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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Ulan Coal Field Report By Mining Authority

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 20

Before the last meeting of the Ulan County Council, held at Gulgong, was a report by Mr. N. J. Clark, who had been engaged by…

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Increased Gold and Dollar Reserve London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 1

The gold and dollar reserves of Britain and the sterling area increased by 544,000,000 dollars In the three months ended…

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New Search for Lasseter's Lost Gold Reef Alice Springs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

A party or 14 men left Alice Springs yesterday to search Central Australia for Lassetcr's lost gold reef…

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Production Cut by 43,000 Tons on Coal Fields Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 1

A wave of strikes on the coalfields, in protest against the incentive payment clause in the miners' new award, caused heavy…

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Enthusiasm Lack in Gold Celebrations Bathurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 3

Owing to lack of enthusiasm in Bathurst, organisation of the Gold Centenary Celebrations had not progressed well, the…

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Pyrite Mining at Orange May Be Resumed Orange

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 1

Large scale mining of sulphur pyrites may be resumed at Lewis Ponds, 12 miles from Orange. During World War 1, the…

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Australia's Debt to the Gold Industry

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 4

Almost one hundred years ago—in 1851—payable deposits of gold were discovered in Australia. That event had a…

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Action Against Miners Canberra, Wed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 1

The Crimes Act will be proclaimed next week unless miners abandon their present plans for one-day…

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Troops Will Work Open Cuts If Miners Defy Govt. Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

Drastic action is planned by the Federal Government to overcome the power crisis which threatens to halt industry in N.S.W. The Government was preparing for an emergency of the most alarming nature, said a Government spokesman, who listed the…

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CORRESPONDENCE. Communists Control Coal Production To the Editor Wellington Times

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

Sir,—May I have space for a few observations on prices. Recently, Wellington and other country stores have advertised…

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Miners Warned by Tribunal of Award Suspension Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

"Miners will not receive the benefits of the award while they are holding the community to ransom," declared the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) this morning…

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Miners Make New Threat to Extend Coal Crisis Double The Number Of Stoppages If Leaders Goaled SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

If any miners' leader is gaoled, the proposed one day a week coal stoppages will immediately be increased to two a week. This was decided this morning by the Miners'…

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No Train Saturdays Coal Shortage Effect

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

Because of the present shortage of coal in N.S.W. and the general curtailment of train services the usual diesel service to…

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Coal Situation In Britain

The Western Herald · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 7

Britain's miners have been presented with a new scheme for increasing coal output. It shows seven ways in which both…

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Vital Talks on Coal Crisis Alp Leaders Meet In Sydney SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

Vital talks on the threatening coal crisis commenced in Sydney this afternoon…

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Big Shutdown of Industry Labour "Neutral" On Coal Crisis SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

Thousands of factories throughout the State will close down tonight until Tuesday morning, throwing more than 200,000 workers idle. Meanwhile a Canberra message says that the…

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Gold Rush Days Surpassed by the Merino Sheep

The Western Herald · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 6

"The opulent gold-rush days of Ophir, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Coolgardie have paled into insignificance beside the sensational…

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New Machine Gives "Purer" Coal

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 6

A new machine whcih will entirely remove foreign materials from household coal has been perfected. It will separate…

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Coal Owners Boycott Strike Talks Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 1

A shock development in the resumed coal talks today was the refusal by the New South Wales coal owners, who had been represented at earlier…

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South African WOOl Worth More Than Gold Or Diamonds

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 6

South Africa's gold mines the most productive in the British Commonwealth to-day play second [?]ddle to wool as…

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