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Mining & the mines, 1949

402 stories in New England's papers · page 15 of 21

“Miners Were Deceived”

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.— Miners were “deceived and deluded and not given a true picture of their actual…

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Alleged Fight At Mine

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

NYNGAN: Michael Davidson (45), manager of the Budgery copper mine, in the Nyngan district, was injured yesterday…

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Gold, Dollar Reserve Is Dwindling

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.— Difficulties in carrying out the 25 per cent cut in Britain’s dollar import programme are…

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£10 Bonus for Troops on Coal

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: The 2000 troops who manned open-cut mines during the coal strike each received a bonus of £10 for their…

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Miners Misled Labour Leader Claims MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

Miners were "deceived and deluded and not given a true picture of their actual position as far as their claims…

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"Communists Not Defeated" Comment On Coal Strike CANBERRA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

The Director of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures (Mr. Whithall) said to-day the Government tactics to end the…

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'Examiner' Serial Fool's Gold Chapter 1. CHAPTER I.—(Continued)

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 6

Shane nodded but [?] what to make of her [?] cossed some quality that reminded thats of the rather little and…

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'Examiner' Serial Fool's Gold Chapter I. CHAPTER 1—(Continued)

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 August 1949 · page 6

Shane left the hotel and stood in the street looking for the most likely place to lind his partner There seemed but one…

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Unless Gold, Dollar Drift Is Checked— “Britain Bankrupt By Christmas”

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 August 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday: According to the Washington correspondent of the New York “Herald Tribune” the State Department is “fully aware that Britain will go bankrupt by Christmas” unless the…

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Britain's Coal Output in July

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 3

United Kingdom coal output last month totalled [?] tons—just over h[?] million tons more i[?]…

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Britain's Coal 53 Output in Jul

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 10

United Kingdom coal out[?] last month totalled 14,616,00 tons, just over half a million [?]s more than in July, [?]…

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Fool's Gold "Examiner" Serial Chapter II.—(Continued)

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 6

[?] Jacquard thi[?]ed his hand slipping into his [?] pocket thr[?]gly. [?] That's it. Quiet when…

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Rugby League Tingha Outclassed Guyra Retain Gates Gold Cup

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 2

Guyra had an easy win over Tingha last Sunday in a challenge match for the Gates Gold Cup. Never at any stage of the…

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Coal Strike Damage To Roads Uralla Receives No Compensation Other Shires Get a "Hand Out"

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 1

At Uralla Shire Council meeting on Friday the President (Cr. A. P. McLean) said that he was disturbed at the tremendous damage caused to highways and by-ways in this Shire owing…

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Clue to Missing Bendigo Gold

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Detectives investigating the disap[?]ance of £5100 worth of gold [?] between Bn[?]digo and…

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On Track of Missing Gold

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: Detectives investigating the disappearance of £3,100 worth of gold bullion between Bendigo…

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"Examiner" Serial Fool's Gold Chapter II.—(Continued)

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 6

Shane, stooped and [?] the man [?]fly Con[?] was returning and the man was groaning a little. He opened his…

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Increase in Gold Price Not Sought by Britain

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday : Britain will not press at the tri-partite dollar crisis talks opening here on September 7 for an increased price for gold or ask for a new loan. Neither will she request any other room for major…

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Gold Coast Mounted Police in London

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 1

The Governor's Escort of the Gold Coast Mounted Police, who have been attending function in London in connection with Colonial Mouth, recently pat[?]ded in their full dress at Horse Guards Pa[?] London, During their parade the police…

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