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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

208 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 11

Pooling Europe’s Coal & Steel As Step Towards Peace

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 1

PARIS, Wednesday: Fra nce is proposing an international pooling of Europe’s vit al coal and steel wealth as a necessary step to maintain peace. As the first step—designed to eliminate the…

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£10,000 Guarantee Wanted for Mining Power

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 4

Tamworth City Council requires a guarantee of £10,000 payable over a period of five years, before it will supply electric power to sluicing dredges and mines in the north…

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“Mineral Producers” Will Seek Improvement of Mining Industry

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 4

In an effort to study all matters relating to the improvement of the mining industry generally, a committee of five was created at the latest meeting of the New England Mineral Producers’ Association…

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French Scheme to Pool W. Europe's Coal, Steel New Move Against Reds In Cold War

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 10 May 1950 · page 1

PARIS, Wednesday.—France is proposing an international cooling of Europe's vital coal and steel wealth as a necessary step to maintain peace. As a first step—designed to eliminate the "centuries…

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Mine Disaster in Brussels

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 1

BRUSSELS, Friday.—Fourteen miners were killed, four seriously injured and 18 are still trapped at Trazegniss near Mons, in…

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14 Dead in Mine Disaster

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 1

BRUSSELS, Friday— Fourteen miners were killed, four seriously injured and 18 are trapped at Trazegnies, near…

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Workers’ Comp. Rates Too High For Mines

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 7

The New England Mineral Producers will take action to have certain matters regarding workers…

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14 DEAD, 18 Trapped in Mine Disaster Brussels

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 2

Fourteen miners were killed, four seriously injured and 18 are still trapped at Trazegnies, near Mons, in Belgium's worst…

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Workers' Comp. Rates Too High For Mines

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 May 1950 · page 4

The New England Mineral Producers will take action to have certain matters regarding workers' compensation rates,…

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Pooling German And French Coal and Steel WASHINGTON, Friday. —

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 1

President Truman to-day wholeheartedly welcomed the Schuman plan for pooling the Franco-German…

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Death Roll Mounting in Coal Mine Disaster

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 1

DUSELDORF, Monday.—The death-roll in the Daribusch coalmine explosion on Saturday rose to 66 with the death of two more miners in hospital last night…

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66 Die in Big German Mine Disaster

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 1

DUSSELDORF, Monday, The death roll in the Darlbusch coalmine explosion on Saturday rose to 66 with the death of two more…

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Mine Disaster Deathroll Now 66 DUSSELDORF,Monday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 1

The deathroll in the Daribusch coaimine explosion on Saturday rose to 66 with the death of two more miners in…

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North West County Council Decision Re-opening of the Ashford Coal Mine

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 4

The North West County Council decided at yesterday’s meeting held at Moree to take preliminary steps which will lead to the re-opening of the rich Ashford coal fields…

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Gold Mining Around Armidale

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 4

Mrs E. M. Nixon, librarian in charge of Guyra Shire Council public library, writes as follows to the Editor:—…

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Blue And Gold Dance

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 4

A highly enjoyable dance under the auspices of the Country Women's Association took place in the Oddfellows'…

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To Work Ashford Coal on "Prospective" Basis

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 6

The North West County Council decided at its meeting held at Moree to fake preliminary steps which will lead to the re-opening of the rich Ashford coal fields. Council made this decision on the recommendation…

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Ashford Coal Will Create Big Future For Inverell

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 4

Re-opening of the Ashford coalfields is expected to have a revolutionary effect on the future development of industry in the Inverell district. That confident view is expressed by men…

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The Ashford Coal Seam

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 4

The detailed report of the Joint Coal Board on the Ashford coal deposits, which has induced the North West…

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Pillar Coal Decision Vital

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 4

The decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) recently, authorising the mechanical…

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