Coal Strike Gloom; But P.M. to Make Move
FRUITS OF THE FIRST WEEK OF THE GENERAL COAL STRIKE HAVE BEEN: (1) A STARTLING…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Mining & the mines, 1940
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Gold Salute Left; Jockey Tells Cooper to Get New Rider
YESTERDAY'S Liverpool Handicap at Rand wick was fraught with sensation. Fred Shean, jockey of the favorite, Gold Salute, lodged a complaint to the stewards that he was behind the line when the tapes went up, and demanded that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holt Must Be Sorry Now Pure Gold Would Have Given Doncaster Shake
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—"What a pity they scratched him for the Doncaster Handicap." Those were the sentiments of admirers of Hall Mark's classy brother, Pure Gold, after he had brilliantly won this afternoon's South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Battle on the Coal Front Strike is another episode in long turbulent history
It is one of the strange ironies of life that coal, which has done so much to improve the world's standards of comfort, has also given the world one of its greatest industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shean Charges Unfair Start Gaxieu Not at Fault, Is Verdict Gold Salute Sensation
Incensed because he considered that he had not been given a fair chance at the barrier, Jockey Fred Shean lodged a complaint against the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Coal From Rothbury Union Ban On Free Labor Product Spread Strike, Is Threat Transport and Industry
The production of coal by free labor at the Rothbury mine, while other pits are idle through the strike,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Too Good for Crack Sprinters Kellow Sorry Now That Pure Gold Won't Start In Doncaster
CAULFIELD, Saturday. -- "I'm sorry I was in such a hurry to take him out of the Doncaster," said Mr. C. B. Kellow after his colt. Pure…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Shean Makes Complaint to Stewards Says Gold Salute Was Not In Line Starter Tells of Barrier Incident
After Gold Salute, the favorite, had been beaten in the Liverpool Handicap at Randwick yesterday, his rider, F. Shean, laid a complaint against the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Yours Truly--a Real Cup Promise Leg-Weary, Nearly Missed Big Race Gameness Held Off Gold Spark
Seven weeks ago, Yours Truly appeared so tired of travelling and racing that his connections decided to give him a spell instead of tackling the big autumn handicaps in Sydney and Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Remarkable Plunge On Yours Truly Beats Gold Spark In Tight Finish Owners Now Confident Of Winning Sydney Cup: Weak Effort By Early Bird
Big punters who wagered recklessly on Yours Truly in the Autumn Cup yesterday were glad when the race was over. The favorite had to be ridden right out to defeat the consistent Gold Spark. "He beat the fastest and gamest stayer in Australia," said Mr. F. W. Hughes,…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Pledge to Stop "Black" Coal Unions Help Miners
A meeting of officials of transport unions and the combined mining unions' central committee today pledged itself to give full co-operation and assistance to prevent the transport of "black" coal,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →46 Trapped by Coal Mine Fall New York
Forty-six miners are trapped in the Willowgrove coal mine, Ohio. With 160 others, who have since been rescued, they were caught behind a fall…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Production
Bulolo Gold Dredging. Ltd., advises that during February the total gross production amounted to 24,407 ounces of bullion, containing 16,841…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners' Reply To Owners
"The statement issued in the Press on Friday emphasises that the Press is not free, because the Miners' Federation can certainly not pay the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Notes
ABERFOYLE TIN.—March 15. railed and milled 329 tona for 6½ tons tin concentrates. 10cwt wolfram concentrates; estimated value, £1,406. CURNOW'S TIN MINES.—March 14: Cleaned up…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian Gold Price
GOLD: Fine ounce. £10/13/3, unch.; standard ounce (22 carats) £9/15/53. unch (Commonwealth Bank). SOVEREIGNS: £2/9/, unch…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Domain Audience Backs Miners
"EVERY person who knows what is transpiring, whether he be a trades unionist or not, must support the Miners' Federation in the present struggle," declared Mr. Horsington, M.L.A., yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Munro Keen on Gold Salute
It is expected that D. Munro will ride Gold Salute in the Doncaster Handicap on Saturday. Munro said yesterday, however, that…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →200 Trapped in Mine Our Own Cable Service
WASHINGTON,Sunday.--Two hundred men were trapped in an explosion in the Willow Grove colliery Bellaire, Ohio…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Refused for Mount Isa. Brisbane
Miners at Blair Athol decided almost unanimously to-day to defy the instructions of the management committee of the Queensland Miners' Union to load coal for the Mount…
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