Trying To Oust Miners Union WOLLONGONG, Jan. 26
“Since the recent award came into operation it has become clear to us that the management of the Nattai Bulli mine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining & the mines, 1940
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Progress In Pensions For Miners SYDNEY, Jan. 27
Announcement of the personnel of the Pensions Commission to inquire into the mining industry brings progress in this last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines to Stop for One Day Brisbane
All coal mines in Queensland will be idle on Wednesday to enable miners to attend aggregate meetings to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strike Moves. Owners Firm. "Obey Awards or Fight."
Unless to-morrow's and Thursday's aggregate meetings of coalmine workers decide to abandon what the owners describe as irritation tactics…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Coal Peace in Peril Unions To Consider 40-Hour Plan
Peace or war in the coal industry appears to depend on aggregate meetings of all mining unions, to be held to-morrow and Thursday on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dutch Tanker's Escape. Mine Fouls Anchor. London, Jan. 29. (A.A.P.)
It is revealed that the anchor of the Dutch tanker, Mamura (6,245 tons), [?]uled a mine when the ship was shifting moorings. The cable snapped and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mine Startles Sleepers. Explosion on Shore. LONDON. Jan. 28. (A.A.P.)
A mine exploded on the shore at a town on the south-east coast of England, breached part of a new seawall, and smashed hundreds of windows…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rivette Works Nicely Pure Gold's Dash At Epsom MELBOURNE
Rivette's track work of the last few weeks has been carried out quite as well as, if not better, than, any of her trials before she won the two…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Gift to Technical College. Mr. A. A. Atkinson's Mining Books
In memory of Mr. A. A. Atkinson, who died last October at Lindfield, his library of books on mining has been presented to the Newcastle Technical College for the use of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plucky Mare Gold Spark's Win. Refused to be Beaten. Hard Finish with Mildura
With less than a furlong to go, the Anniversary Handicap at Randwick yesterday seemed at the mercy of the favourite, Mildura. He had reached…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →W.A. Gold Miners. Wage Rates Increased
As a result of the increase in the price of gold to the record price of £10/12/6 an ounce, the wages of gold miners in Western Australia have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Colliery Workers To Meet To-day
All mines on the northern and western coalfields will be idle to-day, when aggregate meetings of mineworkers will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Gold Price
SOVEREIGNS: £2/8/11, unchanged (Commonwealth Bank). GOLD: Fine ounce, £10/12/9, unch; standard ounce (22 carats), £9/15/0[?], unch…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mining Notes
ROMA NORTH OIL.—January 30: Tunnel level, south drive extended to 640ft in andesite: No. 3 winze, 50ft level, south drive extended 12ft, total 38ft, andesite and leaders, traces of gold; No. 3…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Disputes Stop Work in Mines
BULLI, Tuesday.--About 450 men at the Old Bulli mine went home today after holding a stop-work meeting. This action was taken in protest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Torpedoes, Mines Sink Five Ships
LONDON, Tues.--One French and four neutral ships were reported to have been sunk to-day by mines and torpedoes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work Resumed. Movement in Lancefield Mine
Earth movements and falls in the Lancefield (W.A.) gold mine at Beria caused all underground work to be suspended on Monday. A later report…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gold Spark in Sparkling Form
What a great little galloper Gold Spark is! And what a fine money spinner she has been for Alf. Papworth in the past week or so!…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Shortage Stops Industry London
Industrial centres throughout Japan have come to a standstill, says the Tokio correspondent of the Associated Press of America…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greek Sailors Use Gold Coffee Cups
The crew of a Greek cargo vessel which arrived in Sydney yesterday drink Turkish coffee from gold-plated cups. They drink tea from exquisitely painted China cups…
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