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Mining & the mines, 1945

2,866 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 144

23 Tons of Gold Found

The Sun · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Monday. -- American troops found 23 tons of gold at Fortezza (near the Brenner Pass) packed in…

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Union Heads Blamed For Coal Strife

The Sun · Monday 21 May 1945 · page 2

Anarchy was rampant in the coal industry and he believed the trouble lay in the inactivity and…

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"Terrorised" By Colliery

The Sun · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 5

The people living near the Balmain colliery are in a state of terror lest there should be another explosion, a deputation led…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 6
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BLUE SPFC: Period ended May 8, treated 1,250 tons for 1,450oz. CENTRAL NORSEMAN: Four weeks ended May 15, treated 4,991 tons for 1,367oz fint…

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Fear Q’land Mine Tragedy

Tribune · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 6

Conditions in Queensland mines were the worst he had ever seen, Miner’s Federation general secretary Mr. W. G. S…

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Mine Idle Over Pit Horses

The Sun · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 6

Mine-workers at Hebburn No. 2 colliery struck today because the RSPCA has issued…

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Employers Blamed for Coal Strike

Tribune · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 7

PERTH.—Unionists place the blame for the recent strike of engineers at the Collie coal mines on the owners, Amalgamated Coller[?]es…

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Big Deputation Asks That Mine Be Seated

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 7

BALMAIN residents lived in a state of terror, not knowing when the next explosion at the Balmain Colliery might blow hundreds of them into eternity, a deputation told the Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley) today…

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Gold Hoard Recovered Hungarian State Treasures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 3

LONDON, May 21 (A.A.P.).— The Hungarian State treasures, including gold bullion worth £7,500,000, have been discovered…

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Star Gold Shows Dash Over Five

The Sun · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 12

Star Gold's five furlongs in 1.3½ and Kingsdale's half-mile in 50½ at Rosehill were among the best of this morning's gallops. Star Gold stretched out freely…

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Peace Formula for Mines Owners, Men To Confer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 5

Coalmine owners and employees will meet to-morrow to see if they can agree to a formula for securing maximum coal…

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Mining Shares Weaken New Occidental At Low Limit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 6

Weaker tendency in mining shares was evident on the Stock Exchange yesterday. New Occidental continued to slip…

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Finance, Commerce, Mines and Markets Fixed Assets Re-valued A. Hordern's Changes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 6

Revaluation of the fixed assets of Anthony Hordern and Sons, Ltd., has entailed a re-arrangement of the balance-sheet items…

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Ten Mines Idle

The Sun · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 2

CESSNOCK, Wednesday.--Ten mines are idle for a loss of over 9000 tons of coal today. Five of six mines idle…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 21

South Kalgurll: 5073 tons; 1623oz. fine. A-1 Consolidated 300 tons; 553oz. Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie, 8417 long tons; 1741oz…

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Some Coal Disputes "Absurd"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 16

Some of the issues in miners' strikes hod been utterly absurd, Senator Ashley said yesterday…

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State Gold Yield Shrinks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 5

Gold production: of New South Wales at 9,119oz. fine, valued at £96,668. for the first quarter of this year. was little more than half that…

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N.s.w. Gold Output

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 21

New South Wales gold output for the quarter ended March 31, 1945, was 9119oz., valued at £96,668, compared with 17,441oz., valued at £182,264, for the corresponding period of 1944…

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Minister Warns Coal Peace Imperative Industry In Danger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The Minister for Supply, Senator Ashley, broadcast an appeal to-night to the "two warring elementa" in the coal industry to get together before the industry is wrecked…

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