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Mining & the mines, 1945

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Stock Exchange Sales Higher Prices in Mining Section

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.: Another drop in the Commonwealth bonds cailroom turnover occurred on to-day's Sydney Stock Exchange. The…

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History of the Adelong Goldfields (Article No. 53)

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 4

And so for the new few weeks affairs at the White Dog Reef proceeded normally. By normally I mean daily shifts of twelve hours…

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Riverina Could Provide Huge Quantity of State’s Coal

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 1

There are 144,000,000 tons of the hightest colorific value brown coal in the. Riverina savs Dr R. K. Moure Sydney research engineer…

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Hand to Mouth Living for Coal Owners Evidence at Coal Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY. Wed.: Coal owners had been living from hand to mouth since 1924, the superintendent of J. and A. Brown,…

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History of the Adelong Gold- Fields (Article 54)

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 3

The following week on the claim work progressed much the same as usual. There were two shifts on every day, and the usual…

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British Force Off Malaya Clearing Mines From Straits

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 1

COLOMBO. Hon. (A.A.P.): A special naval communique issued from Southeast Asia Command headquarters announced that…

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Adelong Mining Boom Possible Company Now on the Field To Crush Dumps For Gold Content Rapid Expansion When Manpower Available

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 31 July 1945 · page 1

In a very few weeks' time the old Victoria Hill, doyen of all hills in the goldmining sense in the Adelong district, will be the scene of much activity. That old hill that aeons ago was the scene of hustle and bustle, of scurrying men…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: Coal production lost to-day was 7150 tons at tight idle mines…

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Startling Allegations Low Grade Coal Foisted on Buyers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1945 · page 2

SIDNEY, Tuesday: Councillor J. C. Cramer told the Sydney County Council to-day that the acute coal shortage…

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Gold Reserves Returning to Europe

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Wed.: "The first big consignment of refugee gold to return to gold-starved Europe is now lying crammed in the holds…

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U.S. News Serious Coal Situation War's Worst Winter Likely

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 August 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wed, (A.A.P.): Following closely on an official warning that the coal situation was such that the people…

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Idle Mines

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.: The coal production lost to-day was 5719 tons from right idle mines…

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U.n.r.r.a. Relief Ship Strikes Mine

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1945 · page 4

LONDON, Wed.: The Yugoslav Newsagency reports that a cargo of 1000 tons of barley, 835 tons of footwear and clothing, and many…

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History of the Adelong Gold-fields (Article 55)

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 1

At this stage I propose to divert a little from the continuity of the story. Actually, of course, there is a reason in my action, as I am of…

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Railway Priorities Go From Sunday Coal Stocks Still Low

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 1

The rail travel priority system will cease to operate from next Sunday. This was announced by the Federal Minister for Transport, Mr. Ward,…

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Coal May Be Rationed Big Hold-up at South Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Coal rationing is threatened by the hold-up of production at 23 South Maitland collieries. Miners are not…

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Stock Exchange Sales Mining Shares Predominant

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A predominance in mining was shown in business transacted on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day…

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History of the Adelong Gold- Fields Article 56

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 4

After the slight digression from the straight story we will return to die diaries. Our little band were really in a very bad way. Their…

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The Latest (Second Edition) No Surrender Yet on Bougainville Japs Blow Up Bridge and Mine Buin Road

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1945 · page 2

BOUGAINVILLE, Friday: Two Japanese, bootless ana without weapons, stood on the bank of the Mivo River to-day and waved to the Australian surrender party opposite, but the expected Japanese envoy did not arrive…

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Stay-in Strike at Northern Colliery

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 August 1945 · page 3

Fifty employees of a northern colliery began a stay-in strike yesterday morning in an effort to enforce a demand for improved bathroom…

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