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COAL-OWNERS yesterday opposed a request for weekly instead of fortnightly pays for miners. The request was made by the Miners' Federation before Mr. Justice Drake-Brockman in the Commonwealth Arbitration…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MONUMENT HILL, treated 525 tons for 52oz. 11dwt. of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →CESSNOCK, Wednesday.--William Ashman, 52, miner, Aberdare Colliery, struck by a fall of coal today, suffered a fractured right collar bone, injuries to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A new edition of the Mining Handbook of Austialia" gives details of more than 800 mining companies and 35 oil piospecting companies. The information includes place of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →COPELAND MINES.—Norseman, W.A.L Shaft advanced 7ft in diorite country total depth 70ft: pulled 10 tons ore, estimate 10dwt. GOLD MINES OF KALGOORLIE.—Operations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The president of the Lismore Chamber of Commerce, Mr. R. Granger, announced at a meeting of the chamber that the Murwillumbah powerhouse had used 2,000 tons of North…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North Wallarah Coll[?] which was closed down in October, when a section of the men went on strike[?] may resume operations next week…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Diving for gold in deep pools of New Zealand mountain rivers will be tried by Charles Edwards, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With metal prices again weaker, base metal shares yesterday had no relief from drifting rates. Barriers were dull, buying limits…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Payment of a bonus to coal-miners might help to solve some difficulties, said Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →If certain engine-drivers in Queensland mines were brought under a Federal award, while others remained under the State law, said William…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A splinter of gold which penetrated the fool of Peter Darke, a Mernda schoolboy, when he was bathing in the Plenty River, and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Alleged removal of a leaf from a report book by a mine manager was mentioned before the Royal Commission into health and safety…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the sitting of the Royal Commission, which is inquiring into safety and health in coal mines, John Dobb, secretary of the State Mine Lodge, said that…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Gold was quoted to-day at £7/8/7½ an ounce fine, compared with £7/8/8½ on Monday. BASE METALS…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →VISITING horses made galloping interesting at Rosebery this morning. Trials took place on the inside grass, 10ft out. Among…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The first diamonds in Australia were discovered by Mr. Alwell while mining for tin at Copeton in the Inverell district, N.S.W. The mining carried out has…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Gold Rod to-day recorded an excellent trial for the Challenge Stakes. After trotting on the tan at Randwick, he was taken to Rosebery, where he galloped a brilliant…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →THREE disconcerting reversals of form occurred at Ascot (Vic.) last Saturday. Bonuna and Barametric had performed so badly at their last outing that nobody wanted them, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A witness before the Royal commission inquiring into safety and health in coal mines to-day said he had been told, by a deputy that the…
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