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Southern Highlands · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1953

4 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Coal Mining No Unemployment

The Southern Mail · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 8

The Minister for National Development, Senator [?] has stated, says Mr. Jeff [?] M.H.R., that there are at…

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Gas Supply Failure Faulty Coal Responsible

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 2

The gas supply in Bowral was faulty on Sunday and Monday when low pressure was experienced and many residents were…

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Coal Mine Explored Boys Go Underground

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 August 1953 · page 2

A party of ten-year-old boys from Hopewood House, Bowral, visited. Medway Colliery, Berrima, on Tuesday to see the…

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Pressure Mine Looms As Soviet Threat

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 9

The pressure mine, known to be in Russia's possession, is a naval threat "so deadly that it may be capable of rendering…

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