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Mining & the mines, 1948

4,740 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 237

AUSTRALIANA Butter into gold

The World's News · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 20

CLAIMING to be the largest singleunit butter factory in Australia, Wide Bay butter factory, Gympie (Q.), has paid suppliers up to…

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Mine Host Made It a Procession

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 12

Mine Host, favorite at. 21, fairly spreadeagled his rivals in the Second Ashbury Mixed Stakes at Canterbury this…

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Mine Host Made It a Procession

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 12

Mine Host, favorite at 21, fairly spreadeagled his rivals in the Second Ashbury Mixed Stakes at Canterbury this…

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UK Crisis Losing Us Gold, Dollars

Tribune · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 7

CANBERRA.—Australia’s gold output does not earn any dollars for her, but is sold for sterling to help the British Government and importers…

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Coal Strike Closes U.s. Car Factories

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 2

DETROIT, Saturday. -- The General Motors Corporation announced yesterday that it would close a number of its…

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Gold Opium Dollars Diamonds Big Money in Smuggling

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

Number one headache for the Customs authorities these days is smuggling. It's a two-way traffic, and the big profits…

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Mine Host Lands Big Wagers

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 April 1948 · page 11

Mine Host landed two cash bets of £1000 to £500 when he won the Second Mixed Stakes at…

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Earth Rumbling Puzzles Miners Lithgow

The Sun · Sunday 18 April 1948 · page 2

MYSTERIOUS rumblings in the earth are puzzling residents of Colliery-road Lithgow. At night there are strange and unnatural noises…

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Miners bet openly in main street PERTH

The Sun · Sunday 18 April 1948 · page 2

FROM 11 am today more than 1000 miners lined tip in the main street of Collie to bet openly and drink beer. This happens every Saturday in Collie, a…

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Mining

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 8

MR. L. G. HETHERINGTON, an employee of Electrolytic Zinc Co. for the past 10 years, has been appointed…

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Mining

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 8

MR. L. G. HETHERINGTON, an employee of Electrolytic Zinc Co. for the past 10 years, has been appointed…

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5 Mines Idle Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

ALL southern mines are working today, and only one is idle in the west, but there are four stoppages in the north…

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5 Mines Idle Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

ALL southern mines are working today, and only one is idle in the west, but there are four stoppages in the north…

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New Plan for Coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 3

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) today adjourned indefinitely an application by the…

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Miners given chance to enforce self discipline

The Sun · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 6

The Joint Coal Board js prepared to give the Miners' Federation a reasonable opportunity to put its house in order. Mr. W. S. Winning, representing the Board, said this…

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Four Collieries Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

ALL southern and western mines are working today, but four are idle in the north. Northern stoppages are at…

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Four Collieries Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 5

ALL southern and western mines are working today, but four are idle in the north. Northern stoppages are at…

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Four Collieries Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 5

ALL southern and western mines are working today, but four are idle in the north. Northern stoppages are at…

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Four Collieries Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

ALL southern and western mines are working today, but four are idle in the north. Northern stoppages are at…

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Four Collieries Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 5

ALL southern and western mines are working today, but four are idle in the north. Northern stoppages are at…

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