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

Mining & the mines, 1954

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Mine Disaster: Death Roll 42

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 3

ROME, Thursday: All hope of saving 24 miners trapped in a mine shaft explosion at Ribolla on…

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Miners' Claims

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 3

The president of the Miners' Federation Mr. I. Williams, said yesterday there was no doubt that the Australian economy…

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Gold Armlets Found

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday: Ten gold armlets have been unearthed in the cathedral burial ground of Downpatrick. Northern Ireland…

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Cartage of Coal Railway Line Query

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

Aid. S. Ablamowicz asked at last Monday night's Municipal Council meeting whether it would be possible to build a railway line…

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300 Dismissed in Mine Town Captain's Flat Dispute

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 1

Three hundred employees of Lake George Mines Pty. Ltd. at Captain's Flat were dismissed to-day following failure of the company and unions to agree on working conditions for development work at the mine…

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Miners Dimissed

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 8

Almost 100 miners from three small Newcastle collieries have received dismissal notices. Reason for the dismissals is…

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A.c.t. Jobs for Mine Workers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 2

The Department of Works had vacancies in various classifications in its engineering and building construction sections, a…

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Mine Tailings Use On Road To Be Discontinued

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 4

The use of tailings from the Kangiara mine on the Tangman-garoo-Rye Park road, will be discontinued, as there was a remote…

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Mine Strike Might Cut Town's Water

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 3

The action of 10 members of the Federated Firemen's Association in resigning from the Lake George Mines at captain's Flat could lead to the city's water and electricity supplies being threatened…

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Use Of Mine Trailings On Tangmangaroo - Rye Park Road To Be Discontinued

Boorowa News · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 2

The use of tailings from the Kangiara mine on the Tangmangaroo-Rye Park road, will be discontinued by Goodradigbee Shire (Yass) Council, as there was a remote possibility they…

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Cartage of Coal 5/11 Per Ton To Gasworks

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 3

The cost of cartage of coal from Yass Town railway station to the gasworks was asked by Aid. S. Ablamowicz on Monday night…

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Blue and Gold for Wedding

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 7

A colour scheme of blue and gold was chosen by Faye Elizabeth Matthews and her attendants for her wedding on Saturday to Noel Vincent Larkham…

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Grim Outlook For Coal Mining : Demand Dropping

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Minister for Mines Mr. Gollan, said to-day the outlook for N.S.W. coal mining…

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Miners' Black Outlook

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 7

The future of the New South Wales coal industry "could not be more serious," the Minister for Mines, Mr. Gollan, said…

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Lorraine Crapp Set For Second Gold Medal

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 8

VANCOUVER, Tuesday A.A.P. Special): Fifteen year old swim star Lorra na Crapp set her sights on her…

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More Gold Medals for Australia

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 1

VANCOUVER, Wednesday: Australia's Gary Chapman gave Australia another gold medal in its 1954 Empire Games effort when he won the 440 yards…

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"Lithgow Flash" Is Unbeaten Champion Second Gold Medal

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 1

VANCOUVER, Thursday (A.A.P.-Special): Marjorie Jackson; the "Lithgow Flash," who is quitting the worlds' sports stadiums for home life following her marriage to Adelaide cycling star, Peter Nelson, set the seal on her athletic fame here to-day by winning the Empire Games 220 yards dash…

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No New Move to Re-open Mine

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 1

CAPTAIN'S FLAT: In a statement yesterday Mr. T. P. Kerr who was formerly the local President of the A.W.U. at…

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119 Horses Accept For Coota Gold Cup Meeting

Boorowa News · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 8

All records are certain to be smashed at the big Cootamundra Gold Cup race meeting next Tuesday…

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Miners Claims For Higher Pay Refused By Coal Tribunal

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Claims for additional industrial benefits for miners, including increased wages, a shorter working week, and extra sick and holiday grants, have all been rejected by the Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. Gallagher. Similarly Mr. Gallagher has…

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