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Mining & the mines, 1945

2,866 stories in Sydney's papers · page 76 of 144

Coal Fall Fatality

Daily Mirror · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 21

Resuming after Yesterday's stoppage, the northern mine, Aberdare, went out of production early today when a miner…

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Barrier Miners Seek Local Autonomy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 4

The Barrier district miners are threatening to disafriliate from the Miners' Federation, claiming that they should have local autonomy…

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Coal Fall Kills Miner, Injures Mate

The Sun · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 6

Coal crashing down from the roof killed a miner in Aberdare Colliery (Cessnock) today,…

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£7,000,000 Gold Hoard Found

The Sun · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.-- American hoops found gold valued at [?]7,000,000 weighing 4 12 tons, under the…

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R. K. Kent Sums Up for Moorefield Cragsman Favorite For Flying: W. Cook Engaged For Star Gold

The Sun · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 12

Cragsman this afternoon regained his position as favorite for tomorrow's Flying Handicap at Moorefield. Star Gold, who went to the top of the list over night, when it was announced that he was to be ridden by W. Cook, has now dropped to the third line…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 5

VICTORIA DREDGING: Two weeks ended June 26. treated 47.734 cub. yd. for 167oz fine…

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Gold Caste Backers Score

The Sun · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 8

Tole backers of Gold Caste in the Nursery Handicap at Moorefield this afternoon received a dividend although…

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German Hoard of Gold Found

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 1

LONDON, June 29 (A.A.P.).— American troops have found a board of gold valued at £A8.750,000 and welghing four and a half tons under…

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Star Gold Beaten Vermeil Breaks Thompson's Run

Daily Mirror · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 12

Vermeil, second favorite to Cragsman, finished too well for Star Gold and Cargeonel in the six furlongs Flying Handicap at Moorefield today. VERMEIL had been heavily backed…

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Extra Coal Found for Power Plants Reserve Supplies Being Accumulated

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 4

Sydney County Council is now receiving nearly 2000 tons of extra coal a week, mainly from western mines. If these extra supplies are maintained, it is…

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Power, gas rationing risk Minister Warns of Coal Hitches

The Sun · Sunday 1 July 1945 · page 5

ALTHOUGH the immediate clanger of gas and electricity rationing has been removed, Local…

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Five Coal Mines Idle Today

The Sun · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 5

Five NSW mines are Idle today, involving a loss of 4250 tons of coal. New disputes occurred at…

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Britain's Gold and Securities in U.s

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 5

WASHINGTON, July 1 (A.A.P.).— Great Britain now has 3,500 million dollars (£A1,007 million) in gold and securities deposited in the Unitsd…

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5 Mines Idle, 4225 Tons of Coal Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 9

Stoppages at five mines in New South Wales yesterday resulted in the loss of 4225 tons of coal. . Three of the strikes took place at…

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All Western Mines At Work

The Sun · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 7

For the first time for about nine weeks all mines on the western coalfields are working today…

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Hill 50 Gold Passes Dividend

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 12

Hill 50 Gold Mine, N.L., will not pay a dividend this month. Profit for the half-year declined because of:…

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Shortage Of Miners In Britain Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

LONDON, July 2.—The coalmining industry is still Britain's most serious industrial problem, with man-power shortage the…

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Finance, Commerce, Mines and Markets "Boom Period Ended" Morris Hedstrom Outlook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 6

Despite a recession or £5,742 to £268,171 in gross profit, net profit of Morris Hedstrom Ltd. at £86,703 for the year ended…

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Mine Stoppages Cause 4890 Tons Coal Loss

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 13

Three strikes and a partial stoppage at New South Wales mines yesterday caused the loss of 4890 tons of coal. One of the strikes took place at a…

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Misled On Coal, Says Minister

The Sun · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 2

Labor Caucus was told today by the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. Cahill) that he had been misled by…

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