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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

137 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 7

Coal From Under Sea

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 6

A new mine to be sunk in Fife, Scotland, will, by 1960, be yielding 5,000 tons of coal a day—from under the waters of…

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Church News: the Gold Digger and the Way He Staked His Claim

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 8

"Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath and buyeth the field." (Matthew 13 : 44)…

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NRCC Seeks Coal Leases In Nymboida Area

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 6

The Northern Rivers County Council's interest in developing Clarence River cool resources to ensure adequate coal supplies to Koolkhan powers stated, was announced…

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Help Find Work For Miners

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Miners' Federation asked the Parliamentary mining committee to-day to help…

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'Alarming' Loss Of Coal Markets

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Many New South Wales coalmines might have to close dawn because of an "alarming" loss of markets, the Minister for Mines; Mr. W…

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Coal Position In Queensland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Fri.--There was no present danger of over production in Queensland coal fields, Minister for…

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Painted Gloomy Picture On Coal

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.--"The New South Wales Minister for Mines, Mr. Gollan, has painted a very gloomy picture of the coal industry," said the Chairman of…

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Two Gold Hedals To Australia Made Good Start At Empire Games

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 1

VANCOUVER, Sunday. - Australia won two gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals, when the 1954 British Empire Games opened yesterday…

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Mines Minister Will Inspect Beach Mining

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The Minister for Mines, Mr. Gollan, will visit the State Coal Mine at Lithgow, and…

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Gold Seized by Police

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.-- Police early to-day seized at pistol point £16,000 worth of gold alleged to have been…

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Swimmers Take Two Gold Medals

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 7

VANCOUVER, Tuesday (A.A.P. Special). -- Australia's swimmers added two gold medals to the Australian Empire Games record and boosted…

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Australia Takes Lead In Games Points Five Gold Medals

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 1

VANCOUVER, Tuesday.-- Brilliant successes in swimming, wrestling and foils events shot Australia to the front in the unofficial points score championship of the British Empire Games…

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Deliver Findings Of Coal Tribunal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher, will deliver his decision in the mineworkers'…

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Letters To The Editor Beach Mining

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 2

Sir.--One could not be other than astonished at the apparently irresponsible and misleading statements made…

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Road Of Access To Colliery

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 5

Nymboida Shire Council on Friday decided to apply to the Department of Main Roads to have the road from…

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Miners' Award Little Changed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--Claims for additional industrial benefits for miners, including increased wages, a…

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Lond Term Survey Wanted on New "Gold Coast"

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 3

A[?] out of a suggestion by Cr. W. H. Bailey (President of Dorrigo Shire), the minister for Tourist activities will be…

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Miners Agree To Extraction Of Pillar Coal

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Miners' Federation to-day agreed to the mechanical extraction of pillar coal. The decision climaxes a…

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Mt. Isa Mine Operations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Fri.--Mount Isa mine operations provided £4,113,196 worth of minerals out of the total…

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Seeks Diamond Mine

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 2

JOHANNESBURG.--Mr. Sidney Krandall, of Detroit, Michigan, already owns a diamond mine in Brazil,…

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