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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Less Coal Mined in N.s.w

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 13

SYDNEY, Tues.: Coal production in the first four months of 1953 amounted to 4,310,000 tons, compared with 4,648,000 tons for…

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Doyle Royal Commission Former Mines Minister to testify on

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues. : Joshua George Arthur, former N.S.W. Minister for Mines, probably will give evidence at the Doyle Royal Commission on Thursday…

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Colliery Dispute “Last Minute” Conference Fails

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 8

SIDNEY, Wed.: A “last minute” conference today failed to restore mining operations at the John Darling colliery…

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Move to End Mine Dispute

Border Morning Mail · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Joint Coal Board today intervened in the Mt. Kembla mine dispute, which has led to the calling of weekly…

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Coal chief on future of industry

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: The chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. S. F. Cochran, tonight urged more direct consultation between…

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Miners’ Stop Work Protest

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 16

SYDNEY, Wed.: Twenty-two mines were idle in NSW today as a protest against the decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr…

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Gold. Albury Associates

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 15

Yesterday afternoon Albury associates played an 18 holes stroke handicap The winner of the A grade was Mrs -R. Paton with a nett 69, and…

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“Nsw Starving Victoria of Best Gas Coal”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Chairman of the Victorian Gas and Fuel Corporation (Dr R. S. Andrews) today charged the…

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What Chiltern Councillors Did Yesterday: Mine dumps key to future supplies of gravel for shire roads

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 9

A conference of all parties interested in purchasing mine dumps in the Chiltern Shire will be arranged by the Victorian Mines Department, Council was told yesterday. Assistant secretary to the…

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Private company to mine uranium

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 16

ADELAIDE, Tues.: It is, expected that the first public company to work uranium in Australia may be registered in…

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Urges reconstitution of Coal Board

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 17

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The reconstitution of the Joint Coal Board was urged by the acting Premier (Mr Galvan) today…

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Work to resume at John Darling mine on

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 20

NEWCASTLE, Wed.: The John Darling mine, after nearly four months’ idleness, will resume on Monday…

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Miners’ log to go before tribunal

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Miners’ Federation has agreed to a resumption of the hearing of its log of claims…

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Still Much Gold in W.a

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 July 1953 · page 2

PERTH. Fri.: Western Australia’s gold areas are far from being worked out and hopes are high for extensive developments in the…

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Train Wrecked by Mine

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 July 1953 · page 1

PARIS, Mon.: Thirty casualties were caused when. a mine exploded under an express train on the Hanoi-Haiphong line…

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Coal Production Down

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.; Coal production for the five months ended May was 11 per cent lower than for the…

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Miners End Strike After 3 Months

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Thurs.: Terms of settlement for the Kembla colliery dispute were approved today, almost three…

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Gold and Dollar Reserves Up

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 10

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The gold and dollar reserves of the sterling (area increased by 500 million dollars in the first six months of…

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To Discuss Coal

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 16

BRISBANE, Tues.: The State Government will confer tomorrow with the Thiess Bros, on the Victorian Government’s decision to…

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Use of Oaklands' Coal for Power

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 2

Urana Shire Council advised Coreen Shire Council at its meeting on Monday that it had appointed Cr. J. M. Smith its delegate…

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