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Mining & the mines, 1948

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Gold Scheme Opposed Action By Socialists France's Dilemma

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

PARlS, Wednesday. --The Schuman Government is faced with a crisis over the plan to set up a free market for gold and certain foreign currencies…

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Gold Scheme Opposed Action By Socialists France's Dilemma

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

PARIS, Wednesday. -- The Schuman Government is faced with a crisis over the plan to set up a free market for gold and certain foreign currencies…

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Gold Scheme Opposed Action By Socialists France's Dilemma

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 3

PARlS, Wednesday.--The Schuman Government is faced with a crisis over the plan to set up a free market for gold and certain foreign currencies…

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Financial Editor's Round-up Strong buying lifts gold share prices

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 14

Gold shares were in active demand at rising prices on the Stock Exchange today. A wide range of industrial shares also moved to higher levels. Talk of devaluation of…

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Mine Sinks Jap Ferry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

TOKYO, Jan. 28 (A.A.P.Reuters).—Two hundred and fifty Japanese were drowned last night when a…

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Aust. Industries Must Come First, Say Miners Govt. urged to stop coal sale to China

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

Demand that the Commonwealth Government stop the export of Queensland coal to China was made by the Miners' Federation today…

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London Gold "Bubble"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

The speculative bubble in gold-mining shares on the London Stock Exchange burst after the Chancellor of…

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Asia Wants More Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A shipment of 6,500 tons of Blair Athol coal will be made from…

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Gasworks Get Coal Supplies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 3

Colliers brought urgently needed coal for essential services to Sydney from Newcastle yesterday. The picture shows coal being raised to a hopper as it was unloaded from the Pelaw Main at the North Shore Gas Company's works at Oyster Bay…

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Gains in Gold Shares

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 16

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.). -- Devaluation of the franc caused speculative buying in the…

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Q'land Coal for China

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) today confirmed the report that the…

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Q'land Coal for China

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) today confirmed the report that the…

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Q'land Coal for China

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) today confirmed the report that the…

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Q'land Coal for China

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) today confirmed the report that the…

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250 Drown When Ferry Hits Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 2

TOKIO, Wednesday.--Two hundred and fifty Japanese were drowned last night when en ferry struck a mine. About 100 people were…

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Federal Coal Control Not For Queensland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday. —The Queensland Premier, Mr. Hanlon, said to-night the Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley,…

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Coal to Go to China Sydney Short

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

Queensland will export 6,500 tons of Blair Athol coal to China next month. Coal reserves in Sydney are still so low…

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Verbage, Star Gold Shine in Flying Tests

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 28

Canterbury Flying Handicap candidates Verbiage and Star Gold excelled in gallops today. Verbage ran the best half-mile--52--at Canterbury and Star Gold dashed brilliantly over three furlongs in 37½ at Rosehill…

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To Buy Gold Leases in W.a

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 16

New Coolgardie Gold Mines has entered into agreement with Hampton Gold Mining Areas, Ltd., for the purchase, subject…

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Compromise in French Cabinet Crisis Decision On Gold

Daily Mirror · Thursday 29 January 1948 · page 1

PARIS, Thursday. -- The Premier (M. Schuman) and the Socialist' Party have reached agreement on the proposal to…

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