Has Been a Warded a Gold Medal
AT Kilcoy, Queensland, on May 25, 1872, William Butler became the proud father of a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mining & the mines, 1944
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Threats By Miners To Stop Work At 20 Pits
Two threats of stoppages, involving 20 collieries in the north and south, with a daily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Money Talks Smith's Financial Review Barrytown Gold May Break Its Drought
IF shareholders in Barrytown Gold Dredging don't get a dividend this year to break the four-years' drought since 1940, there is going to be widespread disappointment. IN the past 10 months the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →P.M. Appeals for Coal Two Million Tons Extra Output Needed This Year
CANBERRA, Friday.--Another 2,000,000 tons of coal a year are needed to maintain Australia's war capacity, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said in the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. Curtin Admits Big Coal Lag Nationalisation of Pits Not Seen As Solution
CANBERRA, Friday.—Australia needed two million tone of coal a year more than it was getting so that the nation could maintain in phases of the prosecution of the war the strength which its other…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Novel mine plan to get more coal CESSNOCK
EARTH and stone are to be forced into some NSW mines to replace coal that has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal-owners want machines
Mine owners had told Prime Minister Curtin that all the coal needed by Australia could be won by using scraper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conference on Coal Dispute
THE chairman of the Central Coal Authority (Mr. A. C. Willis) has ordered a compulsory conference at Newcastle on Monday to consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →New coal crisis in Britain
LONDON, Sat.--The deadlock about payment of increases to miners has caused a new coal crisis. Miners' Federation President Will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Closing of 20 collieries depends on tomorrow's talks and pit-top voting
WHETHER two big stoppages will close 20 NSW collieries, with a total daily output of about 20,000 tons, will depend upon the outcome of pit-top meetings and conferences tomorrow. Coal stocks for essential services are still at low level, but, an official of the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners & Threats
SIR,--The miners have no leaders. They elect union officials, who are the employees of the miners. Unless those employees give satisfaction they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Plant Showdown Mechanisation Of Pits Must Come, Mine Worker Says
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--Miners' leaders are faced with a showdown on the introduction of more machinery into Australia's coalmines. Until now they have successfully avoided a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Yields
MORNING STAB: Two weeks ended Fed. 8. treated 460 tons for 3160z fine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners Discuss Disputes Today
Pit-top meetings at all mines on the southern field this morning will decide whether there shall be a general stoppage on the field…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining Reports
VICTORIA GOLD DREDGING reports for the fortnight ended Feb, 8: Treated 68,838 cubic yards for a recovery of 422 fine oz. gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Reports
VICTORIA GOLD DREDGING reports for the fortnight ended Feb. 8: Treated 68,838 cubic yards for a recovery of 422 fine oz. gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Reports
VICTORIA GOLD DREDGING reports for the fortnight ended Feb. 8: Treated 68,838 cubic yards for a recovery of 422 fine oz. gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coal Lack May Blackout Town
TOWNSVTLLE, Sunday.--Because the city powerhouse has only 10 days' supply of coal Townsville is preparing for an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mines Work on Sundays in U.s
NEW YORK, Monday. -- For the second Sunday in succession, anthracite miners at Wilkes-Barre, Penn., worked yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mines Work on Sundays in U.s
NEW YORK, Monday. -- For the second Sunday in succession, anthracite miners at Wilkes-Barre, Penn., worked yesterday…
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