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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

384 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 20

Fire May Destroy Mine

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 10

BRISBANE, Wed.: The fire which broke out in the Aberdare Extended coal mine today at Ipswich last night, and which…

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Gold Mining Help Urged

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 1

A bounty of £210 an oz. or some equivalent assistance for the development of new gold mines will. be suggested to the…

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Fire Closes Mine

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 11

IPSWICH, Thurs.- Aberdare Extended coal mine near Ipswich may be closed for more than two months by an explosion and fire…

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Briscoe to Ride Mine Host

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 16

SYDNEY. Friday: Mine Host will be ridden by W. Briscoe in the June Stakes at Randwick tomorrow, for which he is equal favorite with…

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Believed Dead When Mine Sinks Crowded Passenger Ship COPENHAGEN

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 1

Fishing vessels and Danish naval rescued over 290 passengers from the Danish ship, Kjobenhavn (1668 tons), which sank in Kattegat, 10 minutes after striking a mine a few…

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Old Corowa Deep Lead Gold Mine

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 1

The above Illustration represents the old Corowa Deep Lead Gold Mine, which commenced operations at the beginning of the present century and…

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Gold Mining Prospects in Corowa and Distict (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 1

Sir.--I read with much interest your article under the heading " The Gold Mining Industry in Corowa" of 28518 It makes one think back to…

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An Unexpected Consignment of Coal

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Tata.: The fire an the British freighter Wanford which bad to put Into Port Ade-laide while on her way with a…

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Mine Host to Spell Until the Summer Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 12

Mine Host, who appears to have lost his early brilliance through hard racing, is to be turned out for a spell. Parramatoo will also be spelled. Trainer A. S. Croall said today that Mine Host and…

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Gas Coal Supplies Down

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 9

SYDNEY, Wed.: Bad weather was adversely affecting the arrival of badly needed coal for gas supplies in Sydney the…

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Gold Production Down

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Fri.: Australian gold production in April this year decreased by 9 per cent, compared with April last year,…

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Lack of Coal May Bring Vic. Industries To a Halt MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 1

Rationing of electricity to all industrial and domestic consumers in Melbourne will probably introduced next week. The coal position in Victoria liad deteriorated…

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Vic. Industry Facing a Black Week Coal Position Getting Worse MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 5

Unless the Victorian Government is successful in its attempt to obtain more coal from N.S.W. within the next week, electrical power for Victorian industry wil be…

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5000 Tons of Coal Lost

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Three BHP mines were idle today for a loss of 5000 tons of coal, which would normally have gone to the…

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Northern Miners May Strike

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.; Calling of a general stoppage on northern NSW coalfields will depend on the outcome of a…

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Gold In Cars For Britain Exports Net £2½ Million Weekly

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 6

Mr R. Gresham Cooke, Direc of the British Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, recently surveyed the export…

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M.'sP. Blame Reds For Short Coal Supplies SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 June 1948 · page 3

The Communist leaders of the Miners' Federation had deliberately caused the worsening coal shortages as part of their policy of driving a wedge into the community, Mr. Spender, M.H.R., said to-day…

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Ship Strikes Mine

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 14

LONDON, Thurs.: The Dan[?] cargo schooner Horzia, en mute from Poland to Jutland, struck a mine and sank near where the…

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Coal Deficiency Causes Vast Waste

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thurs. : Sydney County Council had been forced to waste over £1,000,000 to try and prop up deficiencies in the…

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Cannot Rely on N.s.w. Coal

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday : The Trades Hall Council tonight discussed the coming winter coal shortage…

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