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Mining & the mines, 1949

402 stories in New England's papers · page 19 of 21

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

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 6

Shane plunged through the thick, acrid-smelting smoke that hung close to the ground since the blast. He was aware that…

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Antimony Mine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 3

Good yields of antimony continue to be we [?] [?]old mine at Hillgrove. Five weeks ago 25 tons was…

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Strike at Small Western Mine

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Twenty-one miners at Clandulla, Western N.S.W., went on strike yesterday because, the…

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Miners Object to Manager's Help

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Twenty one miners at Clandulla (western N.S.W.) went on strike yesterday because the mine…

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

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 6

SHANE stared at the raging water, at the ice floes. "You must have had a reason, Lanyon—a good one."…

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Antimony Mine

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 5

Good yields of antimony continue to be won from a freehold mine at Hillgrove. Five weeks ago 25 tons was…

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Rocky River Goldfield Early Development Described

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 5

In view of the recent stimulus to goldmining in the Uralla district, owing to an increase in the price of gold, the following article is of particular interest. The article is taken…

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Another Coal Stoppage Threatened SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 1

Members of the Northern Miners Management Board are discussing what action they will recommend in the…

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Coal Strike Averted

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 16

A conference of colliery proprietors and Miners' Federation officials in Sydney yesterday settled the Ellington…

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Copeton Mining

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 4

On Saturday Mr. Tom Mainwaring who is mining at the “Streak of Luck,” washed out a beautiful round white…

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Coal, Steel Strike United States

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday. —Storn signals are flying over the US as a result of the steel and…

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6065 Miners Draw Pensions

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 2 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, At the end of June a miners' pension was being paid to one man aged 99, and to another aged 24…

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Earth Freeze to Find Coal

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 3

LONDON: Mining engineers in Britain are freezing a section of the earth's surface of a depth of over 400 feet. This is…

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"Gold King" Dies in Brisbane

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 6

The death occurred last week in Brisbane of one of the most colourful and spectacular figures in Australian gold-mining…

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Coal Strike Truce Broken by Clash

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

PARIS, Wednesday,—French strikers delivered their first blow after a two-day truce on the French coalfields by hurling…

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Coal Board Surveys Reserves As Strike Threatens

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A survey of all coal stocks was being made by the Joint Coal Board to decide what rationing would be necessary in the event of a general coal strike, a spokesman for the…

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Pilot Given Bond on Gold Smuggling Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: A former Qantas pilot who attempted to smuggle gold out of Australia was released on a bond in Quarter Sessions…

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Czech Purge Was to Get Mine Workers London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 1

West diplomats in Vienna quoted by British United Press, said the Czech Ministry of the Interior issued confidential…

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Truman Against Higher Gold Price

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday.—President Truman told a Press conference here that the price of gold in the United States, now…

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No Change In Gold Price, U.S.

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday. — President Truman told a Press conference here that the price of gold in the…

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