In Search of Gold. Sundry "Rushes."
"The Cold Rushes,"by W. P. Morrell, M.A., D.Phil.—A. and C. Black. The influence on the people of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining & the mines, 1941
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Peter Moore Gold Cup. To-day's Moorefield Race. Breeze Selected As Probable Winner
The Peter Moore Cup will be the principal race at the Moorefield Club's meeting this afternoon, and a first-class field is engaged. The race will be run over one mile and is likely to produce a stirring finish. Breeze, who was second in the Villiers…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Coal Mines to Work. Trouble at John Darling. Seniority Issue. Newcastle
All coal mines in the north are due to resume work to-morrow, after the holiday break, including: John Darling, the originating centre of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Ngahere Gold Dredging
During December the dredge of Ngahere Gold Dredging, Ltd., ran 416 hours, and dug 213,000 yards for a yield of 603oz of bullion. Operations were interrupted owing to labour troubles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victorian Coal Strike Decision Melbourne
By an almost unanimous decision, Wonthaggi miners decided to refuse to work until the Railway Commissioners agree to grant an annual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Company to Make Oil From Coal
The Commonwealth Treasurer, Mr. Fadden, has granted an application for the registration of Coal Oil and By-Products Pty., Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yodda Goldfields
Yodda Goldfields, Ltd., reports that the gold yield for December was 86oz 36wt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anti-mine Gear for All Ships Canberra
All Australian coastal ships and those on the Australian register trading near Australia will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All Miners in N.s.w. Face Idle Day
Each of the coalfields in N.S.W. will be thrown idle in turn as a result of a decision of the Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Association to hold aggregate meetings of its members employed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Department
In this my first report in the new year I take the opportunity of expressing my thanks and appreciation to members of the Department for…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining Notes
ROMA DRILLING POOL.—January 6: Depth of bore, 2,390 feet: formation, hard sand. ROMA NORTH OIL.—January 6: Started filling slopes; expect to start crushing about January…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Anti-mine Gear Vessels Being Fitted
The Minister for the Navy (Mr. Hughes) announced yesterday that all Australian coastal ships and those on the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Speeding Anti-Mine Measures For Ships
CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- All coastal ships on the Australian register will be equipped in the next three or four weeks with protective devices against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sappers Shelters From Land-mine Blast
SAPPERS of Headquarters Section, 15th Royal Australian Engineers, take cover in a trench while exploding a landmine by fuse, during training at the Small Arms School, Randwick. Their comrades in Egypt played a heroic role…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Decide to Start Work Newcastle
Miners at John Darling Colliery decided to-day that men appointed out of their order of seniority should stand down, and that work be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AUSTRAL N.Z. MINING. Profitable Returns
Austral New Zealand Mining, Ltd., has issued accounts for the period January 1 to September 30, 1940. Previously, the financial year ended…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Guinea Gold Profit Higher At £113,511
After providing £17,426 for depreciation in addition to that allocated to working expenses, New Guinea Goldfields. Ltd., earned a profit of £113,511…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →R.I.B.A. Royal Gold Medal. Award to Frank Lloyd Wright
The King has approved the awarding of the Royal Gold Medal that is given by the Royal Institute of British Architects every three years, to a well known American architect, Frank Lloyd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.G. GOLDFIELDS Larger Earnings
Net profit of New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., for the year ended September 30, is £113,511, compared with £67,230 for the previous year…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Colliery Deadlock Newcastle
The deadlock between the Northern Miners' Federation and the B.H.P. over one clause in the Drake-Brockman award on seniority at the John…
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