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Mining & the mines, 1949

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Says Mines Must Be Nationalised to Get More Coal

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Until N.S.W. coalmines were nationalised, reorganised and mechanised, it would be impossible for…

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Mine Host Topweight in Challenge Stakes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Carrington Stakes winner. Mine Host, has been allotted topweight of 9.3 for the Challenge Stakes, the…

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U.S. Has Greatest Gold Hoard

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The United States' gold stocks, totalling 24,230 million dollars now amounts to the greatest gold…

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Train Services May Be Cut Again Coal Stocks Low

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday — New. South Wales rail services may be curtailed next week as railway coal stocks are not expected…

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Train Services May Be Cut Next Week; Coal Stocks Again Low

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: New South Wales rail services may be curtailed next week as railway coal stocks are not expected to last over the miners' holiday period…

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U.K. Coal Output Increased

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: Provisional figures issued by the Ministry of Fuel state that coal production during 1948 totalled…

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Gold Find At Kalgoorlie

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

KALGOORLIE, Friday — Two prospectors have made a rich gold find 200 yards from Gwalla railway station…

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Work on Open Cut Mines Union Orders Stoppage

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — The Federated Enginedrivers and Firemen's Union today ordered Its members at the…

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U.s. Has History’s Biggest Gold Hoard

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 6

The United States now has the biggest hoard of gold any nation has ever amassed, says the Washington correspondent if the Sth…

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Coal From Open-cut Mines Despite Unions' Ban

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

LITHGOW. Tuesday — Open-cut mines at Ben Bullen and Lidsdale provided almost 1000 tons of coal for essential…

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U. S. Has History's Biggest Gold Hoard

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 4

The United States now has the biggest hoard of gold any nation has ever amassed, says the Washington correspondent of the South African…

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1000 Tons Yesterday From Open-cut Mines Despite Unions' Ban

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

LITHGOW, Monday: Open-cut mines at Ben Bullen and Lidsdale provided almost 1000 tons of coal for essential services today. This has taken place in spite of a ban imposed…

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Qld. Dispute May Involve All Aust. Miners

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A dispute at Queensland's Burgowan Colliery could involve all Australian miners if not quickly…

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A Promoted Gold Digger

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

Published regional classification of employment from the N.S.W. 1947 census discloses some interesting figures for the…

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Mining Unions Defer Work on Open-cuts Will Not Cause Crisis

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesdays The Combined Mining Unions' Council executive decided today against a resumption of work at any N.S.W. open-cut mines before next Monday…

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Gold Deficit in Sterling Areas

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON. Thursday: The gold and dollar deficit of the sterling area during the fourth quarter of 1948, before taking into…

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Mines Resume Stocks Seriously Low

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—All mines, except two small ones on the northern fields, re-oponcd today at the end of the miners' three…

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A Page for All Local Sportsmen Brungle Leads in Hogan Gold Cup Competition Gundagai and Jugiong Beaten

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 8

The Brungle team, following on its exciting win over Jugiong is now well out in front in the Hogan Gold Cup competition, Gundagai has fallen back into fourth place, going down to Coolac. The points score table in the…

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Modern Mining Towns Needed, Says Expert

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 2

HOBART, Tuesday: Bright, modern and well-planned mining towns were the only solution to the Australian coal problem, the…

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Dog Falls Down Mine at Adelong Alive and Well After 10 DAYS

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

David Boston's wire-haired terrier "Kim" had not been seen in Adelong for 30 days and it was agreed that lie had cone for good as it was not…

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