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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1950

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No Early Probe on District Coal Deposits

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 3

The Joint Coal Board intended to prospect areas of lower quality coal at a later date, but was unable to investigate deposits…

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Letter to the Editor Coal and Steel Lag

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 3

Sir,—Progress depends on adequate supplies of coal, steel and labour, and we are suffering a shortage of all three. Immigration might…

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Pillar Coal Decision Vital

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 1

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

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Film of Feverish Search for Gold

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 8

Lauded by critics as one of the best film dramas of all time, and the winner of several Academy Awards, "The Treasure…

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Gold Cup for Show Race Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 2

The President of the Dubbo Turf Club (Mr. A. E. Orbeli announced at a meeting on Wednesday night that he…

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Ulan County Council To Purchase Coal Mine

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 11

On the motion of Cr. R. Roth, the Ulan County Council, at its last meeting decided to complete the purchase of Mr…

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Miners Rebuff Reds Stop-Work Plan Rejected SYDNEY, Thursday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

The Reds failed to achieve a general one-day stoppage at N.S.W. Coal Mines today as a protest against the Federal…

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County Council to Buy Ulan Coal Mine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 2

Completion of the contract for the purchase by the Ulan County Council of a coal mine at Ulan from Mr. Arthur Key was…

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Lack of Timber Delays Mine Expansion Bathurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 3

Mine managers have warned the Mitchell Regional Development Committee that the lack of suitable mining timber may…

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Gold Mine to Be Re-opened Orange

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 2

A £50,000 company has been floated by an ex-mining engineer to re-open the Ironclad gold mine at Cargo, which has been…

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Extensive Coal Mining of New Filed Will Commence on Day That Mary Vale Railway Is Completed

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 1

DICH coal-bearing deposits in the Ulan Sandy Hollow area will provide New South Wales with an additional coalfield equal in every way to the Western coalfields when the country is opened up by the Mary Vale Sandy Hollow railway line. This expert opinion is provided by Mr. J. A. Dulhunty, Coal Research Officer…

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"Miners Have Us All Begging"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 3

Mr Justice Foster declared in the Federal Arbitration Court recently that Australians were all on their…

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Blue & Gold Ball Miss Pat Greenhalgh Belle

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 18

The annual CWA Blue and Gold Ball, held in the Mechanics' Institute 'Mendooran on Wednesday night last, fully…

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Gold Badges for Life Members

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 3

Badges of gold are to be presented to life members of the Peak Hilt PA and H. Association at the next show…

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One Hen Was Gold-lined Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

More than 50 pieces of gold bearing quartz were found today in one of 10 hens delivered to the…

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Enough for 150 YEARS Ulan Coal Supply

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 6

In an area of 1½ square miles tested on the Ulan coalfield there Is sufficient coal to last the Ulan County Council for…

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Elderly Gold Prospector Found Dead

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 1

An elderly gold prospector was yesterday found dead on the woodheap near his camp at Chinaman's Flat, Store…

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Gold Cup on Again Mr. G. H. R. Barlow Re-elected President

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 1

The Narromine Turf Club will stage [?] Gold Cup: race meeting on October 11 and 12. Mr. G. H. R. Barlow, who is a…

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Alleged Theft of Mining Plant Two Sydney Men Committed for Trial. Machine Parts Broken Up and Sent to Sydney as Scrap Metal

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 3

TWO Sydney men were committed for trial at the Wellington Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday last on charges of stealing mining machinery from a lease at Bodangora to sell as scrap iron. The men charged were…

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New Zealand Woman Seeking Dubbo Gold Diviner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1950 · page 1

A woman in New Zealand has written to the "Liberal" seeking an address of a man who lived in Dubbo some…

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