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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

208 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 11

Coal Shortage Hits B.h.p

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Friday.—Newcastle's, B.H.P. steelworks, already operating on a reduced scale, may cease steel production…

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Gold Rush !

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.— A hundred people yesterday flocked to Wedderburn — a tiny township where a gold…

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New Hold-up at Lambton Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE. Monday.—Miners at Lambton Coiliery walked out of a mine and went home today after a settlement of an…

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Lambton Miners’ Again Out on Strike

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday: Miners at Lombton Colliery walked out of the mine and went home to-day after settlement of the earlier strike, preventing the B.H.P. steelworks and its subsidiaries resuming last…

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Dug Up Gold in Backyards

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Hundreds of people yesterday Locked to Wedderburn—a tiny township where a gold strike has…

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Umbton Miners Again on Strike Newcastle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

Miners at Lambton colliery walked out of the mine and went home to-day after settlement of the earlier strike,…

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Digging in Street Tor Gold Reef Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

Residents of the tiny township of Wedderburn are digging up the main street in their quest…

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Miners’ Strike Over Kaiser

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

LITHGOW, Wednesday.— Miners at the State mine at Lithgow held a one-day stoppage today after a former…

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Stoppage at Lithgow Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Miners at the State mine, Lithgow, held a one day stoppage to-day after a former Government…

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Dr. Kaser Wanted to Address Miners Lithgow

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

Miners at the State mines at lithgow held a one-day stoppage to-day after former Government…

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Development Of Ashford Mine

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 4

At its next meeting the North West County Council will probably be asked by the Joint Coal Board if it is pre pared to proceed with the development of the Ashford mine…

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Power for Mining at Emmaville

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 4

Mining on an extensive scale is to be undertaken near Emmaville, according to a request…

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Boring So Far Reveals 3M. Tons Coal at Ashford

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA: Boring on the Ashford coalfields, near Inverell had revealed the presence of 3,000,000 tons of high-class coal suitable for open-cut mining, the Minister for Development (Mr. Casey) said in…

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Power for Mining at Emmaville

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 4

Mining on an extensive scale is to be undertake near Emmaville, according to a request for power which was before a…

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Ashford Coal Deposits Estimated at 3,000,000 Tons, Says Casey

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 2

Boring on the Ashford coalfields near Inverell had revealed the presence of 3,000,000 tons of high-class coal suitable for…

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Ashford Coal Deposits Extensive

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 7

CANBERRA.— Boring on the Ashford coalfields near Inverell had revealed the presence of 3,000,000 tons of…

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Gold Output in Australia

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 7

Production of gold during January, 1950, was 64,471 fine ounces, valued at £1,015,806 compared with 68,887 fine…

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North- West Mining Revival

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 4

HISTORY of the development of the North-West, particularly in the early pioneering days, cannot be disassociated from the extent to which mining purists figured in that progress. Much wealth then came off the end of…

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Britain’s Dollar and Gold Reserves Rise

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Britain’s gold and dollar reserves rose by 296 million dollars during the first quarter of this year. Announcing this is in the House…

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Mining Men Seeking More Departmental Assistance

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 6

Men engaged in the mining industry contend that greater assistance in their activities should be forthcoming from the State Mines Department. That opinion was expressed…

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