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Mining & the mines, 1947

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Germany's Gold Store To Aid European Countries

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday. The Acting Secretary for State. Mr. Lovett, told a press conference that an Allied Big Three Commission, comprising…

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State Coal Loss Light For Week

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The coal loss in N.S.W. is expected to be light this week possibly the lowest loss of any week this year…

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State Coal Loss Less This Week

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The coal loss to New South Wales is expected to be light this week, possibly the lowest loss of any week this…

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All Mines Working Today

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: All coal mines in N.S.W. are working today, and the output is expected to exceed 50,000 tons of coal. Today's clean sheet is…

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Chinese Reds Capture Vital Manchurian Mines

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 3

PEIPING, Sunday (A.A.P.): Chinese Communists were reported to-day to have captured Government mines, tapping one of the world's…

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61 Mines Idle Today: Dispute May Extend

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: Sixtyone mines on the northern coalfield will be idle tomorrow because of a protest against the decision…

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Miners Urged to Press Federal Govt. on Pensions

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, "Wednesday: To obtain increases in. miners' pensions the best thing to do was to bring pressure on the Commonwealth…

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Cable Items In Brief Control of Ruhr Mines

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Britain intends to go ahead with the AngloAmerican plan for control and management of the Ruhr mines…

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Miners Back on Northern Fields Today

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sunday: Some deputies and shotfirers on the Newcastle-Maitland coalfields resumed work last night and today to…

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Most Mines Working on Six-hour Day

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Most New South Wales coalmines worked to-day—Six-Hour Day—after a serious three—day stoppage on the northern…

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Most Mines Work on Six-hour Day

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Most New South Wales coal mines worked yesterday—Six-Hour Day—after a serious three-day stoppage on the northern…

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Miners Warned Against Stoppages

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY. Friday: Miners' leaders warned mine workers tonight that stoppages on coalfields would have to be reduced to an absolute…

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Doings in the World of Sport Exciting Finishes in Hogan Gold Cup Competition Jugiong and Nangus Scramble Home

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 October 1947 · page 8

Exciting finishes featured the Hogan Gold Cup matches yesterday, when the new scheme of dividing the playing time equally between each side considerably enlivened the games. Runs cam at a rapid rat in the Nangus-Kimovale match, and…

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Coal Output Consumption Increased

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Coal production in New South Wales for the 42 weeks beginning January of this year showed an Increase of 100,824…

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Batlow Grew Out of Gold Mining Miners Planted the First fruit Trees

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 3

Like so many other Australian towns, Batlow grew out of gold-mining. As the search for the precious metal progressed at Adelong and Tumut it was only natural that some of the more adventurous spirits in those places, perhaps not satisfied with their luck…

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Britain Buys Dollars; Sells Gold

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: It was officially announced that Britain yesterday purchased 120,000,000 dollars from the International Monetary Fund,…

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Big Coal Loss if Buses Stop

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Nearly all South Coast mines will be thrown Idle on Thursday, for the loss of about 10,000 tons of coal, 'If the…

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Mining Warden's Court

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 23 October 1947 · page 2

In the Mining Warden's Court on Thursday last before the Mining Warden (Mr. C. H. Blackmore) authority to enter…

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Some Miners Back

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON. Friday: Two-thirds of the striking coalminers of Ayrshire voted for a return to work, but more than 80 pits in Scotland are…

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Light on Discovery of Rand Gold?

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1947 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG! Sunday—(A.A.P.): An Australian, Colin Harrison, has given Information which may help Mrs. James Gray,…

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