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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1949

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Favours Higher Gold Price

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed. (AAP).--The Australian Ambassador to Washington (Mr. Makin) told A.A.P. that Australia would…

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Supports Gold Price Rise

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed. (AAP).--The United Kingdom, Australia and the Philippines are among the earliest supporters of South Africa's campaign to…

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Withdrew Plan on Gold Sales

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thurs (AAP), --South Africa's move to allow gold producing countries to sell half their output in the free…

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Rifle Teams Will Shoot for Gold Cup

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 8

A handsome gold challenge cup for inter-district competition between teams of ten riflemen has been donated by…

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News In Brief Colliery Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Fri.--A fire developed in a section of Aberdare colliery this morning and the men were withdrawn about 10.30…

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Miners' Bodies Recovered

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 6

LONDON, Friday (AAP).--Forty rescue Men last night emerged from a Lancashire colliery, after a successful 11th hour…

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Will Not Stockpile Coal

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.--Mr. Chifley in the House of Representatives declined to build up a coal stockpile for defence in…

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Committee to Study Proposals on Gold

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 September 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday (A.A.P.).--By a unanimous decision, the International Monetary Fund's Special Gold Committee has recommended the study by its Executive Board, of South Africa's "tiding over" proposal on gold, together with "all…

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Coal Strike Policy Slated

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun.--The Committee for the Defence of A.L.P. Platform and Principles extended its activities to the…

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Forecast, Boom in Gold Mining

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 3

PERTH, Mon.-- The increase in the price of gold would have a momentous effect on the gold mining. industry in Western…

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Fortunes From Gold Shares on Stock Exchange

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY. Mon.-- Many people made fortunes on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day as a result of the devaluation of…

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Miners' Strike in America

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tues. (AAP).-- All 480,000 members of the United Mine Workers' Organisation went on strike to-day in…

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Dollar Credits for Gold

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.--Australia received credit in dollars for current gold production, sold to Britain, Mr. Chifley told…

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Riflemen Challenged Feros Gold Cup—

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

The most important shoot since pre-war years will take place on the local range on Sunday next, September 25th, when the…

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ACTU Condemns Coal Strike

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--By 221 votes to 122, the A.C.T.U Congress in Sydney, to-day adopted a motion condemning the recent coal strike as Communist inspired, and endorsing the A.C.T.U. Executive's actions during the dispute…

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Coal Production Far Below Barest Needs

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--Production of coal in New South Wales this year would be about 4,000,000 tons below essential requirements, the Chief Executive Officer of the…

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Joint Coal Board May Buy Marx House

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The Joint Coal Board is negotiating the purchase from the Communist Party of Marx House for £50,000, but…

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Gold Mining Boom Expected

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sun.--The biggest gold-mining boom since the 1890's is expected in Queensland. Immediate revival of…

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Coal To Steelworks

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.-- The joint Coal Board intends allocating more coal to the steel industry from any increase in…

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Will Still Mine For Uranium

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 3

PERTH, Wed.-- A report that the Government Geologist (Mr. Ellis) had failed to find any material traces of radio active…

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