Mine Fire. Burning Fiercely. Heavy Cost to Check Flames. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 11
The fire in the old underground colliery workings at Greta is still burning fiercely, but traffic on the main northern railway line has not yet been interrupted…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal Bill in Leg. Council Wide Powers for Board Stabilisation
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 8
THIS Coal industry Bill was explained to the Legislative Council yesterday by Mr. Concannon, Vice-President of the Executive…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Parliament at Work To-day Supply Bill in the Assembly Two Coal Bills
The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 7
THE State Parliament will resume work to-day. A supply bill covering expenditure for May will be introduced in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Australian Iron Divs. Takuapa Tin Australian Iron's Deferred Divs
The Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 6
Payment of a half-year's dividend on preference shares in Australian Iron and Steel, Ltd., which becomes due on May 1, will be deferred…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rail Danger At Greta Fires in Three Mines Pillars Ablaze Under Line Safety Measures Greta
The Sun · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 10
NOTHING has yet been done to abate the immense underground fires, which are now raging in three collieries -- Anvil Creek, Central Greta, and Old Greta. The fires, in the opinion of local mining men, are eating into…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Burning Coal Mine at Greta
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 12
Columns of smoke ascending from the burning mine, which is only 25 yards from the railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Collieries and Shipping Companies. Operating at Newcastle District
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 8
The following are the names or the collieries and shipping companies with their addresses and telephone numbers, which are at present…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Line Guarded Near Burning Colliery
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 12
Officiais maintaining a careful watch over the railway line near the burning colliery at Greta yesterday. The fire is still burning fiercely…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Price of Gold
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 11
Gold was quoted in London on Tuesday at £5/13/3 per oz fine, our correspondent cables, a rise of 2/5 on the day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Grains of Gold
Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 3
IT is perfectly certain that God will fail us, provided He find in us the humility which makes us capable of receiving His gifts, a longing to possess…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Legislative Council. Coal Industry
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 13
In the Legislative Council, Mr. Farrar, in resuming the debate on the motion for the second reading of the Coal Industry Bill, emphasised the restrictive character of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Western Coal Trade. Lithgow
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 10
Lithgow Valley and Hermitage collieries worked 10 days for the current fortnight, pay for which was distributed at the week-end. These mines recently obtained the City…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mine Fire Apprehension Among Greta Townspeople
The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 3
Fires in old underground colliery workings at Greta have been burning fiercely for some days and are causing fear among resident of the town, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News From Mines Debenture Repayment Postponed
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 15
A proposal to postpone repayment of 25,000 £1 debentures due on May 3 this year until a similar date in 1936 was carried at the adjourned meeting of Takuapa…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Coal Shipments. 28,900 Tons for Week
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 4
The quantity of coal, including' bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week ended April 21, for places beyond the State, was 28,900 tons, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fine Tours in Gold Country Out West
The Sun · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 23
There are many fine tours through near western districts, according to the N.R.M.A., which to-day furnishes the description of the most popular…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Mine Fire. Danger to Railway. Councils Demand Action. Newcastle
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 9
Late this evening fires were still burning in the abandoned underground colliery workings at Greta. Representatives of the Greta Municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rubbish Was Shipped to East As Coal Damning Indictment of Mining Methods by Rees, M.l.c. Loss of Trade Congratulated by His Tory Confrere
The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 6
THAT the shipping of rubbish instead of coal was responsible for the loss of our overseas trade, was the charge made by Mr. Dan…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Seam On Fire For 1000 Years Funeral Of Sir Adrian Knox
The Sun · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 30
SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL EIGHT.--R. P. Thompson (stroke), T. N. Peters, R. G. Burrows, L. Moxham, C. R. Warne, A. L. Gay, J. J. Barcham, N. I. Blue (bow). MOUNT WINGEN, known as "The Burning Mountain," 10 miles north of Scone.--This part of the Greta coal seam, Professor David says, has been burning…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Money, Mines and Markets City Gossip Emu and Prospect Gravel Small Loss Difficult Year For Gravel Co
The Sun · Thursday 28 April 1932 · page 4
Reporting a loss of £804 on operations of Emu and Prospect Gravel and Read Metal Co., Ltd., for the half-year ended December 31 last,…
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