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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

384 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 20

Allegations of Gold Smuggling

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: James Reginald Rand, former airlines steward, alleged in the Special Federal Court today that…

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Gold Running Allegedn

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday. — A Sydney manufacturing jeweller and received payments totalling more than £23,000 between last July…

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Miners Cannot Get To-gether to Discuss Strike Action!

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed. — Because transport workers are carrying out a “black ban” oil the Lithgow bus service, miners on the…

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Coal Discovered in N T. Big Development Fore- Shadowed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wed. — Substantial deposits of fourth grade coal been discovered in the Barkly Tablelands, in the Northern…

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Not Enough Coal

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Joint Coal Board will consider strict rationing of coal supplies to general industry unless there is…

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Ultimatum to Mine Owners

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 13

WASHINGTON, Fri.: President of the United Mineworkers' Union (Mr John L. Lewis) today challenged two of America’s…

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Egyptian Navy Lays Mines

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Sun: The Egyptian Navy has mined the waters off the Palestine coast, it was learn-ed in Cairo today…

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Miners' Decision Rebuff to Leftists

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 14

NEWCASTLE, Tues.: A conference of lodge delegates from all northern coalfields today approv-ed a plan to establish mine…

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Mining Suspected [?]Eaths of Two Women

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY Tues.: Detectives pert poisoning- in the deaths two women in Sydney hospi-[?] and specimens have been…

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Miners’ Delegates’ Important Vote

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: It is expected that southern and western miners’ lodge delegates who have yet to consider…

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Big Coal Loss Will Hit Industry

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: Heavy coal loss of nearly 15,000 tons on the NSW coalfields today is expected to force the Joint Coal Board…

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The Gold-mining Industry in Corowa Interesting Particulars of Old Deep Lead Mine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

From an issue of the Melbourne "Leader," dated July 2, 1898, fifty years ago, which was specialty devoted to an article with Illustrations on the mining history in Rutherglen and, Corowa, we reprint the following particulars concerning the Corowa Deep Lead…

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Aid Sought for Gold Industry

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

"The Victorian state Government has asked the Federal Government to help the gold industry financially," said Mr. Linehop, Minister for Mines,…

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Big Coal Loss in N.s.w

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A wages dispute at Burwood Colliery on the Northern coalfields which has already caused loss of 21,000…

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Idle Mines To Restart

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

SIDNEY, Sun.: Two idle mines—Burwood and Muswellbrook open cut-which have been holding up…

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“Coal Most Precious Mineral”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Coal is more valuable and precious than gold. It is a basic mineral upon which we are more dependent…

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Plans to Revive Big Tin Mining Field

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.: Plans to develop Gibsonvale, 40 miles from West Wyalong, into Australia’s greatest tin producing area are…

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Steel Making Delayed by Miners

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.: Resumption of steel making at BHP's 10-in. mill at Newcastle steelworks was delayed today because John…

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No Coal Reserve for S.a

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tues-: The Joint Coal Board has rejected a proposal.by the South Australian Premier (Mr Playford) that a 10,000 ton…

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Mine Host for Flying

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 16

Crown Sequel and Snow Star look a likely, double at Randwick this afternoon. Form of candidates is as follows:—…

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