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Mining & the mines, 1947

4,492 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 225

Strike Warning by Miners' Chief

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 2

Strikes of miners in all N.S.W. and Victoria would occur unless exploitation of youth labor in Queensland mines ceased, said the general secretary of the Minisers' Federation (Mr. Grant) today…

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First Hit Gold Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 6

First Hit Gold Mine (1934), N.L., shows a loss of £3,249 for the year ended October 31, compared with net profit of £2,486…

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Gas From Brown Coal Scientific Investigations

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 4

The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, has informed the Tasmanian Government that it is proposed to set up a Board to…

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First Hit Gold Loses £12,842

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 17

First Hit Gold Mine (1934), N.L., lost £12,842 for the year to October 31. The mill was not operated except to clean up a small parcel of sands…

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Oil Displacing Coal Present Trend in Shipbuilding

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

Present trends in ship design were considered by Mr. H. B. Robin Rowell, chairman of Messrs. R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., Ltd., in his presidential address, to the North-East Coast Institution of Engineers and…

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Chairman of Coal Board. Mr. K. A. Cameron

Construction · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 5

The new Chairman of the Joint Coal Board recently set up under the Commonwealth and State legislation, is Mr. Keith Addison Cameron. He is the Broken Hill manager of North Broken Hill…

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Chinese Ship Search Gold In Bars Declared Banknotes Discovered

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

SEARCH for counterfeit English banknotes and other contraband on the Chinese steamer Hwa Lien continued today…

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Chinese Ship Search Gold In Bars Declared Banknotes Discovered

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

SEARCH for counterfeit English banknotes and other contraband on the Chinese steamer Hwa Lien continued today…

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Chinese Ship Search Gold Discovered Banknotes of High Denomination Found

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

SEARCH for counterfeit English banknotes and other contraband on the Chinese steamer Hwa Lien is still being carried out. A number of British bank notes, several as high as…

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Chinese Ship Search Gold Discovered Banknotes of High Denomination Found

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

SEARCH for counterfeit English banknotes and other contraband on the Chinese steamer Hwa Lien is still being carried out. A number of British bank notes, several as hiah as…

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Chinese Ship Search Gold Discovered Banknotes of High Denomination Found

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

SEARCH for counterfeit English banknotes and other contraband on the Chinese steamer Hwa Lien is still being carried out. A number of British bank notes, several as high as…

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Chinese Ship Search Gold Discovered Banknotes of High Denomination Found

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

SEARCH for counterfeit English banknotes and other contraband on the Chinese steamer Hwa Lien is still being carried out. A number of British bank notes, several as high as…

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Chinese Ship Search Gold Discovered Banknotes of High Denomination Found

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

SEARCH for counterfeit English banknotes and other contraband on the Chinese steamer Hwa Lien is still being carried out. A number of British bank notes, several as high as…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 6

A.1 CONSOLIDATED GOLD, N.L.—Period ended Jan. 28: Treated 490 tons, for 976oz 14dwt fine, Concentrates 4 tons…

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Miners Kill 10 Police

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 8

LAPAZ (Bolivia). Wednesday.--At least 10 police were killed and 50 injured when striking tin miners at Potosi dynamited police…

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Miners Reject Ballot Ruling

The Sun · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 8

Northern miners' lodges have rejected a ruling by the Northern. Board of Management of the Miners' Federation, that…

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Fight for Miners' Presidency

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 19

The ballot for general president of the Miners' Federation, nominations for which close tomorrow, is expected to be one…

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Fight for Miners' Presidency

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 19

The ballot for general president of the Miners' Federation, nominations for which close tomorrow, is expected to be one…

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Four Mine Strikes Over Meat

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- As a protest against the recent rise in meat prices, men at four district mines, including…

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Four Mine Strikes Over Meat

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--As a protest against the recent rise in meat prices, men at four district mines, including…

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