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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

208 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 11

Gold Won From Abandoned Mine Kalgoorlie

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 1

Two prospectors have lust recovered £3000 worth of good from an abandohed mine near Kaigooflie. The prospectors, Cuneen and…

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Rugby League Rep. Team To Play For Gates Gold Cup

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 4

A Glen lanes representative team will meet Inverell at the shewground on Sunday in a challenge match for the Gates Gold Cup., This was annoumced at a meet-…

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Results of Ashford Coal Analysis

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 6

Mr. R. G. Casey, Mnister for National Development, has advised the Inverell Chamber of Commerce that the Bureau of…

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Gates Gold Cup

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 11

I[?] Gates Gold Cup match Glen Innes (holders) beat Inverell 14-6. Next Sunday Inverell will…

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Coal Expert for Ashford

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 August 1950 · page 4

The North West County Council has decided to engage Mr. N. J. Clark, of Newcastle, to report on hydraulic stowage and other aspects of the Ashford coal deposits…

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Bowls Gold Rooster Again Changes Hands

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 4

The gold cock o' the walk for the third time changed hands during the week-and J. Webbeer. J. [?]win, Gew. Kerr lost it on their firsts challenge. "Bill" Doyle defeated Geo. Kerr on Saturday after a very close…

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Coal Expert for Ashford

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 7

The North West County Council has decided to engage Mr. N. J. Clark, of Newcastle, to report on…

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Aim Is Power Generating Station Use of Ashford’s Coal Deposits

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 6

There was a gathering of about forty at a meeting convened fey Ashford Progress Association, and held in the Picture Theatre on Friday night. At the outset the Chairman, Mr. Ted Thompson, of…

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Power for Coal Mining

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 7

Important research work has been initiated in Britain designed to use marsh gas for generating power for coal…

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Armidale's Early Mining Days

The Uralla Times · Thursday 7 September 1950 · page 3

"It seems as some enchanting sprite Capriciously had tossed it; Just here, you see, I had it good, I've worn my fingers up to stumps,…

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130 Men Trapped in Colliery

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 1

LONDON. Friday.—Grim faced women and children are standing by as rescue squads battle to reach men trapped…

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13 Still Missing in Ayrshire Mine

The Inverell Times · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: The search is still continuing for 13 men still missing in Knockshinnock Castle Colliery, Ayrshire…

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Search Continues For Missing Miners LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 1

The search is still continuing for the 18 men still missing in the Knockshinnock Colliery, Ayrshire…

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Till No News of Trapped Miners London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 1

A Search is still continuing for the 13 men still missing in Knockshinnock Colliery…

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Miners' Insurance Premiums Reduced

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 7

Mr. Davis Hughes, M.L.A., recently took up the question of the heavy premiums paid by metalliferous miners for…

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Coal Stowage at Ashford

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 4

Mr. N. Clark, mining expert, of Newcastle, has completed his investigations of the possibilities of hydraulic…

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Metalliferous Miners Workers’ Comp. Rates Reduced

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 1

Mr. Davis Hughes, M.L.A., recently took up the question of the heavy premiums paid by metalliferous miners for…

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Mr. [?]ayis Hughes, M.L.A. Advocates Decentralisation Mining And Agriculture In The North

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 2

“In New England there are extensive [?] deposits, which are producing great [?] from gold…

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Coal Costs and Gas Prices

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 4

"With Mr. Cutler the Members for Orange I have raised with Department of Local Government the…

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80 Miners Dead in Pit Disaster

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Messages of sympathy from the King and Queen and the Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) have been received by the relatives of…

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