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

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Fear for Miners

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

PERTH: At dawn to-day exhausted men, were still digging into a treacherous moving heap of dirt in which two miners are…

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Coal Ruling

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Miners are not entitled to be paid for public holidays accruing during their long service leave…

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Crown Theatre Gold Smuggling

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 3

Several months ago the name of MACAO, a sinful and fabulous gold smuggling port on the coast of China, hit the…

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Miners' Decision Hailed

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Union observers said to-day, that elimination of Communist leaders from the Miners' Federation would…

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Keeping Miners In Jobs

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Tuesday: The Joint Coal Board's decision to sell coal to large consumers on credit was designed to…

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Frogmore Tungsten Mine £4,000 Worth of Ore Recovered

Boorowa News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

Tungsten Consolidated Limited report: The Frogmore Treatment plant resumed operations on…

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Developments At Rye Park Scheelite Mine Large Excavations to Divert Creek - Road Under Construction-buildings Springing Up

Boorowa News · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

The White Rock Scheelite Mining Area is now becoming a scene of considerable activity. Bulldozers are excavating a large area to divert White Rock Creek into the Pudman. Several pre-fabricated houses are nearing…

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Dispute Over Miners' Position

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The Joint Coal Board had confirmed the existence of a crisis in the coal mining industry, Mr. Idress Williams said to-day…

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110 Miners Sacked

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY: The Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. Cochran, will visit Lithgow to-morrow to confer with officials of the…

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Editorial Miners Want 35-Hours

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 March 1953 · page 2

General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union in Britain, Mr. Arthur Deakin did some plain talking at the union's annual meeting and told British workers where they…

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Miners' Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Miners at 30 western N.S.W. mines are on strike to-day for the loss of 14,500 tons of coal…

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Albury 1953 Gold Cup Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 8

Wednesday and Thursday, 15th and 16th April £1560 PRIZE MONEY £1560 Principal events, first day, 15th…

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Yass Picnic Races Alinga (13.5) Won Ravensworth Gold Cup Race

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 3

The crowd gave Alinga, and veteran rider Mr. Stan Graham, a rousing reception on Friday afternoon they were first past the post in the Ravensworth gold cup race…

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Mine Company Gives Rooms to C.w.a

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Captain's Flat branch of the Country Women's Association was held last week, when Mrs…

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Gold Medal Award May Be Revived

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

Goulburn Chamber of Commerce may revive its Gold Medal award for a scholastic or kindred…

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News in Brief Coal Strike

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Twenty northern mines are idle to-day following a strike by engineers protesting against the dismissal of one…

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Excavations Proceeding at Rye Park Scheelite Mine Sizable Candal to Divert Water

Boorowa News · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

The canal to divert White Rock Creek into the Pudman is well under way. Bulldozers and a hydraulic scoop…

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Gold Bracelets For The Queen

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: The Commonwealth Governments are combining to present the Queen with a new pair of armills, with…

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Glasgow Has Heart Of Gold

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 2

GLASGOW (By Air Mail): After a week in this thriving. Scottish seaport and industrial centre I shall always remember it as a city with a dirty face and a heart of gold. I was not a little dismayed,…

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Mining Applications Refused

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 7

Two applications for mining licenses were refused in the Goulburn Warden's Court, yesterday…

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