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Mining & the mines, 1946

4,792 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 240

Three Killed in Mine Disaster

The Sun · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 1

PERTH, Saturday.--A fall of earth in a slope at the 300-feet level of the Hill 50 gold mine at Mount Magnet yesterday caused the death of two mine officials and a miner…

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Wattle Gully Mine Back to Normal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 5

An early return to full-scale production, resumption of development, and reduction of present high working costs are expected, states the report of Wattle…

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Red Gold Was the Sunset

The World's News · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 15

PAST the ti-trees and into the short straight the field thundered, while the vast crowd watched in dumbfounded amazement, as…

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First Trial Gold Caste By ½ Neck

The Sun · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 8

Gold Caste (10 to 1) scored an all-the-way win in the first Trial Handicap at Moorefield, narrowly…

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Gold Caste Survives in First Trial

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 14

Gold Caste (101), well handled by apprentice V. Faggotter, beat outsider Jockgee (251) by half a neck in the first division of the…

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Finance, Commerce, Mines And Markets Tax Procedure Unfair Late Payment Advantage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 5

Tax experts have drawn attention during the past week fo a variation in departmental procedure in regard to assessment of provisional…

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Gold Caste at Last

Truth · Sunday 3 March 1946 · page 4

Mr. R. Brooks will, in future, see that his wife is always on holidays when Gold Caste runs. "This is the first time…

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Gold Caste escapes eviction

The Sun · Sunday 3 March 1946 · page 16

GOLD CASTE would have been chased out of Randwick trainer Tommy Smith's stable had he been beaten in…

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Owner's First Win with Gold Caste

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 March 1946 · page 18

Bankstown grocer R. Brooks won his first race yesterday when Gold Caste took the first division of the Ramsgate Trial at Moorefield. Gold Caste had been second…

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Mine Sealed to Stop Fire Fumes Perth

The Sun · Sunday 3 March 1946 · page 2

PART of the Collie mine has been sealed off to prevent the spread of fumes from a fire which broke out on Thursday…

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His pay in a mine was 1- a day

The Sun · Sunday 3 March 1946 · page 2

When the new High Commissioner 55-years-old Edward John Williams arrives in Australia one of his first visits will be to the…

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Miners' Need of Leadership

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 4

Officials of the Miners' Federation must show that they could lead if they were to retain the confidence of the majority of their members…

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New Deal In Mines Urged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 12

Both sides in the coal industry must rely on conciliation rather than on strikes and lockouts, said Mr. N. Mighell last night…

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Wider Use For Brown Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Experts will go to England and Germany soon to investigate brown coal developments and to…

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Cabinet to Appoint Coal Commissioner

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 15

CANBERRA, Monday.--Federal Cabinet today will probably appoint the Acting Coal Commissioner (Mr. H. E. Williams) as Coal…

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Cabinet to Appoint Coal Commissioner

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.--Federal Cabinet today will probably appoint the Acting Coal Commissioner (Mr. H. E. Williams) as Coal…

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Cabinet to Appoint Coal Commissioner

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 15

CANBERRA, Monday.--Federal Cabinet today will probably appoint the Acting Coal Commissioner (Mr. H. E. Williams) as Coal…

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Unusual Dispute at Mine Stops Output

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 6

A REMARKABLE dispute held up production at the southern mine South Clifton today. THE management claims that for some time, on every second day…

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Unusual Dispute at Mine Stops Output

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 6

A REMARKABLE dispute held up production at the southern mine South Clifton today. THE management claims that for some time, on every second day,…

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Unusual Dispute at Mine Stops Output

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 6

A REMARKABLE dispute held up production at the southern mine South Clifton today. THE management claims that for some time, on every second day,…

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