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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

208 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 11

Royal Sympathy On Mine Disaster LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 1

Message of sympathy from the King, and Queen and the Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee; have been received by the relatives of the…

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80 Miners Died in Blazing Hell" London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 2

Messages of sympathy from the King and Queen and Prime Minister Attlee have been…

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Warden's Court. Objection to Mining Tenement Upheld

The Uralla Times · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 6

At Uralla warden's Court last Wednesday an objection by [?] Jones to a mining benement held by Richard Cohin Low was [?] by Mr. E. M. Debenham, S.M…

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Open Cut Coal Mines Idle Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 2

All open cut mines on the western fields are idle, again today over the "dragline" dispute With a threat of the dispute…

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Mission Amongst Greta Miners

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 6

The Church of England ishop of Armidale Dr. J. S. Moyes, leaves Armidale tomorrow to conduct a 10-day…

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Charge of False Pretences Over Sale of Gold

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 10

In the Tenterfield police Court Charles Collins was charged with falsely pretend two bars of metal…

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Early Days of Diamond Mining at Bingara

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 10

Diamonds were apparently first discovered in N.S.W. by E. H. Hargraves near Guyong in June, 1851, and by Stuchbury on the Turon River…

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Items From The North-West County Council Ashford Coal Mine

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 3

Cr. D. G. Mather advised that he had accompanied Mr. N. J. Clark on an inspection of the Ashford coal mine on September…

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Red Activity At B.H.P. Mines

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — It is understood the Government is considering instructing the Security Service to…

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Communist Sabotage Alleged In B.H.P. Mines CANBERRA

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 1

It is understood the Government is considering instructing the Security Service to investigate alleged Communist activity at the B.H.P. mines. The activity is believed to…

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Answer To Inflation Is More Steel, Coal, Says Hughes, M.L.A.

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 15

"The only effective way of countering the inflationary tendency is to produce more coal and steel," said Mr…

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Answer To Inflation Is More Steel, Coal, Says Hughes, M.L.A.

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 7

The only effective way of countering the inflationary tendency is to produce more coal and steel," said Mr…

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£2,500 “Gold” Deal

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — Two men allegedly sold five bars of white metal plated with gold to a businessman for…

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Army to Smash Coal Strikes

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Federal Cabinet to-day examined the possibility of vising an army to break Communist fermented…

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While Metal Sold for Gold

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Two men, allegedly, sold five bars of while metal plated with gold to z. businessman for £2,500 at…

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Army to Break Coal Strike? Canberra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 1

Federal Cabinet today examined the possibility of using the Army to break the Communist fermented coal strike…

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Open Cut Would Meet Needs of North West County Council’s Generating Station Expert’s Confident Report On Ashford Coal

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 4

Mr. N. J. Clark, Mining Consultant, told yesterday’s meeting of the North West County Council that he did not anticipate any difficulty in producing coal from the rich Ashford seams to meet the…

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Gold and Dollar Reserves Doubled Since Devaluation

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 12

The gold and dollar reserves of the sterling area have been doubled in the year since devaluation and on September…

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Ashford Coal Will Meet Needs Of Generating Station

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 4

Mr. N. J. Clark, Mining Consultant, told a meeting of the North West County Council that he did hot anticipate any difficulty in producing coal from the rich Ashford seams to meet the requirements of the power…

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Gold and Dollar Reserves Doubled Since Devaluation

The Uralla Times · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 6

The gold and dollar reserves of the sterling area have been doubled in the year since devaluation and on September…

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