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Miners And Triple Alliance LONDON, Monday Evening
The Northumberland Miners' Council at Newcastle passed a unanimous resolution urging on the executive of the Miners' Federation of Great…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Money Market More Gold Banks Cash Resources
The second shipment of gold to Australia, as the outcome of recent orders placed in the United States, has arrived in Sydney by the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Mine. Six Hundred Men at Work. Lithgow
The progress which is being made at the Railway Colliery is a further illustration that the mine will eventually be one of the largest in the State. It is now the biggest in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Jones Beats Juno Fine Newcastle Scrap— Other Coal City Fistic News
DISPLAYING all-round form, which makes him a match for almost any lad his weight in the game, Billy (Bluey)…
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