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Mining & the mines, 1948

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Challenge run now for Native Son Mine Host in Demand for Big Holiday Double

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 15

Native Son is almost certain to run in the Challenge Stakes next Saturday with E. Fordyce as his rider. Owner Mr. W. Kirwan said…

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Ronpibon Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 6

Ronpibon Tin, N.L., resumed possession of its mine at Ronpitbon, Siam, on January 9…

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Miners Obey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Monday.— The strikers at Stockrington No. 2, who were ordered back to work by the Coal Industry…

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Mine Blows Up Ship

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The dockyard tug Oriana struck mine off the British coast yesterday and blew up…

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Mine Host Price Short

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 7

Valiant Crown is now quoted as third favourite for the Challenge, after Mine Host and Gay…

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Greek Gold Deal

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

A THENS, Tuesday. -- Greek gold worth 2,000,000 dollars would be converted into sovereigns immediately and returned…

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Real Gold Digger

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 3

PANNING GOLD . . . HOLLYWOOD STYLE. Model jean Leonard demonstrating her version of the discovery of gold in California, 100 years ago this month. Jean didn't really expect to find any gold in the Hollywood…

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Mine Workers to Flout Order

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

Stopwork meetings of coalfields engine- drivers and firemen will be held tomorrow and Thursday, despite the order of the chairman of the Goal Reference Board (Mr…

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Mine Workers to Flout Order

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

Stopwork meetings of coalfields engine- drivers and firemen will be held tomorrow and Thursday, despite the order of the chairman of the Coal Reference Board (Mr…

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Mine Workers to Flout Order

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

Stopwork meetings of coalfields engine- drivers and firemen will be held tomorrow and Thursday, despite the order of the chairman of the Coal Reference Board (Mr…

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Mine Workers to Flout Order

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

Stopwork meetings of coalfields engine- drivers and firemen will be held tomorrow and Thursday, despite the order of the chairman of the Coal Reference Board (Mr…

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One-day Coal Hold-up

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 2

It is almost certain that engine-drivers and firemen will hold stopwork meetings on the northern…

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Coal Stocks Now At Low Level

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

Reserve stocks of N.S.W. coal are at a dangerously low level. If the F.E.D.F.A. stoppage…

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Mine Host's Shock Defeat in Track Trial

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 16

Mine Host, hot favorite for the Challenge Stakes, was beaten by five lengths by Lady Dorothy, a moderate, in a training gallop today at Moorefield. Mine Host, however, had all the worst of the conditions, and…

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North B.h. Seeks Gold Lease

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 6

North Broken Hill Ltd. has applied for a 5.000-acre gold mining lease on the Maldon field in Victoria…

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Ultimatum on Coal Big Hold-up Feared

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

The chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board, Mr. F. Gallagher, has ordered members of the Federated Enginedrivers' and…

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Higher Output of N.s.w. Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 14

Gold output of New South Wales from January to November. 1947, amounted to 44,193oz. fine…

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State Gold Yield Up 54 P.c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 6

Gold production of New South Wales for 11 months of 1947 increased by 54 per cent, compared with 11 months of…

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Big coal hold-up threat; enginemen to meet

The Sun · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 7

Developments in the next two days will determine whether NSW will be plunged into a general coal hold-up. Because of meagre reserves…

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Northern Coal Mines All Thrown Idle Order Defied By Unionists

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

ENGINE DRIVERS and firemen were withdrawn from northern mines last night, and all pits on the field are idle today. Members of the Federated Engine -drivers' and Firemen's…

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