Coal Commission
The Royal Commission inquiring into the safe working of coalmines, sat in camera yesterday. To-day the hearing of the evidence…
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Mining
Tongkah Harbour Tin Dredging: 1/- a share; payable April 22. Rawing Tin: 1/- a share; payable March 31…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In and About the Mines
A telegram from the secretary of Taranaki Oil Fields. Ltd., status that at Tarata the drill reached 4585ft. in shale, which was caving in to some extent. Drilling was suspended on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North B.h. Mine Shut Down
The action of the New South Wales Government in making water available from the Umberumber[?] [?] servoir to keep the mines working half-time for a fortnight enabled the North Broken Hill mine to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mining. the Share Market
Yesterday's mining share market was lifeless and weaker. Most Barrier issues continued to lose ground, though Norths, maintaining; the week-end nominal improvement,…
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Business on Change to-day included:— Silver: Amalgamated Zine, s 31/7; Broken Hill Pro prietary, b 26/6, s 26/9; Block 14. ord., b 6/11, s 7/1: Block 14, pref., b 10/, s 10/2; Electrolytic Zinc…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Not "Gassy" Mines in N.s.w
Compared with the coal mines of Wales, there are no really gassy mines in New South Wales. Yet in Wales naked lights are used in some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dismissals at Balmain 150 Miners Affected Shortening Hands
The Balmain Mine Company yesterday issued fourteen days' notice to about 150 workmen, which is approximately half of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Naked Lights Favored by Mine Manager Shot-firing Danger
FROM MY experience in England and Australia," declared Mr. John Evans, manager of the Central Greta Colliery, at the sitting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Don Black Shirts Aldermen on Coal Cargo Lismore
The decision of the Richmond River, wharf laborers to declare "black" the cargo of coal for the Lismore gasworks brought By the North Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mine Explodes In War Cemetery Many Graves Destroyed London, March 8
Hundreds of graves have been destroyed in tho British war cemetery at Thiepval, which was the scene of terrible fighting on July 1, 1916…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Entombed in Virginian Mine Explosion Fumes Stop Rescue New Yorks
A TELEGRAM from Bluefield, West Virginia, states that 23 miners were entombed as the result of an explosion in a mine in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leaving Nothing to Chance Trotting Authorities Provide Big Money and Gold Cups to Get the Right Sport
TROTTING in Western Australia has reached a very high standard, and great credit is due to Mr. James Brennan, the president of the W.A.T.A. and his colleagues for placing the sport on such a firm footing in the short period of about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Balmain Colliery
The continued complaints made by the Balmain Council of an alleged nuisance created by the local colliery have been token up by the Mines and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal Shipments
The amount of coal (including bunkers) shipped at Newcastle during last week for places beyond the State was 60,699 tons, of whcih 42,230 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Tribunal
Thewr Coal Tribunal commenced the hearing yesterday of the claims by contract miners for no Saturday work. Mr. C. Hibble presided at the meeting, which was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Blood on Coal Sixty-eight Miners Entombed Two Killed Virginia Explosion Vancouver
AT Bluefield, West Virginia, sixty-eight miners were entombed by an explosion in a coal mine in Raleigh County…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Electric Machines Cause Flares Miners Want Abolition Views of Experts Dangers of the Mines
EVIDENCE of vital interest to miners was given yesterday before the Coal Commission. A mine manager declared that naked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Explosion. Action Proposed
The report of the Commissioner who inquired into the Redhead mine explosion has been received by the Minister of Mines (Mr. Baddeley)…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Queensland Gold Yield
The gold yield in Queensland for February was 488 [?]ne ounces, valued at £2073, compared with 1988oz, valued at £8145, in February Inst year. The output for the first two months of teh year is valued at…
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