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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

202 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 11

Two Journalists Among Land Mine Victims

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Sun. (AAE).--Two British War correspondents, an Indian delgate on the U.N. Commission in Korea and a…

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Coal Steel Proposal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wed (AAP). -- Leading British Conservative, Mr. Harold McMillan yesterday proposed an "honourable…

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Alleges Nuns Slaving Mines

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 August 1950 · page 1

ROME, Fri. (AAP)--Fifteen hundred Catholic nuns have been forced for more than two years to work as…

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Pockets Filled with Gold

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 August 1950 · page 7

SINGAPORE.--Searching a man at Clifford Pier. Customs officers found he was wearing a specially-made waistcoat with…

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Speed Up in Uranium Mining

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 2

BERLIN, Thurs. (AAP).-- Soviet authorities in East Germany have ordered a speed up of the work in East German…

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Men Trapped In Coal Mine

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P).--The 128 coal miners trapped 720 feet below the surface, following a landside last night at the Knockshinnock Castle colliery, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, were…

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Most Of Trapped Miners Rescued

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).--Rescurs this morning brought to the surface the last of the main group of 116 Scottish miners trapped underground at the Knockshinnock Castle Colliery, Ayrshire,…

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Rain Delays Mine Rescue Efforts

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.). Heavy rain to-day halted the search for 13 miners missing in the Knockshinnock Castle…

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No Hope of Finding Miners Alive

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Tues. (AAP).-- There is no hope of getting out alive the 13 missing miners at Knockshinnock Colliery near…

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U. K. Coal Industry

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (AAP).-- Marking up a financial surplus of nearly £2 [?] million sterling during the second quarter of…

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Bill On Unworked Coal Reversed

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday (AAP-Reuter,).--In the face of angry Labour reaction, the Prime Minister, Mr. Sidney…

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Coal Stoppages Threatened

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--The Miners' Federation Central Executive to-day threatened nation-wide stop-work meetings on the coalfields unless a long-service leave…

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To Confer With Miners' Leaders

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Federal Minister for labour (Mr. Holt) said to-night that he would arrange a conference with miners leaders on the long service leave dispute…

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80 Miners Killed In Colliery Blaze

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).--A fire roaring through a section of the Cresswell colliery (Derby shire) to-day killed 80 miners. Following rescue attempts lasting over hours, the blazing pit…

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German Mine Disaster

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 September 1950 · page 6

Bochum (Germany), Friday. (AAP).--Five German miners are believed to have been killed, in a collapse in the…

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Russian Type Mine Off Korea

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tues. (AAP).--Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Forrest Sherman, told the House of Representatives…

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U.s. Ship Hits Mine

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 6

WASHINGTON, Tues. (AAP).--Seven men were injured when the United States destroyer, Mansfield, struck a mine off…

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Coal Deposits Near Alice Springs

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 1

DARWIN, Mon.--The Administrator, Mr. Driver, today confirmed the discovery of black and brown coal…

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Miners To Protest On Anti-Red Bill

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.--Before they, go into the mines to-morrow, South Coast miners will hold pit-top meetings to protest…

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Gold Worth £20,000 Won In Three Months

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 October 1950 · page 4

KALGOORLIE, Mon.--The owners of the rich New Mexico mine in the Ora Banda district have won £20,000 worth of gold…

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