Threat of Big Mining Tie-up
BRISBANE, Saturday. -- Aggregate meetings of all coal miners will be held throughout Queensland next Wednesday…
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Open-cut mine work stopped
WESTERN mineworkers decided yesterday not to work the Commonwealth open cut colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →A gold ball of string
Divers carrying balls of string seemed to be playing a party game under the Atlantic this week,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Powerhouse Saves Coal
BRITAIN'S newest power station, at Kingston, on the Thames near London, uses a new technique which reduces by more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Immigrants to Win Coal
The Commonwealth Government will give priority to immigrants willing to enter the coal industry in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Not Enough Coal After All
After having been given to understand that coal stocks permitted of miners taking their full three weeks' holiday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal low but board confident
The Joint Coal Board is confident that miners will continue their pre-holiday output and that rationing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stable Pair Double Favorites Mine Host in Doubt
Stablemates Caruso and Steady became favorites for the Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Handicap double in weekend betting…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →One Day's Coal Margin Forecast By Board
New South Wales will have one day's supply of coal on January 17—the day the miners go back to work after their three weeks' Christmas holidays…
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The Joint Cool Board had more than 11,000 tons of coal reserves lying at gross in the Lithgow area, the acting-secretary of the Federated Engine…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£5000 Fire Damage Great Boulder Mine
KALGOORLIE, Tuesday. -- A fire which broke out in the winding engine room of the Hamilton shaft of the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£5000 Fire Damage Great Boulder Mine
KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--A fire which broke cut in I the winding engine room of the Hamilton shaft of the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Emergency Coal Door Not Shut, Union Says
The coalfields unions, if asked for emergency production, would probably consider the request sympathetically,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Rich Gold Find in West. Aust
KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--In the past week, a team of Gwalia prospectors has won specimen stone which is expected to yield £2500 worth of gold. LAST Wednesday it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Rich Gold Find in West. Aust
KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--In the past week, a team of Gwalia prospectors has won specimen stone which is expected to yield £2500 worth of gold. LAST Wednesday it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →news in Brief U.k.coal for Vic
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Victoria will soon receive 50,000 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Coal Miners Resist Change
IN its two years of life, the National Coal Board of Britain has found it is easier to modernise the mechanical side of the coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Move For Work In Open Cut Mines Before Holiday Ends The Combined Mining Unions executive will discuss to-day whether it will allow coal production in open-cut mines this week—the last of the miners' three weeks' annual holidays
The Joint Coal Board asked the Combined Mining Unions Council yesterday to allow this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Yields
[?]RBIDGE.—Four weeks to Jan. 4[?] treated 1,800 tons for 186.55oz. Value £1.[?] G.M. OF KALGOORLIE.—Four weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Doubt on Mine Host
Mine Host is not a certain starter in the Sefton Handicap (6f) at Randwick on Saturday…
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