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Mining & the mines, 1954

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Miners End 7-Year-old Argument

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 3

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

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Coal Production Increased

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 August 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.: Of a total of 12,364,535 tons of coal produced in underground mines in NSW in 19[?] 6,552,201 tons were…

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Miners may favor mechanical pillar extraction

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wed.: Aggregate meetings in Queensland and Victorian coalfields tomorrow may swing the miners’ vote in…

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£4000 mines job for ex-Minister ?

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The manager of Burragorang Collieries Ptv. Ltd., Mr. Eldridffc, today denied a report that the former…

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Most gold medals to Red athletes

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 3

BERNE, Mon.: Russia took the honor in the five-day European athletics championships which ended at Berne yesterday, by…

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To search for a gold in rivers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.: Five Sydney spearfisherman and a prospector are planning an underwater expedition to search for gold in…

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“Coal sale for few years yet”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: “It will be many years before atomic power reactors will be able to compete against coal generated…

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Stock Exchange acts against mining companies

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Sydney Stock Exchange Committee today removed 12 gold mining companies from the official Exchange list. No trading in the…

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Seconds Qualify for Finals Blue and Gold Held High at Tocumwal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 8

THE TOWN’S Second Eighteen in its first year has won the right to contest the Association’s preliminary final to be played at Tocumwal on September 19. It did this by narrowly defeating Yarrawonga on…

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Floating mine off Queensland coast

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tues. : A floating mine reported off the coast of Queensland today would probably ground amongst the…

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“Goldiblocks” Schmidt Explains Cold Mining to Rotarians

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 1

NOT knowing much about mining, or so he told Rotary on Friday, Charles “Goldiblocks” Schmidt explained…

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Machines Used in Only One Mine

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 2

NEWCASTLE. Mon.: Mechanical extraction of pillar coal started at only one mine in the northern field today…

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£46,000 gold robbery: gang’s daring raid

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Wed.: Police threw a cordon around London last night in an attempt to cut off thieves who grabbed gold worth £46,000 in a 20-second daylight raid in a crowded street…

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Coal selling mission to Far East

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 9

CANBERRA, Thurs. : A small trade group will visit the Far East shortly to promote export possibilities for Australian coal…

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Mines Job for Ex-minister

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: The former Minister for Mines, Mr. J. G. Arthur, has been appointed chairman of Consolidated Collieries’ Association…

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Bandits Attack Mine

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 13

TUNIS, Sun.: Thirty Tunisian bandits killed one guard, kidnapped another and escaped with eight rifles when they attacked…

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[?]Ue and Gold Take First [?]Econds Pennant

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 3

IN their first year as members of tie Murray League [?]ond Eighteen Association, the Deniliquin team took the 54 Premiership pennant. After finishing third on the list at the end of the…

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Evatt challenges Petrov over Mine. Oilier

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 October 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Leader of the Federal Opposition, Dr. Evatt, in a statement issued tonight, questioned certain facts relating to an alleged meeting of Vladimir Petrov and Madame…

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Plates, Gold Worth £2000 Stolen

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 October 1954 · page 5

DARWIN. Tues.: Plates and gold, worth about £2000, have been stolen from the Government gold crushing battery at Tennant Creek…

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Native finds rich gold cache

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 October 1954 · page 5

DARWIN, Fri.: An aborigine yesterday found a stock of gold ore under a Mulga tree near Tennant Creek. The ore, which is…

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