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Mining & the mines, 1948

309 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 16

BAUXITE . .. COAL . .. LIMESTONE Arrangements Completed For Official Government Inspection

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 August 1948 · page 4

Arrangements are now complete for the visit to Inverell and district on August 26 and 27 of Federal and State officers for an inspection of bauxite, coal and limstone deposits…

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Mice, Wheat, Coal and Socialism

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 4
Also in The Inverell Times

Things stem to be working out according to the established sequence in regard to the record wheat harvest of last season. Reports from the wheat areas tell of enormous quantities of grain, both in stacks and silos, still where it was when it came from…

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Bauxite, Coal Government to Make Inspection

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 4

Arrangements are now complete for the visit to Inverell and district on August 26 and 27 of Federal and State…

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Coal Famine Puts Strain on Country Roads

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1948 · page 3

A fresh plea for the greater expenditure of money on [?] was made in the Legislative Assembly by the Leader of the Country Party (Mr. M…

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Coal and Petrol Cuts

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 August 1948 · page 4

IT was bound to happen. The Government is said to be considering being a reduction of the petrol ration for private motorists by some 20 per cent. Of course, this can be attributed to the wholesale use of…

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Bauxite Coal Inspection at Inverell

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 16 August 1948 · page 4

Representatives from as far as the Far North Coast will be invited to meet Government officials when they inspect bauxite, coal and limestone deposits in Inverell district on August 26 and 27…

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To the Editor “The Coal Crisis”

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 7

Mr. Geof Crawford, D.C.M., endorsed Country Party candidate for Barwon, writes:— I would like to correct a few…

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Queensland Coal Big Output at Callide Envisaged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 6

Within six months it is expected that production on the Callide (Queensland) open cut coalfield will be accelerated from the present…

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Inspection of Bauxite, Coal, Limestone Parliamentary and Departmental Invasion Next Week

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 1

Thirty or more Federal and State parliamentarians and departmental officers will make an inspection of bauxite, coal and limestone deposits in the Inverell district on Friday of next week…

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Coal, Bauxite Inspection at Inverell Coastal Regional Committees Asked To Send Representatives "Has Vital National Point of View," Says New England Member

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 3

Representatives from as far as the Fa[?] North Coast will be invited to meet Government officials when they inspect bauxite, coal and limestone deposits in Inverell district on August 26 and 27…

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Inverell Gems Miners’ Interest In American Inquiry

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 4

Miners as far afield as Glen Innes are interested in prospects of American trade for precious gems…

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Coal Famine Puts New Strain on Country Roads

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 4

A fresh plea for the greater expenditure of money on roads was made in the Legislative Assembly by the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner). He said that a new strain was…

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Victorian Interest in Queensland Coal Ready to Enter Into Contract

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 13

Victoria would take at least 6000 tons of Queensland coal weekly for live years if the price and the quality were right, the Victorian Transport…

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Non Use of Mining Lease Hearing at Warden'S Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 6

The Mining Warden, Mr. J. Fleeman, yesterday heard, at the Armidale Warden's Court, a complaint by Kempsey…

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Blair Athol Coal Surprise Increased Output Possible

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 8

Estimates of coal reserves at Blair Athol will be increased by the result of a test which showed a coal depth of 102 feet. The greatest depth…

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Blair Athol Coal Surprise

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE: Estimates of coal reserves at Blair Athol will be increased by the result of a test which showed a coal depth of 102…

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Restrictions on Coal Expected To Go

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Joint Goal Board is expected within a few days to announce the lifting of all, or some,…

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Gold Valley Wins Big Lismore Race

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 1

Gold Valley, ridden by R. Watterson, won the £500 Pescud Handicap, the main race of the day, at Lismore this afternoon…

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Coal Consumption Lifting of Restrictions Expected SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board is expected within a few days to announce the lifting of all or some restrictions on the consumption of coal by…

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