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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 6 of 7

Oil From Coal

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Geologists were not very optimistic of finding oil in Australia and extraction of…

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More Nymboida Coal to Koolkhan

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 6

A record weekly consignment of 1123 tons was received at Koolkhan from the Nymboida coal mine during the week ended October 9, reported the Chairman,…

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Warning On Mines Future

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--Serious unemployment and loss of production in the Nattai-Bulli coal mine was…

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State Government To Buy Mine Near Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday--The State Government would buy the Huntley Colliery near Wollongong, the Premier, Mr. Cahill, announced to-day. Mr. Cahill said Cabinet…

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Gas Cuts to Save Coal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues. -- The State Government is expected to announce gas rationing in Victoria within…

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World Supplies Of Oil, Coal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.-- A recent survey of the world's oil and coal supplies revealed that at the present…

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Uranium Mine Opened

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wed.--The Governor-General, Sir William Slim, officially opened the Radium Hill uranium…

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Miners President Refused Passport

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday--The President of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Idris Williams, has been refused a passport by the Commonwealth Government…

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Geophysical Survey of Mount Brown Mine

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 1

Mr. D. L. Rowston, a Melbourne geophysicist of the Bureau of Mineral Resources, recently completed a…

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Mine Inquiry May Cause Stoppage

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday--The Queensland Government's decision to hold a Royal Commission into the Collinsville mine disaster may result in 3700 miners…

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Miners' Protest

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Fri. -- More than 600 workers in eight coal mines held a 24-hour stoppage to-day to protest…

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Union Delays Mine Inspection

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Mon.--The Queensland Acting Minister for Mines, Mr. McCathie, said to-day that the reason…

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Dorrigo Fails Dismally in Teams Shoot Raleigh Lifts Feros Gold Cup

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 3

The Dorrigo Rifle team were completely outclassed in the Feros Gold Cup Shoot on the local range last Sunday. After leading by 10 points at the completion of 300 yards range the Raleigh team were victorious…

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Timber in Place of Gold

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 2

A film showing the operations at Bulolo (New Guinea), of the most modern plywood factory in the…

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More Coal for Power

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 5

Coal exploration on the Nymboida field will be advanced quickly with the object of ensuring…

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Miners Ballot for President

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The new general president of the Miners' Federation is expected to be…

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To Investigate Mine Disaster

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thurs.-- The Acting Premier, Mr. Duggan, to-day announced the personnel, of the Royal…

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Three Die In Mine Disasters

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs. -- Three miners died and three others were injured in South Coast mine disasters to- day…

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Inquiry Into Mine Accidents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri. -- Mines Department inspectors will investigate the deaths of three miners in accidents…

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New Miners' Head Is Left-Winner

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri. -- Mr. Bill Parkinson, a left-winger, has been elected general president of the Miners'…

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