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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1951

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Plenty of Coal to Make Dubbo Bricks

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 1

The Mayor of Dubbo (Aid. L. Ford) told the Council last night that Dubbo could be "absolutely assured of ample…

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Blue Gold Ball [?] C.w.a

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 3

At the last [?] of the [?] branch of the CWA it was decided to hold a Belle of the Ball and Bean of the Ball…

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More Stoppages in Mines to Be Discussed Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 3

Blackouts today started later than before and were on a much smaller scale than earlier in the week…

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N.Z. Coal-miners Refuse to Continue Strike Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 3

The main centre of interest in New Zealand has moved from the waterfront to the coalfields, where open-cut workers have…

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"Australia Strangled for Want of Coal"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 3

Mr McDonald, Premer of Victoria, staled on his return from Queensland recently that the coalfields of…

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Gold Rush Fever Again Hits Vic

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 1

In Victoria, it seems, you never know when you might be sitting on a goldmine. It happened in Wedderburn; now it has begun to happen all over again in Kyneton, where the new…

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Miners Stop-work to Discuss Payment of Bonus Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 1

All northern New South Wain:; mines were idle today while member of the Miners Toleration and Federated Engine…

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Survivor of Mine Disaster Dies London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 1

The lone survivor of the explosion at Easington Colliery. Durham, has died of injuries. The known death roll is 16…

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All Hope Gone for 60 Miners London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 3

Hope was officially abandoned] last night for the 60 miners entombed by the explosion in Easington Colliery at Durham…

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Mineral Water Out-stayed the Coal Mine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 2

A coal mining company which commenced operations at Ballimore almost 70 years ago didn't know what to do with the great flood of mineral water which flowed from its bores…

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U.k. Coal Production Rises with Fewer Miners

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 3

Output of coal from UK deep mines in 1950 amounted to just over 204 million tons, about 1[?]million tons…

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Survey Sought on Dubbo Coal Deposits

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

The Talhragar Shire Council will co-operate with the Dubbo Municipal Council in pressing for a thorough…

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Coal Freighter Aground. NEWCASTLE

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 1

The coal freighter Kooralya, which had been held up 12 days because of the Seamen's strike, went aground on a…

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Gold Cup Races to Be Held As Usual October 10, 11 Chosen at Special Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

Narromine's Gold Cup race meeting is to be held as usual this year, on Wednesday and Thursday, October 10 and 11. This decision was reached at a special meeting of the…

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New Colliery in South Wales

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 1

The National Coal Board has announced approval of a project for a new anthracite colliery costing £7,500,000 in the…

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Big Coal Hoist for Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 2

When the new Coal Hoist is completed at Dubbo Railway Loco yards it will have a capacity of 600 tons. This is 400…

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Green and Gold Decorations at Ball

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 1

The Narromine District Rugby League's green and gold colours were the basis of the decorations at the Green and…

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Joint Coal Board Will Support Pleas for Mary Vale Line If Coal Borings at Ulan Reveal Positive Deposits

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 1

If boring operations now being carried out at Ulan reveal positive coal deposits it is expected that the Joint Coal Board will join in representations for the completion of the first stages of the Maryvaler Sandy Hollow Railway fine from Gulgong to Ulan…

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Coal Tests for Big Ulan Power Project

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 3

Three Joint Coal Board drilling teams have started boring tests of Ulan coal deposits in anticipation of the needs of…

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"She's Mine"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1951 · page 2

Twenty-months-old Lynette McKenzie says, "She's mine" as she fondles a newly-born Jersey calf, which one day may reduce Australia's butter shortage. The calf was…

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