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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Ministers Feel Frustrated Cabinet To Confer On Coal Crisis CANBERRA

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 1

Cabinet will meet tonight to consider what action can now be taken against miners leaders…

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Gold Centenary Celebrations at Ophir

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 12

The Wellington Historical Society will be well represented at the Orange Gold Centenary Celebrations at Ophir…

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Legislation Is Likely on Coal Crisis Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 1

Present indications are that the Government will be forced to introduce emergency legislation in the session that…

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Bathurst Plans for Its Gold Centenary Bathurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 3

A varied round of entertainments is being arranged in Bathurst as part of the Gold Centenary Celebrations…

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Life As A Human Mine-Sweeper

The Western Herald · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 10

Lieut.-Commander M. S. Batterham, R.A.N.V.R. an officer on the staff of the Director of Ordnance and Underwater Weapons at Navy…

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Causes of Di[?]lation Le[?]sess Of Coal Strike

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1951 · page 3

"The Australian people are now receiving on object lesson in the most of active method of increasing station," says the…

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Strong Wellington Representation at Orange Celebrations for Centenary of Gold Discovery at Ophir

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 1

OVER 30 Wellington people, mostly members of the Wellington Historical Society and senior school children from the Wellington High School, journeyed to Ophir, near Orange, on Saturday to attend the celebrations of the centenary of the discovery there in 1851 by Hargreaves, Lister and Tom of the first payable gold…

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Gold Centenary of Ophir Is Celebrated

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1951 · page 2

Ophir, near Orange, where the first payable cold in Australia was discovered, had a revival of past glories on…

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"Gold" Costumes Gold Glister on Gowns

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 4

When milady glisters with gold this season, the shine will come not only from the rings on her fingers and the pendant at her throat. The gown, scarf, hat, lingerie and swim suit will…

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Coal Strikes. May Be Off. SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 1

Coalminers at aggregate meetings to-morrow and Wednesday are expected to call off the one-day weekly stoppages,…

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Lasseter's Gold Reef Is Still "Lost" Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

There was no foundation for the belief of a Sydney businessman that he knew where the fabulous Laseter's gold…

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First 'Home' of Sherlock Holmes Is Gold London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

Had the first ghost of Sher-lock Holmes been walking in Baker Street vicinity yesterday with his familiar Doctor…

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Church of England Ladies Gold

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 3

The Church of England Ladies Could held their annual meeting recently at the residents of Mrs. G. Harvey…

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Lure of Gold Added to Lure of Show

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 2

The lure of gold has been added to the lure of the Show Ring at the Easter Show of the R.A.S…

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Huge Salt Mine Under American City

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 3

Far below the busy streets of the American city of Detroit, miners remove more than 4000 tons of salt a day from a huge…

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Mines Department Officers Interesting Report Following Inspection of Wellington Caves

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 7

WELLINGTON Shire Council at its last meeting received an interesting report from the Department of Mines on an inspection of the Wellington Caves by Mr. F. W. Booker, M.Sc., Senior Geologist, and Mr. H. E. Edwards…

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"Good Coal Here" Says Old-timer Dubbo Man Supports Survey Experts

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

Fresh attempts are bring made by the Macquarie Regional Development Council to have coal deposits in the Dubbo district re-examined by Geological survey experts from the Department of Mines…

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Tournaments at Willy[?] This Year Tennis [?] Annual Mining

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

The Willydah Tennis Club will open its 19[?] [?] with an Aus[?] in gro[?] April 20…

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Cowra Brick Works Close Down Shortage Of Coal Is Blamed COWRA

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 1

Cowra Brick Works have been closed for an in definite period. The closure has been caused by the shortage of coal and the uncertainty of electricity supplies…

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Huge Tin Mines in North Malaya

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 3

A great new tin mining centre is being developed in Ipoh, Northern Malaya. The biggest mining project in…

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