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Mining & the mines, 1945

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Bags of German Gold in Salt Mine

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 6

Hidden in a salt mine south-west of Gotha. a hundred tons of gold bullion were found by men of General Patton’s 3rd US. Army. Huge amounts of foreign currency and many art treasures were also…

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Restoring Donbas Coal Areas LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 2

The first stage in the reconstruction of the Donbas mines in Russia, [?] producing area in the Don basin, has [?] completed, states Reuter’s correspondent [?]…

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Low Losses of Coal SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 4

There was a vastly improved coal output from NSW coalfields today. Only three relatively small pits were idle—Metropolitan in the south. Invincible in the west and…

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More Coal Must Be Produced Union’s Call To Miners SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 3

The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation today made a special appeal to all mineworkers to ensure that not one day’s output was lost by unnecessary…

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Clearing of Mines; Long Job LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 6

Clearing of mines in waters around the coasts of Europe will require about 18 months, which will be quicker than after the last war despite the greater variety of…

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Albert Gold Medal For Mr Churchill LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

The gold Society of [?] is con[?] on Mr Churchill the Albert Gold Medal (The gold medal is the society’s highest award granted for distinguished merit in…

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3800 Tons of Coal Lost. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 4

Four pits were Idle in NSW today with a coal loss of about 3800 tons…

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Jet Planes Plant in Salt Mines Captured

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 8

Top : V2 assembly plant captured by Americans Photographs taken in the town of Kl[?] which is a V2 assembly plain, one of the largest in Germany Refugees coming not of the tunnel entrance to the…

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23 Tons of Gold Found ROME

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 3

[?] taken over 23 tons of gold which the Americans found near [?]. The Germans are reported to have moved this…

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Italian Gold Found LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 5

The Rome correspondent of “The Tunes” says that American troops found 23 tons of gold at Fortezza, near the Brenner Pass, packed in barrels some…

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Summonses May Cause Heavy Loss of Coal SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 5

Two [?] issued by the PSPCA caused a strike ill [?] No. 2 [?] today. They were issued against two wheelers alleging the men had [?] used…

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Big Loss of Coal Cessnock

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 May 1945 · page 6

Over 9000 tons of coal were lost today on account of 10 mines being idle. Five of the six mines which were idle yesterday [?] work. but there…

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Use Coal Mining As Air Raid Shelter SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 2

Admission that some men were using the coalmining industry as a kind of air-raid shelter during the war. was made today by the miners’ general…

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Short Story the Gold Touch

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 4

In this dramatic murder mystery a leading English short shory writer shows how the pollen from a sun-flower brought a…

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RAF Mines Sank 550 Enemy Ships LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 2

Mines laid by the RAF during the [?] sank 550 enemy ships and da[?] from Bordeaux to the eastern B[?]ie The RAF began minclaying in April, 1940, and…

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How German Magnetic Mines Were Beaten LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 4

Some or the story which lies behind Britain’s victory over Hitler’s first “secret weapon” of the war— the magnetic mine—has now been…

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Load of Gold A.c.f. Art Union Prize

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 May 1945 · page 2

The first prizewinner of the Australian Comforts Fund “Salute to Valour” Art Union will be invited to the Commonwealth Bank and there offered…

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Landowner’s Objection to Mining

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 May 1945 · page 2

At a sitting of the Mining Warden’s Court at Beechworth, before Mr J. C. Bell, George H. Pyle. farmer, of Baartnutho. objected to the granting of an…

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[?] Coal Mines Idle. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 May 1945 · page 6

All of the 16 western mines employing 2000 men and producing 7000 tons of [?] were idle today…

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Clearing Mines From British Co[?] LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 6

Ninety-eight officers and men have been killed and 26 have [?] wounded or blinded so far in the dangerous task of clearing the British coastline of mine-fields…

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