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Mining & the mines, 1949

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“Nationalisation Key to Greater Coal Production” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 4

UNTIL the N.S.W. coal mines were nationalised, reorganised and mechanised, it would be impossible for the miners to produce more coal than they were doing at the present. General president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. I…

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Mine Host Top Weight in Challenge Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 12

Carrington Stakes winner Mine Host has been allotted top weight 9.3, for the Challenge Stakes, last important sprint of the summer season…

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U.S. Gold Stock Greatest in World Washington

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 3

THE United States gold stocks, totalling 24,230,000,000 dollars, now amount to the greatest gold hoard ever held by any single nation, reports the South African Press Association. The correspondent says that…

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Mine Host Nonstarter in Challenge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Mine Host may not start in the Challenge Stakes at Randwick on January 29, because of an injured knee…

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Canadian Gold Reserves Mount

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 3

EDMONTON (Alberta), Thurs.: The Canadian Minister for Finance (Mr. D. C. Abbott) told the Edmonton Chamber of…

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[?]led Miners At Mt. lsa [?] Up To £40 A Week

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thurs.: Minimum [?]es for adult males at Mt. [?] mines after February 1 will [?] £18/4/7 per week…

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[?]Ngine-drivers to Cease [?]Ion Coalfields During Miners’ Holiday Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 5

[?]DERATED Engine drivers and Firemen’s Association will direct its members to-morrow to ignore a request by the [?] coal Board that they resume work Immediately in open [?] mines on western N.S.W. coalfields…

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Coal Shortage Hits Railways Goods Traffic to Be Curtailed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Minister for Transport (Mr O’Sullivan) said tonight that there would be a slight curtailment of railway…

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Coal Shortage Unlikely To Affect The Country

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: Country electricity and gas undertakings are not likely to run short of coal before the miners resume work…

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Will U.s.a. Increase Gold Price ?

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 2

The U.S. Government has for many years been buying gold, without Restriction to quantity, at a fixed price of 35 dollars an ounce, and that country now has the greatest board of gold ever known, valued in Australian currency…

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Coal Won Despite Ban

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 3

LITHGOW,. Monday: Open cut mines at Ben Bullen and Lidsdale provided almost 1000 tons of coal for essential services…

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Overseas Coal Costly to Victoria

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon: Overseas coal which was now arriving in Victoria in increasing quantities was costing the Victorian…

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Looted Gold and Diamonds Must Be Returned

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 11

TOKIO, Wed.: General MacArthur today ordered the Japanese Government to return its wartime loot of diamonds and gold to…

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Bonus of £11/12/6 a Week for Miners

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 4

BROKEN HILL, Wed: A bonus of £11/12/6 each for every full week worked in February will be paid employes of Broken Hill…

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Leaders to Examine Coal Output

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Joint Coal Board will probably call a conference of mineworkers’ leaders shortly to discuss coal needs for…

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Mine Host to Run in Challenge Stakes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thurs: Mine Host is a certain Challenge Stakes starter and will also run in the Sefton Handicap at Randwick on…

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Gold and Gems Hoard Claimed by Italian Milan

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 5

Signor Enzo Colombo, a Milan jeweller, will leave for London to recover £1,990,000 worth of gold and jewels which the…

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Coal for Essential Users

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sun: The Joint Coal Board expects to have coal In essential consumers’ hands within 24 hours after it is produced…

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Queensland Coal for China

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tues.: Cabinet today approved applications to export 7,181 tons of Callide coal to Hong Kong or China in February…

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Five Mines Idle Because of Strikes

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 12

SYDNEY, Tues: Output from NSW coal mines today totalled 51,000 tons. Loss of production caused by…

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