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Mining & the mines, 1950

337 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 17

Marcher May Win Albury Gold Cup From Photon, Stamen

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 16

The Albury Gold Cup to-morrow is expected to attract a field of about 20 runners, and with some classy performers engaged, the race seems very open. However, in trying to anticipate the judge, I will go for Marcher to win from Photon and Stamen…

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House Built on Gold Reef May Be Demolished Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 5

A concrete house at Wedderburn may have to be demolished so that a gold reef may be followed. The occupier of the house, Mr D. Butterick, is the finder of…

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N.S.W. Facing an Acute Shortage of Winter Coal Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 3

General industry and essential services in NSW fate an acute coal shortage this winter. Joint Coal Board figures show that most major coal consumers mow hold less than one…

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[?] Miners May [?]Discipline [?] Themselves

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday : A miners’ disciplinary code to abolish “irresponsible stoppages” may be re-introduced on the…

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Miners Plan One-day Stoppage

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: A move for a general stoppage of all northern NSW mines one day a week as a protest over the pillar coal…

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Albury Gold Cup Presentation

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 1

Left to right: Mrs. S. A. Ogilvie, Mr. P. Hore (donor of the Cup), Mr. Charlie Star (trainer of Photon), jockey J. Adams, Messrs. L. J. Colquhoun (president of the Albury Racing Club), Sid Star (owner of…

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President’s Wife at Gold Cup

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 2

Mrs. L. J. Colquhoun, wife of the president of the Albury Racing Club, discussing Cup candidates with her son, Mr. Paul Colquhoun (right), and Messrs. John Adams (left), and Steward Dow at the Gold Cup…

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Property of Former Minister for Mines Undermined by Rabbits

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 3

A T the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, when John H. Lienhop, Victorian M.LA., and a former Minister for Electrical Undertakings and Mines was fined for failure to suppress and destroy rabbits, lie tendered to…

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“Exposes” Big Mines Deal

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. : Britain’s Communist newspaper, “The Daily Worker,” today splashed on its front page an…

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Long Service Leave for Miners

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: State Labor Caucus decided today to bring down a bill to implement the miners’ long service leave…

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Mines Deal Shocks City

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs.: Britain’s projected sale of part of its copper and uranium interests in Africa to the United States…

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Pillar Coal Decision Vital

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 3

The decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) recently, authorising the mechanical…

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Hope to Bridge Coal Gap

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 11

CANBERRA, Thurs.: By encouraging overseas firms to develop open cut mining the Commonwealth Government was…

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“Plenty Doing Next Eek.” -- Miners’ Head Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 2

The president of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. Idris Williams) said to-night that there would be “plenty doing” next week. He made this observation when…

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Mine Owners: “We Will”; Miners : “You Won’t”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 14

SYDNEY, Mon.: Coalowners will set up a special advisory committee to supervise the mechanical extraction of pillar…

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“Disposed of Gold Blocks” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 7

Jacob Gobez, joint proprietor of The Tulips Restaurant, had taken part in the disposal of fake gold blocks and had planned to make a fortune from forged cheques, according to an alleged statement by South…

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Miners to Hold Pit-top Meetings To-day to Discuss Anti-red Legislation Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 3

Pit-top meetings of miners wilt be held on the coalfields tomorrow morning on casting vote of their Communist president, Mr I. Williams. Mr Williams gave his costing vote at a meeting of the Miners’ Central Council in Sydney today after the council was evenly divided—…

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More Mines May Be Idle Sydney, Thursday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 2

A further heavy coal loss on the anti-Communist, legislation issue on the NSW coalfields is feared tomorrow. Coal authorities believe that those NSW mines which did not take part in today’s strike will probably hold protest stoppages tomorrow…

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Migrants Think Streets Paved with Gold

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Mr H. O. Parrack, engineer, who arrived with 700 passengers on the Strathaird today said he was shocked by…

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Miners Split on Peace

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: There was a split in the Miners’ Central Council today on the issue of world peace…

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