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Mining & the mines, 1950

286 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 15

Coal Crisis Looms for N.S.W. Big Holiday Loss

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — N.S.W. faces its most crucial coal production period during the next two weeks. There will be only…

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Coal Crisis Looms for N.S.W. Big Holiday Loss

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — N.S.W. faces its most crucial coal production period during the next two weeks. There will be only…

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Coal Crisis Ahead for New South Wales Holiday Loss Will be 110,000 Tons

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: New South Wales faces its most crucial coal production period during the next two weeks. There will be only eight instead of ten production…

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Coal Production

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 2

The upward trend in U.K. coal production throughout the first two months of this year, was continued in March, with the…

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Wagga Gold Cup Attracts Big Crowd. High Brew Establishes Record in Eulomo Hdcp

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 26 April 1950 · page 1

A tremendous crowd was present to-day when the Wagga Gold Cup meeting was held by the M.T.C…

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Blue and Gold Ball a Feature of Cup Night

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 2

One of the most successful balls ever to be held at Wagga was assured last night when nearly 500 people packed the Kyeamba Smith hall for the "Blue and Gold Ball" conducted by the C.W.A. Younger…

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Odds-On Favorite Photon Wins Wagga Gold Cup By Half Length Margin

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1950 · page 6

After dropping out to last near the six furlongs, favorite Photon finished with great dash to win the 1950 Wagga Gold Cup yesterday by half a length from Marcher, with Peter Robinson two lengths away in third place A crowd estimated at nearly 7000 saw a great day's racing in brilliant sunshine. The attendance was…

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Pillar Coal Decision Vital

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

The decision of the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) recently, authorising the mechanical…

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Sale of Mining Shares

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: The Bank of England has agreed to sell to a group of British, South African and Belgian mining finance…

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Two Mines Idle in Protest Against Bill

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Two large Northern New South Wales coalmines were idle today as a protest against…

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Rev. Harold Butler Returns Alter Mine Months in England

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 2

The Rev. Harold Butler, formerly rector at Ariah Park, and well known in Narrandera where he served his early years studying for the ministry,…

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Coal Production Well Above Target Rate

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 2

The upward trend in UK coal production throughout the first two month of this year was continued in March with the four weekly output…

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Sterling Area Gold and Dollar Reserves

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 2

Sterling area earned a net gold and dollar surplus of 40-million dollars in the first quarter of this year. This compares with a deficit of…

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Three Unions Threaten Action on Government's Communist Blitz "Plenty Doing Next Week," Says Miners' President

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Three unions today gave hints of action against the Federal Government's Anti-Communist Bill. The president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Idris Williams) said there…

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Plans to Win Pillar Coal in N.s.w. Mines

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 2
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SYDNEY, Tuesday—Coal owners will set up a special advisory committee to supervise the mechanical extraction of…

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Pit Top Meetings to Set Attitude Miners to Discuss the Menzies Anti Red Bill

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Nationwide pit top meetings will be held throughout Australia tomorrow to consider the Federal…

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Fake Gold-bricks Mentioned; Three on Conspiracy Charges

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Jacob Gobez, joint proprietor of The Tulips restaurant, had taken part in the disposal of fake gold blocks and had planned to make a fortune from forged cheques, according to an alleged…

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Commos Rebuffed at Pit-top Meetings Thousands of Miners Continue 'Working

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday — Thousands of N.S.W. miners rebuffed Communists at pit-top meetings to-day, and decided to continue working. The big majority of mines are idle, but…

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Miners to Hold Pit-top Meetings on Anti-red Bill Men Instructed to Take "Any Action Deemed Necessary"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Pit-top meetings of miners will be held on the coalfields tomorrow morning, on the casting, vote of their Communist president (Mr. I. Williams). Mr. Williams gave his casting vote at a meeting of the Miners' Central The pit-top meetings, which will be held on the coalfields in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania, will probably lead to a heavy coal loss in coal production tomorrow…

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