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Riverina · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1948

394 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 20

Mr. Chifley to Address Miners on Production

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifiey) will address two mass meetings of mine workers next Sunday on the…

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Miners' Ban on Baits "Part of Red Campaign"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The organising secretary of the Victorian Labor Party (Mr. D. Lovegrove) today alleged that…

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Temora Loses Weissel Gold Cup

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 6

TEMORA, Sunday: In the last match of the season Temora lost the Weissel Gold Cup to Barmedman on Saturday in…

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Dispute May Affect All [?]Th. Coast Mines

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A Southern miners' delegate board meeting at Wollongong tomorrow will consider two questions, each of…

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Appeal to Miners' Patriotism

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 September 1948 · page 1

The Prime Minister told coalminers at Cessnock and Kurri Kurri that any miner who failed to do his best was cheating his…

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The Gold Boom of 1898 Returns From Gundagai Mines

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 14

Gundagai was in the grip of a gold boom in 1898, and although the price then paid for the precious metal cannot be compared…

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Historic Reno, As It Was at the Time of the Gold Boom

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 11

AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY THE POPULATION OF RENO WAS CLOSE ON TWO THOUSAND, BUT BUILDINGS THAT ONCE HOUSED CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, STORES, HOTELS. AND HOMES HAVE LONG SINCE COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED…

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Coal for Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The Victorian Minister for Transport (Mr. Kent Hughes) will fly to England next week to expedite…

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British Coal for Victoria

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Friday—The Victorian Minister for Transport (Mr. Kent Hughes) will [?]ly to England next week to…

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Gold and a Red Flag—almost a Lynching

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 September 1948 · page 5

A misunderstanding in a telegram almost resulted in the lynching of a prospector and caused a gold rush at Temora in February 1880. HENRY PARKER and a…

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Miners' Rehabilitation

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 September 1948 · page 2

Disabled new South Wales miners are attending the Jervis Bay Rehabilitation Centre under a provisional agreement between…

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U.S. Coal For Japan

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 1

TOKYO, Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter): S.C.A.P. announced to-day that two United States firms will supply Japan with 10…

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Mining Revival at Argalong

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 September 1948 · page 1

There is a mild uplift in mining at Argalong, extending from Ph. Nimbo through the Ph. Cooleman to Billapaloola (150 acres), Ph…

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Gasworks May Be Out of Coal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Gasworks in sydney and other parts of N.S.W. will be without stocks of suitable coal…

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Hopes Dashed for End of Miners' Strike

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday:—The Miners' Merger Committee of the nine mines involved in the strike on northern fields,…

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Oaklands Coal

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1948 · page 1

AT OAKLANDS, 95 miles by rail from Wagga, and 40 miles from the Victorian border, there is a coalfield containing enough black coal to serve sections of Victorian industry at the present rate of consumption for more than…

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In Days Gone By Bushrangers... First Show... Land Hunger... Gold Discovered... Dear Water

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 4

WANTABADGERY is one of the most historical properties in the Junee district. In 1870 it was visited by the…

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World of Sport Coursing Red Alsia or Gold Cascade to Take Paton Cup Interest In Next Saturday Night’s Meeting At Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 8

The destination of the Alf Paton Cup may be decided at the Gundagai coursing meeting next Saturday night…

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Miners' Rehabilitation

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 1

Disabled N.S.W. miners are attending Jervis Bay Rehabilitation Centre under a provisional agreement between the Joint…

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32,000 Tons of Coal From "Back"

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: About 32,000 tons of coal were produced by miners working "back" Saturday shifts on the northern…

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