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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1952

31 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 2

Roads Were Paved with Real Gold SEOUL

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 1

Korean "prospectors" chipped away at roads in the Pyongtack area yesterday after it was discovered that the…

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Striking Whilst the Coal Was Hot

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 October 1952 · page 1

The entertainment of the visiting bowlers provided the opportunity for the exchange of views of community…

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Gold Cup Races for R.s.l. Fund

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 1

Proceeds from the N[?] Turf Club's Golf Cup meeting next Wednesday and Thursday will go towards the [?] Fund, for the [?] Services Memorial [?] now [?] in Dun[?] Street. Always st[?] supported, the races are expected to be even more [?]…

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Tragic Fate Feared for Town of Cobar People Are Still Fighting To Prevent Closing Down Of Mines, Business

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 1

Cobar's New Occidental mine will close down on Friday week unless representations for Government assistance now being made by both mine officials and townspeople are…

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Dubbo Protest on Cut in Coal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 1

Protests against the proposed closure of coal mines and the stoppage in the vegetable canning industry will be made to the Government by Buninyeng Agricultural Bureau…

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Coal Dust From Railway Ramps

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 3

Coal dust from the railway coal ramp in the north-east corner of Dubbo was affecting people living two blocks away…

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Proposed Closure Of Cobar Mines Cobar Citizens Asking Government to Avert Disaster

The Western Herald · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 12

Further news re the closing of the mine at Cobar, ubsequent to the visit of Mr. T. Murray,…

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Coal Dust Nuisance At Nth. Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 1

Coal dust from the railway's coal hoist in North Dubbo was ruining homes and drinking water in that area, Mr. T…

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Compelled to Work in Mines London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 3

Labor conditions in East Germany have been condemned by Dr. Otto Dibelius, a Protestant bishop, of Berlin…

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Fox Gold Picked As Winner at the Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 6

A repetition of the great run he handed out at Canterbury on November 9 when he won the Flying Handicap (6f.) from Golden Chariot and the outsider Huanaco, should enable Fox Gold to defeat the small…

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Bigger Price Of Gold Sought LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 1

South Africa's Finance Minister (Mr. E. Loun) told the Commonwealth Economic Conference yesterday that the…

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