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Mining & the mines, 1954

65 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 4

Coming Sales Mining Machinery by Auction

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

Two mining prants, including several engines and complete equipment for the [?]cient working of the mine, a…

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Coal Price Comes Down

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 6

The Price of coal supplied to the Armidale City Council has been resuced by 4/6 per ton. Council's suppliers,…

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Polo Downs Team for Australian Gold Cup

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 8

The chief interest of polo players and followers on the Darling Downs will centre on the prospects of the…

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Last of the "Wet" Miners Days Of Tie Rocky Diggings Recalled

The Uralla Times · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 4

Poor old Jack Sewey, who has gone south for treatment, was the last of the "wet" miners of the old…

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Rich Gold Strike in South Africa

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON: A gold strike, described as "very rich" has been made in Orange Free State. (South Africa) Reuter's…

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Big Gold Strike in South Africa

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, A gold strike described as "very rich" has been made in the Orange Free State of South Africa, Reuter's Financial Editor reported…

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Rich South Africa Gold Strike; Ore "Best Ever"

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Friday : A gold strike described as "v[?] made in Orange Free State (South Africa), Reuter's [?] reported to-day. He said the strike had been…

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Australian Filly Won Japan Gold Cup

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 8

Mr. Thomas Mogan who is [?] With the Blood [?] Export Department of [?] Sydney, returned a…

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Tin Mining Industry Threatened with Total Collapse. Punts Up for Sale As Miners Lose Hope

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 4

Of eighteen tin mining plants in the Tingha area six are still in production arid twelve have ceased operations Some of the plants have been disposed of, and others are on the market. These facts were revealed at…

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Mining Warden on Way

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

A Main Warden is expected to arrive in Torring on Monday to handle the issue of…

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Sought Gold, Found Uranium at Torrington

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: A 34-year-old geologist is disappointed because he found a uranium field…

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Australia's White Gold

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 10

A portion of the large wool exhibit at the Show with the Judge, Mr. David Higginson, of Pitt, Son and Badgery, Newcastle, and Inverell stewards. Messrs Max Moore. Max Kennedy and Sid Woodham junr…

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Inverell's New Airport the Mining Shafts Are No More

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 19

Old mining shafts on the airport used something of a hazard when the first timber was Felled but the Eagmeet Mr. C. W. Smith' took…

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Accident at Howell Mine

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 4

Mr. William Law. of Tingha, had his right arm lacerated when he was struck by a fall of rock at the Howell Mine…

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Mining Warden at Torrington

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 7

GLEN INNES: A mining warden is in Torrington to handle the issue of authorities and other mining matters…

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Tin Mining Industry Threatened With Collapse

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 5

INVERELL: Of 18 tin mining plants in the Tingha area six are still in production and 12 have ceased operations…

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Gold Racket

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY. -- Customs officers who caught a Chinese this week with a quantity of gold, have begun an investigation…

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Big Mine Near New Ore Find

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

Scene of the present cay working at the Con[?] Mine at Howell The [?] structure in the…

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"Uranium Mine" Centre Of Rough Country Five In Syndicate Will Develop Area

The Inverell Times · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

"Times" reporters this week made a first-hand inspection of the Silver Valley mine where a man has reported he found radio-active ore, almost certainly uranium…

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Miners Await Tariff Board Tin, Probe Result

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 1

The result of the Tariff Board Inquiry into the tin industry can be expected about July this year. Mr. J. G. Symes, of Tingha, who attended the…

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