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Mining & the mines, 1947

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State-Wide Coal Strike Threat by Miners

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Miners Central Council will consider next week a recommendation for a general strike on New South Wales…

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Hogan Gold Gup Competition Brungle Has Easy Win Over Nangus

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 November 1947 · page 8

Brungle easily defeated Nangus. Batting first Nangus made 121, but with only two wickets- down Brungle passed that score…

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Big Gold Strike in South Africa

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 November 1947 · page 1

JOHANNESBURG, Tuesday: Shares of the Middle Witwaters Rand Company jumped more than 8/, to 21/3 yesterday, after the disclosure that…

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Miners Defer General Strike

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Miners' Central Council today deferred a recommendation for a general strike in New South Wales…

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P.m. Says There Will Be Coal for Xmas

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 November 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today that unless some serious development occurred, there was every reason to…

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Coal Price Rises 5/- a Ton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 4

The price of coal mined in New South Wales was increased 5/- a ton from yesterday (Monday). Drastic scaling down of the Federal…

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Challenge Cricket Narandera to Visit Temora for Marshall Gold Cup

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1947 · page 2

The Narandera Cricket Association has challenged the Temora Association for the Peree Marshall Gold Cup and has been drawn to play that team…

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Coal Mining in Riverina

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 2

Nine applications to begin coal mining between Oaklands and Urana have been approved at Lockhart by the Mining Warden (Mr. Etherton,…

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Activity in Riverina Coal Mining

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 1

Nine applications to begin coal mining between Oaklands and Urana have been approved at Lockhart by the Mining Warden…

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Activity in Riverina Coal Mining

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 1

Nine applications to begin coal mining between Oaklands and Urana have been approved at Lockhart by the Mining Warden…

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In the World of Sport Brungle All Out for 15 RUNS Bowlers On Top In Hogan Gold Cup Competition Keith Luff (6 FOR 5) and Bill Glasscock (4 FOR 9)

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 8

Phenominal bowling figures were obtained by Keith Luff and Bill Glasscock yesterday when they dismissed the Brungle team for 15 runs. Brungle’s total is believed to be the lowest score ever recorded in the Hogan Gold Cup competition…

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Move for Joint Control of Coal Mines

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday; As a further move in their campaign to have the coal industry in all States brought under joint control by the…

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Gas Explosion in Mine 19 Killed; 26 Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 November 1947 · page 1

NANKING, Wednesday (A.A.P. Reuter): Nineteen persons were killed and 26 injured as the result of a gas explosion at one of the sino-British…

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Australia-Wide Coal Strike Now Feared

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE. Friday: A conference today to prevent a coal strike over the whole of Australia failed when Queensland again refused a…

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"This Man Is Mine"

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 2

"This Man is Mine," starring Tom Walls and Rosalyn Boulter, opens at the Plaza Theatre to-night (Tuesday) for three nights…

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America Has Too Much Gold

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 8

It there is one thing the United States does not need now it is more gold. But it is nevertheless getting it. Millions of it every day…

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The World of Sport Cricket Interesting Hogan Gold Cup Games Next Sunday Keen Fight to Secure

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 12

POSITIONS Every game in the Hogan Gold Cup competition to be played on Sunday next should provide an…

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Cricket Ogan Gold Cup Games Washed Out

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 December 1947 · page 8

The rain yesterday stopped play all Hogaii Gold Cup competition games, as a consequence of which all matches were drawn…

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One Thousand Londoners Volunteer for the Mines

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 2

A thousand men have volunteered to work in Britain's coalmines as a result of a recent recruiting drive in the London area. They are from all kinds…

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Suspension of Gold Tax Expected to Stimulate Production

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 December 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday: The recent suspension of the gold tax is expected to further stimulate the steady rise in Australian gold production. This tax…

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