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Mining & the mines, 1952

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Thailand Mining Expert Here

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 2

Mr Pathom Gaja[?] Director-General of Min[?] in Thailand, is in Australia to study open[?]…

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Burrandana Miners Hopes for Good Strike

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1952 · page 3

After a lifetime of pecking a bare living out of the Burrandaha wolfram reefs, a small group of prospectors in that area now think they have great prospects for a comfortable retirement…

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Burrandana Miners Hopes Continued From Page 3

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1952 · page 6

"There are any amount of other reefs just as good. They just want working with the proper machinery. It's too…

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Victoria's big coal stocks

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday: Victoria's coal stocks now, stand at 200,000 tons—the biggest for many years…

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Gundagai Created Maher Cup Record Team Held Trophy for 20 Consecutive Matches in One Season The 1952 Thirteen Was The Best Ever To Don The Black And Gold

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 8

Gundagai’s team ,of 1952 was undoubtedly the best thirteen ever to represent this town. During the season the wearers of the Black and Gold created an all time record when they successfully retained the Maher Cup on no less…

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Closure of Mines Threat to Northern Pits

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—A spokesman for the Miners' Federation said to-day that the threatened…

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"Black and Gold" ball climaxes R.L season

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1952 · page 2

The Wagga Rugby League's "Black and Gold" Ball at Kyeamba Smith Hall last night was a fitting climax to the Club's victorious season. The highlight of the ball was the presentation of…

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Cahill to seek coal talks with Menzies

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The N.S.W. Premier (Mr. Cahill) will seek talks with the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) on the crisis threatening the coal industry…

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Mine Closing Suggestion to Go to Cabinet

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The report from the Joint Coal Board recommending the closing of certain open-out coal…

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Big Coal Reserves in Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday: Victoria has built up its biggest coal reserve since 1943. The present reserve (250,000…

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No coal yet from new open cut mine

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Minister for National Development (Senator Spooner) today admitted that although…

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Britain's Imported Gold and Dollar Position

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 2

The British Press has expressed satisfaction at the Treasury figures published recently showing that the drain of gold to…

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Huge sum is sought for coal production

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday [?] Inquiries are being made [?] financial circles abroad by obtaining between [?]…

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Wants Cut in Coal Industry Basic Wage

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: A reduction of £1 a week in the coal industry's basic wage would save N.S.W.s' economy £1,730,000 a year, Mr. R. W. Davie told the Full Arbitration Court today. Mr. Davie, who is secre[?]…

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Big Mining Plans for Rye Park Millions of Pounds Worth of Tungsten

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 7

The prospects of a newly formed mining company, to operate at Rye Park, near Boorowa, is giving rise to a…

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Too Much Coal Now

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday: The secretary of the Joint Coal Board (Mr. Neville Stuart), said to-day coalmines in the…

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Jap. coal strike

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

TOKYO, Sunday (A.A.P.): Approximately 250,000 Japanese coal miners went on strike yesterday, demanding a 90 per…

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Canadian coal for Japan

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 1

VANCOUVER, Sun. (AAP): British Columbia coal may soon be shipped to Japan for use in her steel industry…

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Fight to save mines at Cobar

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Cobar onion officials will make last-minute attempt t[?] tomorrow morning to aver[?]…

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Stabilising the Coal Industry States Request for talks

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—The N.S.W. Government will seek a top-level conference with the Federal Government to discuss…

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