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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1946

200 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 10

To Load 22 Tons of Gold

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE: About £5,000,000 worth of gold bullion will be loaded aboard the aircraft repair chip H.M.S. Pioneer, which berthed at Station Pier, The vessel has come here to…

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Heavy Death Roll In German Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

HEREFORD, Germany, Friday: Rescue squads, digging feverishly through tons of debris in Unna coal mine,…

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Eight Miners Saved

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 3

HERFORD, Germany, Monday: Eight more miners out of over 400 trapped in the Unna coal mine were yesterday brought out alive…

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From EVERYWHERE Coal

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 2

Coal authorities believe Australia is deliberately sacrificing her chances of establishing markets for her coal in New Zealand,…

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Miners: Failure to Enforce Law Is Denounced

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA: Mr. Justice Davidson, in a report on the coal industry to the House of Representatives to-day scathingly attacked governmental failure to support the decision of tribunals to enforce penalties against strike…

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For Sale at Phoenix Wolfram Mine, Frogmore, via BOOROWA

The Burrowa News · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 2

Hand and Power Pumps, Plunger and Centrifugal Piping, 1,000 x 4", 800' x 2", 200' x 2 ½", Round and Sawn Timber, Steel Plates, Bricks, Steam Winches, Wire…

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From EVERYWHERE Coal Strike Threat

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

Coal Strike Threat. A general coal strike in the middle of April is threatened. St. Paul's College…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Persia: Cumulative Taxes: Coal: The Services Party : a Disappointment

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4

To the ordinary mind the Persian dispute does not seem very difficult, but it has been making bad blood for months. Why? It seems that Russia, Britain and U.S.A. made a treaty with Persia on account of the war against…

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From EVERYWHERE Gold Hoarding

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 April 1946 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government was hoarding gold, and not co-operating with Great Britain and the Empire, Mr. Abbott,…

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Miners' Unrest Conference Called

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 April 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: When the compulsory conference of miners and mine-owners met before the Central Coal Authority, the…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Coal or Oil? Science and the Atom: Franco: Land Boom

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 April 1946 · page 1

Our coal[?]niners claim that they want security but they seem to have topsy-turvy ideas as to how to get it. We have the best coal measures in Australia. The Wages and conditions are better than in Russia. But they are…

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Hit Mine One Survivor

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: A ship's trimmer who yesterday was found clinging exhausted to a raft was the sole survivor of eleven of the…

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Miners Uneasy

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY: The General President of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Wells said to-day that the miners would not continue…

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Eric Weissel Gold Cup Retained by Harden-murrumburrah Junee Beaten by 22 to 7

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 2 May 1946 · page 3

In the first game of the season for the Eric Weissel Gold, Harden-Murrumburrah (holders) successfully withstood a challenge by Junee,…

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Nazi Gold

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 3

Switzerland has "flatly refused" to return to the owners in various countries 200 million dollars worth of gold looted by…

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South Coast Mines Stop 10,000 Tons Lost

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 3 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNGE: From midnight last night all mines on the South Coast were idle as a protest from deputies and…

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Eric Weissel Gold Cup

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 3

In a hard rugged game on Roberts Park yesterday, Young (Quinlivan and O'Connor tries, Powderley goal) 8; defeated Harden-Murrumburrah 6…

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Jack Hore Gold Cup on the "Shelf"

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 3

The historic Jack Hore Gold Cup, which has in the past been the means of stimulating football in the Central West, has been placed on…

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Some Notes on Current Topics Byrnes Is Tough: Indemnities. Meat Famine: Coal Famine too

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 1

It is reported that Mr. Byrnes, U. S. A. got "tough" with M. Molotov, Russia. He wanted to know plainly whether Russian policy was expansionist, or co-operative in building peace. The result was apparently…

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Keira Mine Re-Opening To Be Ordered

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: It is expected that the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner, Mr. Williams, will to-day issue an order for the…

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