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Mining & the mines, 1952

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N.S.W. Wants Stability in Coal Industry Request for talks

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The N.S.W. Government will seek a top-level conference with the Federal Government to discuss plans for stabilising…

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Buried Beneath Coal for 14 Days, Cat Lives

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: After being buried beneath 900 tons of coal for 14 days, a tabby tomcat was released…

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Federal view of Blair Athol coal

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 October 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wed.: Plans for the production of oil from coal at Blair Athol in Queensland did not have sufficient…

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Miners Flown From Island Mine

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 1

DARWIN, Monday: An airlift of miners from Marchinbar Island, which is probably the most remote mining settlement in Australia, to Darwin took place at the weekend…

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Fox Gold in Good Track Gallop

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Fox Gold, who will resume racing in Saturday's Flying Handicap at Rosehill, ran the best…

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Coal Mining Machinery Up Fur Sale

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Joint Coal Board has issued a schedule offering more than 300 Items of open cut mining…

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Miners' Poll

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: Coal-miners throughout Australia today voted for all Federal and district positions in the…

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£13,000 worth of gold disappears

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 1

PERTH, Monday: A box containing 850 ounces of gold, worth £13,000, disappeared while on Its way by rail from…

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Attack Over Coal Board

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Minister for Mines (Mr. Arthur) today attacked the Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) and the Federal Government for their negative…

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Stolen Gold Was Worth £14,000

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 1

PERTH, Tuesday: It was learnt today that the gold stolen yesterday from the parcels office at Kalgoorlie…

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No Sign of Stolen Gold

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1952 · page 2

PERTH. Wed.: Detectives tonight reported no fresh developments in the mysterious robbery of gold bullion worth…

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Good Work by Fox Gold

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tues: Fox Gold was an outstanding trade worker at Randwick today. He covered three furlongs in 38 1/4 on the course proper, wide out. Ridden by J. Deely, he finished with a…

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Sporting Turf Whirl and Fox Gold Impress Pondicherry Gallops Well

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday — Whirl gave a most Impressive performance in a final workout at Randwick today for the Camden…

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Pakistan mission to seek our coal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1952 · page 1

CANBFRRA, Thursday: A Pakistan Government mission which will investigate the possibilities of obtaining large…

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Coal Mine May Reduce Output

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Muswellbrook open cut coal mine may be forced to cut its daily production from about 2500 tons…

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Strike at Coal Mines Nine Now Involved

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Over one thousand men at nine northern coal mines today struck in sympathy with 27…

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Chance for Coal Export Lift

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Australia had good possibilities of increasing her coal export trade, the chairman of the…

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Mine strike in sixth day

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tues.: The stay-in strike at Great Greta mine will enter the sixth day tomorrow…

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Gold price may soar

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 1

TORONTO, Tuesday (AAP): A prediction that the official price of gold under American leadership…

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Pakistan to Try Our Coal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tues.: The) Pakistan Government bad ordered a trial shipment of 8000 to 10,000 tons of northern…

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