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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

337 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 17

En Masse Inspection of Vast Coal Project by Vic. Cabinet Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 July 1950 · page 18

New Country Party Government mode politico! history to-day when the entire State Cabinet made a seven hour tour of inspection of the vast Latrobe Valley brown coal development project. The tour was made in…

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More Coal Promise Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 July 1950 · page 1

Mr S. F. Cochran, the new chairman of the Joint Coal Board, said today that the job of providing more coal “can be done, and will be done.”…

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Frank Talk on Coal

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: Miners’ leaders today had a frank talk on the coal industry with the new chairman of the Joint Coal…

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Steamer Sinks After Hitting Mine

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 10

LONDON, Mon: The Philippines steamer San Antonio, 1960 tons, sank today after hitting a mine, according to a Lloyds report…

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Miners Strike Over Leopold’s Return

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 16

BRUSSELS, Mon. : Scattered 24 hour strikes broke out today in Belgium’s southern industrial belt as a protest against King Leopold’s…

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Gaoled on Gold Possession Charge

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 10

PERTH, Mon.: Frederick Herbert Reid, aged 37 pleaded guilty in the Kalgoorlie Court to having been in unlawful possession of…

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City Honors Gold Fish

Border Morning Mail · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Suit: Only one gold fish out of a pond of five escaped when the Ironmongers Hall was bombed during the 1940 London…

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No “Triple Alliance” for Miners

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.: Rank and file Australian miners are believed to have rejected a proposal to form an “industrial pact” with the…

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“Triple Stud Rams Alliance” for Hard to Sell Miners

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Mon.: In the best sale of the day, 1500 gns. was paid for a superfine merino ram at the annual stud sheep sales at…

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Expects Long Period of Peace on Coal Fields

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 18

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Joint Coal Board believes that the coal industry in NSW is likely to be comparatively free from…

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Boy in Mine Shaft

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wed.: A discussion between twin boys in a milk bar at Stawell yesterday afternoon overheard by the milk…

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Miners May Clash Over Korea

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri: A bitter debate is likely to take place over the Korean issue at a meeting of the Miners Central Council, which…

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Develop Oaklands Coal

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 8

Sir,—Your leader of August 1 on the allocation of electric power to the Murray Valley and the proposal to set up a controlling…

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Coal Board Member’s Sudden Death

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: Coalowners and Miners’ Federation leaders said tonight that the death of Mr R. P. Jack, a member of the Joint Coal…

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Three Miners Hurt in Accident

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wed:: Three miners were admitted to hospital seriously hurt and a number of others treated for minor…

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Japan to Buy Soviet Coal

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 10

TOKIO, Wed.: Japan has concluded a trade agreement with the Soviet Trade Mission for the purchase of 100,000 tons of…

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New Steel, Coal Flan for Europe

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 8

STRASBOURG, Wed.: British Conservatives yesterday presented the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe with an…

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Price Aspect Holding Up Coal Purchases

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Victorian Government was still “definitely interested” in obtaining coal from the Callide field in…

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Reds Are Rebuffed by Miners Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 3

The Miners’ Central Council was told today that rank and file members had overwhelmingly rejected a proposed alliance with seamen and waterside workers…

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Link with Boom Mining Days

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 2

The Star Hotel at Rutherglen, which is among the oldest in the town and was built during the early gold mining days, has been…

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