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Mining & the mines, 1947

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"Gold Standard," etc

The Land · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 18

"Terranini": (1) What is meant by the term "going off the gold standard"? (2) What is meant by the word "limited" in the name of a…

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Coal Talks at Geneva I.L.O. Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 3

OUR STAFF CORRESPONDENT. GENEVA, April 24.—A conterence of the Coal Mines Committee of the International Labour…

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Shorter Hours and More Amenities for Miners Demanded by Communist

Tribune · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 6

Pending nationalisation, coal miners should be granted a 35 hour week, paid weekly, and Joint Coal Board should collaborate with local governing bodies to provide town amenities the coalfields. ALD. C. EVANS, Communist…

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Mine's a crazy business

The World's News · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 13

THERE'S a night when, things being slow in my line, I drop in at Quinata's Cabaret to pass an hour and maybe quaff a drink or…

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Rescue Bid for Miners

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 6

MALARTIC (Quebec), Saturday. -- Weary rescue teams are pressing deeper into the East Malartic Goldmine in an effort…

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One Northern Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 2

A BERMAIN No. 1 was the only mine idle on the northern field today. Coal loss will be 1400 tons…

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One Northern Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 4

A BERMAIN No. 1 was the only mine idle on the northern field today. Coal loss will be 1400 tons…

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One Northern Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 4

ABERMAIN No.1 was the only mine idle on the northern field today. Coal loss will be 1400 tons…

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One Northern Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 4

ABERMAIN No. 1 was the only mine idle on the northern field today. Coal loss will be 1400 tons…

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One Northern Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 4

A BERMAIN No. 1 was the only mine idle on the northern field today. Coal loss will be 1400 tons…

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One Northern Mine Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 2

ABERMAIN No. 1 was the only mine idle on the northern field today. Coal loss will be 1400 tons…

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Twelve Miners Lost In Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 3

MONTREAL, April 27 (A.A.P.).—All hope has been abandoned for 11 men who have been trapped for three days in a…

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Disputes Cause Heavy Coal Loss

The Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

On the northern coalfields to-day, idleness of seven mines, due to industrial disputes, has resulted in loss of 6100 tons of…

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Cuthbert's Gold To Produce Next Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 6

Cuthbert's Misima Goldmine Ltd., Papua, expects to resume production on a limited scale early in 1948…

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Australians and Chinese Arrive By The Taiping English Sailing In Gold Temple

The Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

An ambulance driver who stood in a temple with a roof of gold and saw the living Buddha on…

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Miners Reject Formula

The Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 9

The northern miners' board of management this morning rejected the formula that came from a conference called on…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 16

Cocks' Eldorado (four weeks to April 26), 97,300yds. gold and tin concents., valued £2816. Harrietville (Tronoh), four weeks to April…

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Mining Co's New Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 16

The directors of Adelaide Mines Development, N.L., are offering shareholders 53,525 shares in the proportion of one for each two held on May 14…

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Round-table Move by U.s. Miners

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 23

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--John L. Lewis, leader of the American Miners' Union, met representatives of the mine owners yesterday, in an…

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Round -Table Move by U.s. Miners

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 23

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--John L. Lewis, leader of the American Miners' Union, met representatives of the mine owners yesterday, in an…

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