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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

73 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 4

Kempsey Mines N.l

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

The works manager has reported that in the course of cutting a secondary tunnel underneath the main lode, he had struck a band of ore that he…

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Taree Gold Club

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 4

With light rain early in the week-end, the course was playing well the fairways and greens respondent the recent treatment carried out by…

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Reg. Evans Gold Cup

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 1

On the following Sunday, 6th June, Gloucester will play Port Macquarie at Port for the Reg. Evans' Gold Cup. There will also be an early game…

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Coal on Macleay Chief Prospector Here

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 5

Mr. S. W. C. Saywell, Chief Prospector for the Joint Coal Board, is on a visit to the Macleay to confirm or deny. if possible…

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Miners Oppose MacARTHUR Policy in Japan

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 6

In a resolution adopted unanimously, the Central Council of the Miners' Federation urged the Federal Government to adopt a policy…

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Kempsey Mines N.l

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 2

At Armidale Forestry Office on Thursday, Messrs C. Cavanagh, Anderson and G. Holloway, representing Kempsey Mines N.L., had a…

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Coal in Kempsey District

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 5

It would seem that the Macleay hopes of having a payable coal seam, with which a vital secondary industry could be built,…

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Local and General Kempsey Mines, N.l

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 4

This company has decided to seek a rapid expansion of business, and is seeking the necessary machinery. An encouraging…

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No Coal

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 2

Mr. S. W. C. Saywell, Mining Engineer attached to the Joint Coal Board, Cessnock, arrived in Kempsey last week and was taken to Caswell's…

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Kempsey Mines N.l

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 2

Information has been received that Mr. B. S. Thomas, Australian Director of the London firm of Derby and Co., who have bought the production…

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Bowls Gold Feathers

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 3

Osborne. O'Neill Hawkins. Gordon 16: Windsor. Hewlett, Kearns, Nelson 22. Singles: Deamtey 29, Bigger 21;…

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35-Hour Week Application By Miners

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 1

Coal-miners asked on Wednesday for a 35-hour week throughout Australia. They claimed:—…

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Port Macquarie Retains Gold Cup

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 4

In a hard-fought, fast game at Port Macquarie on Sunday last Port Macquarie retained the Gold Cup against Bellingen. The final…

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Coal Crisis Seen as Communist Plot

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 1

The nation-wide coal crisis is part of a far-flung Communist plot, Victorian Premier (Mr. Holloway) declared on Wednesday…

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The Coal Crisis Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 2

The minimum temperature of 42 degrees at 2 a.m.—one degree below yesterday's reading, which was the lowest for nine months—gave cold…

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The Coal Crisis Stop Work Meetings Decided On SYDNEY

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 2

The minimum temperature of 42 degrees at 3 a.m.—one degree below yesterday's reading, which was lowest for nine months—gave cold…

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State Coal Crisis Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 June 1948 · page 2

After four adjournments since last Wednesday, the State Cabinet is expected to-day to make a decision on whether power rationing will be…

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less Coal; Less Sugar

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 1

The sugar shortage will become worse soon, partly because of the coal shortage. The Colonial Sugar Refining Co…

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Horse Sick Causes Loss Of 700 Tons Of Coal

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 1

Output of 700 tons of special cooking coal for B.H.P. Steelworks was lost at Stockton Borehole Colliery on Wednesday, because a pit…

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Coal From South Africa

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 July 1948 · page 5

Sydney County Council has decided to ask Federal Government, through the State Government, to import coal from South Africa to…

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