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Mining & the mines, 1952

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Miners to Interview Minister

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation will go to Melbourne tomorrow to confer…

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£3500 in Gold Seized

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 1

PERTH, Monday: The gold stealing detection staff seized nine bars of gold worth £3500 at New Norcia today when…

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Minister Praises Miners

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues: "The Minister for Labor (Mr. Holt) today congratulated Australian coalminers on their high…

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Britain's First Gold Medal for 1952 Olympics

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 23 April 1952 · page 6

Miss Jeanette Altwegg, 21 year old world. European and British champion, gained Britain's first Gold medal in the sixth Winter Olympic Games at Oslo, by winning the women's figure skating title…

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Coal Mine for Red Cross

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

Because an old man greatly enjoyed a game of draughts with the inmates of a Red Cross Home, the Red Cross…

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Wagga Gold Gup Noms. Close To-day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 4

Nominations will close this afternoon at 4 p.m. for the Wagga Gold Cup meeting on Wednesday and…

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Britain’s First Gold Medal of the 1952 Olympics

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 April 1952 · page 2

Miss Jeanett Altwegg, 21 year old world, European and British champion gained Britain’s first Gold Medal in the sixth Winter Olympic Games at Oslo by winning the women’s figure skating…

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Wonthaggi coal mine shows loss

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tues.: The State coal mine at Wonthaggi lost £125,569 for the 12 months to June 30 last year…

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Nominations for Wagga Gold Cup

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 8

Following are the nominations received for the first and second day of the Wagga Gold Cup meeting, to be held on Wednesday and Thurs­day. May 14 and 15…

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150 Men in Tunnels Miners' "staydown strike"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: Miners in the Collinsville State coalmine are staging Queensland's first "staydown strike." The miners, who are waiting 700 yards…

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Nominations for Wagga Gold Cup, 1 [?] Miles on May 14

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 4

Black Sud, Castus, Noah's Ark, Royal Boots, Kontiki, Billarilis, Nyrang, Doughnut, Conmag, Silent Partner, Garden Party…

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New search for gold in Fiji

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

SUVA, Sunday (A.A.P,-Reuter) : Valuable new discoveries of gold in Fiji may follow an agreement which has been reached between the…

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Queensland Statewide Coal Strike Likely

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday— A State-wide stoppage of coal mines' is expected to follow to-day's refusal to work by 130…

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Early betting on Gold Cup

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 8

Three horses, Revenue, Amused and Photon are equal favorites in a wide betting pre-post market on…

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Rolling stock needed for coal output

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Considerable extensions to the railways, and more, rolling stock were necessary to cope…

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Stay-down Miners Reject New Offer

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Collinsville staydown miners today rejected a proposal by the Chairman of the Coal Reference Board (Mr. J. Murray) to resume normal production pending…

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S.a. Seeks Glen Davis Plant to Develop Uranium Mine

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 3

The South Australian Government is believed to have made urgent representations to the Commonwealth Government to buy portion of the…

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Story of a Gold Watch Big Fine For Stealing Charge

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 3

Last Saturday, the Gundagai Police charged a rural worker named Ernest Ross with having too much of the giggle and…

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Final Acceptances for Gold Cup

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 5

Final acceptances for events at the Wagga Gold Cup meeting on Wednesday will be taken by 4 p.m. this afternoon…

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Glen Kinchie's Fine Trial for Gold Cup

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1952 · page 8

Prominent Wagga Cup candidate, Glenkinchle, registered an outstanding performance yesterday in winning the…

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