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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

108 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 6

Old Hillgrove Mine Re-opened

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1952 · page 8

After an absence of 33 years, Mr. Chafes Chandler has returned to Hillgrove and opened what appears to be a…

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Tingha Reefs Deep Mining Can Produce More Tin

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 10

If the reefs around the surface scarred town of Tingha were fully exploited, payable quantities of tin could be gained…

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Extensive Deposit in the Locality Boys Gathered Coal From Coolatai Creek

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

In my early boyhood days Coolatai Creek was a wide sandy-bottomed watercourse and after a flood I remember we boys would comb the bed…

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Extensive Deposit in the Locality Boys Gathered Coal From Coolatai Creek

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 2

In my early boyhood days Coolatai Creek was a wide sandy-bottomed watercourse and after a flood I remember we boys would comb the bed for coal. We had no idea what coal was or for what it was used with…

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Gold [?] Full Sting

The Uralla Times · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 2

Competitions at the week end, especially on Sunday afternoon, at acted a goodly [?]union of players,…

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Tingha Reefs Deep Mining Can Produce More Tin

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 2

If the reefs around the surface scarred town of Tingha were fully exploited, payable quantities in tin could be gained. This is an opinion expressed by [?] Symes,…

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Tingha Reefs Deep Mining Can Produce More Tin

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 13

If the reefs around the surface scarred town of Tingha were fully exploited, payable quantities of tin could be gained. This is an opinion expressed by Mr. J. G. Symes,…

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Hot News for Gold Days

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 8

Autumn... and soon to winter. To days that will be [?]leak and cold, to days of mist and [?] rain…

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Coal Mines Idle Newcastle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

Nine northern mines today struck in sympathy with Richmond Main Colliery, which has been idle since March 3…

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Nine Mines Idle To-day

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Nine northern mines today struck in sympathy with the Richmond Main Colliery…

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Further Rise In U.K. Coal Production

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 6

The promising year's start in Britain's coal production has been continued into February, with an output for the…

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Armidale High School's Brown And Gold Fete

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 8

Mainly as a result of the enthusiasm of the women of the Armidale High School Parents and Citizens'…

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Colliery Owner Offers to Excavate Pool

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 6

GUNNEDAH Gunedah memorial swimming baths project is really under way at last. At the annual public meeting…

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Brown Coal Deposit in District "A Thousand Years Too Young"

The Uralla Times · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 1

It was mentioned in a recent letter addressed to The Times that there are brown coal deposits within a few…

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The Long Tunnel Mine

The Uralla Times · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

Mr. W. Gluck, Rocky River, says he was interested in the article in last issue of The Times relative to the Rocky…

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New England Miners' Interests Voiced In Legislative Assembly

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 3

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on an amendment to the Mining Act, Mr. Davis Hughes (C.P., Armidale) said there should be some means by which information of a genral mining character…

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Mining Vale Road to Be Repaired

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 4

Dumaresq Shire Council is to carry out extensive repair work on the Mining Vale Road near Mitchell…

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'No Incentive to Develop' Small Mines': MLA

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 16 April 1952 · page 5

There were many small but valuable mineral deposits almost untouched because the State had given no incentive for their development, said Mr. Davis…

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New England Miners' Interests Voiced In Legislative Assembly

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 8

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on an amendment to the Mining Act, Mr. Davis Hughes (C.P., Armidale) said there should be some means by which information of a genral mining character…

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Marginal Pay Increases for Mine Workers

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. J. P. Donovan to-day awarded marginal increases ranging…

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