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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

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Coal company to sue the Victorian Government

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wed.: The Thiess Organisation had no alternative but to commence legal proceedings against the Victorian Government, Mr. A. W. Barr, general man ager of Thiess Callide Coal Pty. Ltd., Said Today…

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No agreement on mechanical extraction of pillar coal

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: No agreement was reached at today’s conference between the NSW Combined Colliery Proprietors’…

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Miners act against “grouper”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Miners’ Federation has called on Mr. Frank Rooney to substantiate his charges that the federation’s…

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Rock fall kills two miners

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 6

TAMWORTH, Tues.: Two men were fatally injured at Preston Extended Colliery, hear Gunnedah, today, when the rock roofing…

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Four men buried under coal dust

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Four men were buried under three tons of coaldust for more than 10 minutes this afternoon when…

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Miners Strike Over Food

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 August 1953 · page 10

DARWIN, Wed. : The richest gold mine in the Northern Territory and one of the richest in the Commonwealth, Noble’s Nob, at…

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Miners’ Decision on Pillars

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation today agreed to mechanical extraction of pillar coal…

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Gaoled Over Gold

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 18

PERTH, Tues.: A [?] inese ship’s steward who serven eight years in the British Army was sentenced to four months’ gaol…

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Ponies die in mine blaze

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 16

LITHGOW, Wed.: A fire which raged in the State coal mine since early this morning, was brought under…

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Nothing suspicious about mine fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thurs.: No suspicious circumstances surround the fire outbreak at Lithgow State mine, the Minister for Mines (Mr Buckley)…

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Former Mines Minister Sobs As He Resigns From Parliament

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 August 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: After a dramatic speech in the Legislative Assembly tonight, the former Minister for Mines (Mr. Joshua George Arthur) resigned as member for Kahibah. Mr. Arthur was criticised…

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Mine gas overcomes man

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 August 1953 · page 2

LITHGOW, Thurs.: A fire-fighter who was overcome by carbon-monoxide gas in the State mine today was dragged to safety by…

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Man with rescue squad gassed in mine

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 10

LITHGOW, Sun.: A former journalist was, gassed at the Lithgow State Mine: today while working with the rescue squad…

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District News BRIGHT Increased Yields of Gold

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 7

Gold yields from the Freeburgh Dredge, working in a new paddock at Bright, have shown a marked improvement Return is…

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N.S.W. coal sold to Korea

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 August 1953 · page 8

SIDNEY. Fri.: The Common wealth Government has arranged with the Joint Coal Board to make available a special…

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“Hills of Gold” should be popular

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 10

“Hills of Gold—The Centenary History of the Nundle Shire, New South Wales,” appeared yesterday. Writer is Mr. William A. Bayley,…

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Mines Officer Is Suspended

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A Mines Department official is under suspension pension as a result of an investigation started by questions in…

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Open inquiry info State mine demanded

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 5 September 1953 · page 22

LITHGOW, Fri.: The public would demand a Royal Commission into the State Coal Mine when alleged happenings at the…

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Gold Bar Seized

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 5

PERTH, Mon.: Detectives who searched the steamer Maesuycher at Fremantle today seized a bar of gold worth £250…

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Mines officer suspended

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: An officer of the State Mines Department had been suspended on a charge under the Public Service Act,…

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