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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

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Mine Host Black Pearl

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 16

Mine Host and Black Pearl look two good bets at Randwick today. Form of candidates is as follow:…

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Gold Production Down

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 11

CANBERRA, Friday: Production of gold, in Australia during January was 69,776 fine ounces valued at £750,964, according to figures…

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Gold Smuggling Alleged

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 April 1948 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Gold from the Tennant's Creek field, is being smuggled out of the country through Darwin,…

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Coal Miners’ Strike Talk

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.: The general president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr I. Williams) said tonight that If the Joint Coal…

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Miners’ Strike May Soon End

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sun. — The president of the Mine Workers’ Federation (Mr J. L. Lewis) considered it “a reasonable assumption” that…

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Pause Cost Mine Host Backers £50,000 SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 12

Failure to jump cleanly out of the stalls defeated Mine Host in the James Clark Stakes at Randwick yesterday. Backed to win about £50,000, Mine Host paused at…

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New Pay Basis for Miners

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) in a reserved judgement has provided that in future all…

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Miners’ Leaders Decide To-day

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Miners’ leaders will decide in Sydney tomorrow whether to recommend strike action to the miners on…

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Gold Find in New Guinea

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 3

PORT MORESBY, Tues.—Messages from Lac, Madang and other centres report a gold find in the area of the central…

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Looted Gold to be Returned to Italy

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 April 1948 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tues.: The State Department today annouced 31,000,000 dollars’ wort of gold which was looted by the…

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Miners' Secretary Resigns

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wed.: The State secretary of the Queensland Colliery Employes' Union (Mr. C. Tucker) today resigned. Although…

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Coal Talks Indecisive

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed. — In a three hour talk today- between miners' leaders and the Coal Board, the miners demanded that the board…

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Coal Strike Averted

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Agreement reached between the Ministers Federation and the Joint Coal Board today-prevented general…

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A Mayor’s Facetious Remarks on S.p. Betting and Coal Output

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 8

PERTH, Thurs.: SP betting facilities were responsible for the highest coal production per head in the world, according to the…

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Mine Host Hot Favorite

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 14

SYDNEY, Friday: Mine Host, who will contest the Second Ashbury Mixed Stakes in preference to the Flying Handicap tomorrow, has been…

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200,000 Idle Miners Await Verdict

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Fri: Federal Judge Alan Goldsborongh deferred until Monday the verdict in the contempt case…

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Gold Gift to Britain Suggested

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Mon. — The South African Federated Chamber of Industries has suggested that the Government give Britain…

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Coal Shortage Hits Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Victorian industry, transport and home-life were in a precarious position and living from week…

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11 Miners Die In Explosion

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Tues.: Eleven miners were killed and 32 gravely injured in an explosion in a coal mine at…

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Miners May Walk Out If Leader Gaoled WASHINGTON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 3

John L. Lewis, president of the United Mineworkers’ Union, was to-day found guilty of criminal and civil contempt of court for having failed to end the recent coal strike…

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