Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

3,508 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 176

Settlement Hope. German Coal. Italian Naval Move. From Our Own Correspondent. London, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 9

It is generally believed in London that the dispute with Italy over the British Government's decision to seize German coal exports for Italy…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Recovery in B.h. Pty. and British Tobacco Mining Shares Quiet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 14

FAIR recoveries in British Tobacco and B.H. Proprietary pointed to a slightly better tendency in the industrial share market yesterday. After sales at 476, British Tobacco…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Miners Ten-to-One For Strike Strong Feeling on Northern Fields Still Time For Govt. To Act CESSNOCK, Mar. 6

Tribune · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 1

By a ten to one majority at Cessnock today, the most important mass meeting of mineworkers held, for many years has endorsed the resolution of the combined mining unions, in…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Plasterers Back Miners

Daily News · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 2

The Operative Plasterers' Federation of Australia has endorsed the stand taken by the combined mining unions in fighting to retain the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Pledge Support to Miners

Daily News · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 6

Lidcombe Women's No-Conscription and No-Profiteering League has carried the following motion which will be sent to the Prime Minister…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Australian Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 14

GOLD: Fine ounce, £10/13/3, unch.; standard ounce (22 carats), £9/15/5¾, unch. (Commonwealth Bank). SOVEREIGNS: £2/9/, unch…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Home News. Coal Sirike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 1

The General Secretary of the Miners' Federation. Mr. W. Orr, said last night, "the coal strike is now on throughout Australia. It was learnt that neither the coalowners…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Central Mine. Government Aid Refused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 14

The Premier, Mr. Mair, said yesterday, that Cabinet has considered a proposal to grant assistance to the Sulphide Corporation Ltd., to…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

400 Miners Forced on Relief

Daily News · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 5

A DECISION made yesterday by the State Cabinet consigned 400 metalliferous mineworkers to food relief and sounded the deathknell of the Central Mine at Broken Hill…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Miners Are In A Hole

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 1

I was always of an inquiring turn of mind. What I want to know this time, seeing that there's another coal…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Mine Deputies Won't Strike

The Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 3

Essential services around Newcastle have built up coal reserves to provide for at least two months of idleness in the coal industry…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Anti -Mine Secret Revealed London

The Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 1

The disclosure in American papers of the "nonmagnetic girdle" around the hull of the liner Queen…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Let's Settle This Coal Dispute Intervention

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 6

ELEVENTH hour moves in the coal dispute gave the anxious community new hope that a strike would be…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

400 Miners Entombed Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--A terrific explosion, caused by firedamp, entombed 400 miners in the Schager Mine, at Santiago…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Stop Press Mine Immunisation, LONDON.--Revealed in London

Daily News · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 1

to-day that more than [?] chant ships been fitted with [?] pment to [?] th[?] from ma[?]tic mines. So…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Gold Spark to Win Four in Row

Daily News · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 1

GOLD SPARK should win her fourth race in a row at Rosehill to-day. Few will look beyond the mare when seeking…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Mine Explosion. New York, March 8. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 18

Eight men were killed, 98 were injured, and 57 are missing as the result of an explosion in an under-sea gallery of the Schwager coalmines at Coronel, Chile…

Continued on Trove, page 18 →

Mines Don't Worry Japs! Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.--A Japanese naval spokesman declared to-day that the Yangtse River is strewn with mines…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Plea by Mair Seek Mining Peace

The Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 3

Emphasising the disastrous effect which a general coal hold-up might have on the war activities of the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mining. Barriers Firm. Tin Shares Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 14

Business in the mining share market yesterday was of light volume. Barriers were slightly firmer, Gold concerns had an easier trend…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →