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Mining & the mines, 1948

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Backing for Mine Host -- Kerry Lad

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 12

Mine Host and Kerry Lad today were coupled for £2000 in Challenge Stakes -- Anniversary Handicap doubles. AS a result of last Saturday's…

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Backing for Mine Host -- Kerry Lad

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 12

Mine Host and, Kerry Lad today were coupled for £2000 in Challenge Stokes -- Anniversary Handicap doubles. BEAU ROBERT was a…

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Backing for Mine Host-- Kerry Lad

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 12

Mine Host and Kerry Lad today were coupled for £2000 in Challenge Stakes -- Anniversary Handicap doubles. BEAU ROBERT was a…

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Gold Issue Heavily Over-subscribed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 8

New Coolgardie Gold Mines N.L. announces that 3585 applications, covering 2,463,875 shares, were received for the…

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Mine Host to Run Stable Plans For Favorites

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 12

Plans for the Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Handicap favorites were announced yesterday. The horses are: Maine Host and Gay…

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Big British Coal Loss Board Puts Blame On 5-Day Week

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.--The British Coal Board lost £1,745,867 in the first six months of coal nationalisation. Private owners made a profit of £6,500,000…

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Target for Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Mr. Cameron's appeal last night for steady work in the coal industry during 1948 was an admirable blend of…

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Stop Press Twelve Mines Stop

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 12

Coal production slumped badly today when 12 mines, including three of Australia's largest (Burwood, Richmond Main and John…

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Two Killed, Gold Taken

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

CAPETOWN, Tuesday.--The burned bodies of Mrs. L. Thomas and her African driver have been found in almost…

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Mine Host Lame Story Is Denied

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 12

After Mine Host, hot favorite for the Challenge, worked at Moorefield this morning, he appeared to favor his near fore leg, which was heavily bandaged. After the workout trainer Arthur Croall denied that…

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Mine Host Lame Story Is Denied

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 12

After Mine Host, hot favorite for the Challenge, worked at Moorefield this morning, he appeared to favor his near fore leg, which was heavily bandaged. After the workout trainer Arthur Croall denied that…

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Mine Host sore; to miss Rosehill

The Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 16

Challenge Stakes favorite, Mine Host, is suffering from slight soreness and will not contest the Granville Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday…

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Mine Host Lame Story Is Denied

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 12

After Mine Host, hot favorite for the Challenge, worked at Moorefield this morning, he appeared to favor his near fore leg, which was, heavily bandaged. After the workout trainer Arthur Croall denied that…

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Coal Board Wants Big Output Rise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board has set a production target of 13 million tons output for N.S.W. collieries in 1948—about 1,800,000 tons more than last year's production and about 1½ million tons more than the…

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"Vast changes" needed to reach new coal target

The Sun · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 2

Only vast and quick improvements would get the 13,000,000 tons target for NSW this year, set by chairman of the Joint Coal Board (Mr…

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Tons Of Gold, But No Loans Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—Although the United States Government has 20,000 million dollars worth of gold buried at Fort…

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Trainer Denies Mine Host Is Lame Will Run in Challenge; Win, He Says

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 12

AFTER Mine Host, hot favorite for the Challenge, worked at Moorefield this morning, he appeared to favor his near fore leg which was heavily bandaged. After the…

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Trainer Denies Mine Host Is Lame Will Run in Challenge, Win, He Says

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 12

AFTER Mine Host, hot favorite for the Challenge, worked at Moorefield this morning, he appeared to favor his near fore leg which was heavily bandaged. After the…

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Trainer Denies Mine Host Is Lame Will Run in Challenge; Win. He Says

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 12

AFTER Mine Host, hot favorite for the Challenge, worked at Moorefield this morning, he appeared to favor his near fore leg which was heavily bandaged. After the…

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Gold Mining in Russia

Construction · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 14

Last year the Soviet Government shipped to the United States almost 34 million dollars in bullion (£10,600,000), a quantity topped only by Canada and South Africa. The total gold production did…

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