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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1954

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Miners Agree on Pillar Coal

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Aug. 19. -- The National Convention of the Miners' Federation today agreed to the mechanical…

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Rivals Seeking Gold Bullion

Macleay Argus · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 7

AUCKLAND.--Rivals are racing to reach a lonely wreck to try to salvage tons of gold worth several fortunes. The gold is in a wrecked…

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Beach Mining Could Kill Marine Life

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 1

Application for mineral mining leases on N.S.W. beaches now before the Mines Department would, if granted, spoil many fishing resorts by killing the marine life that attracted…

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Mine Spotted

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sept. 14.-- A report from Cairns said that a fishing lugger narrowly missed a floating mine off…

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Beach Mining Before Council

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 5

The Department of Mines asked the Macleay Shire Council, on Monday, to define its policy in relation to…

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Beach Mining Not Harmful

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 4

The Department of Mines asked the Macleay Shire j Council, at its latest meeting to define its policy in relation…

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Mineral Mining Is Damaging Beaches

Macleay Argus · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 6

The granting of mineral mining leases on N.S.W. beaches now before the Mines Department would spoil many fishing resorts by killing the marine life that attracted the fish…

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Mine Sighted

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 6 October 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE: An urgent warning to ships at sea has been issued following the sighting of a mine floating…

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Bought Colliery

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: The State Government would buy the Huntley Colliery, near Wollongong, the Premier, Mr. Cahill,…

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Diving For Gold

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 4

Skin: divers, operating in a river near Orange, N.S.W., are recovering gold from silt found in deep potholes in the…

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Mushroom Mine

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 3

Matthew Pinkerton was a naval frogman during the war and has used the experience he gained then for an enterprising civilian venture…

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