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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

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Kempsey Mines Ore Goes to Armidale

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

These mines resumed operations this week after the usual mining holidays allowed under the Act. The first work will be to prepare…

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Big Prospects for Gold in North

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 1

If the Government investigated the possibilities of the goldfields of northern Queensland with the scientific methods available to-day, and…

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Coal Strike

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 2

Unless the coal strike is settled by Tuesday steam trains will stop running on Wednesday and Sydney's gas supply will fail completely…

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Coal Miners Resume Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 2

Proceeding with the resumption of work by the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association members— key men in the industry—only four…

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Gold Medal and Certificate Awarded to Stan Elford

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

The following letter from the secretary of the Royal Shipwreck Relief I and Humane Society of N.S.W., has [been forwarded to Mr. Stanley Elford…

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Kempsey Mines Good News in Zinc Rise

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 5

The Sydney press on Friday contained commercial .news that the price of zinc had been advanced by the American markets from…

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Lord Hyndley, C.B.E., Chairman of the National Coal Board

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 5

John Scott Hyndley was born in 1883, and was educated at Timsbury School, Eastbourne, and Weymouth College. He started work at a Durham coal mine and spent six months travelling round the workings, subsequently he became a junior…

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Kempsey Mines Glowing Report by Engineer

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 February 1948 · page 2

Advance reports of the inspection made of the above properties during the past week by Mr. O. W. Wallace, a veteran mining…

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Kempsey Mines Places £300,000 of Silver-lead Ore Export to England

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 4

Kempsey Mines N.L. received blight news this week in being asked to accept an order from an English firm…

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State-owned Coal Mines

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 8

The N.S.W. Government will open State-operated coal mines in three areas soon. The new mines will be in the…

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Britain Exports Coal Again

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 8

To the Scottish Division of the National Coal Board went the honour of opening a regular coal export programme. December 1947 saw the first shipments to Sweden by the S.S. Vestra, closely followed by two other Swedish colliers. Now…

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Kempsey Mines N.l

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 2

At Friday nigt's meeting the agreement was signed between this Company and Derby & Co. of London, for the sale of 10,000 tons of…

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Kempsey Mines N.l

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 2

Kempsey Mines N.L. on Monday received telegraphic advice from the Adelaide branch of Derby & Co., London, to rail all available ore to…

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Kempsey Mines Big Purchase of Ore Confirmed

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

The report of the engineer who inspected these mines on behalf of the English firm that bought the record order of raw silver-lead…

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Kempsey Mines No Liability

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 7

The committee meeting on Friday evening found a full list of business awaiting considerations, and came to many useful decisions…

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New Mines Planned

The Gloucester Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 3

A committee of six members of the New South Wales Parliamentary Labour Party is investigating the Government's plans to open new…

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Coal Seam Reported Near Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 4

The Department of Mines will be asked to investigate a report that quality coal is available about 10 miles from Kempsey, and…

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Kempsey Mines N.l

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 2

A heavy sheaf of business faced the Committee of this Company on Friday night and satisfaction was expressed at the report from the Works…

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Bowls Play for Saturday. Gold Feathers Competition

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 2

Dennes v F Lean. 1 Murray v Northam. McCormick v Griffiths. J. Lean v L Carle…

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Search for Coal Coal Board Officers Visit Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 5

The Joint Coal Board, which is under the Commonwealth Government's control, did not lose any time in following up the…

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