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Mining & the mines, 1948

4,740 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 237

Coal Miners May Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 4

LITHGOW, Friday.-- A oneday strike which would result in the loss of 4500 tons of coal is threatened by 500…

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Coal Miners May Strike

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 4

LITHGOW, Friday.--A one-day strike which would result in the loss of 4500 tons of coal is threatened by 500…

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Coal From South Africa

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Victorian Government had made arrangements to import large quantities of coal from…

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Homes for Miners Building Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

The Joint Coal Board will sponsor and subsidise co-operative building societies to assist mine…

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Huge Gold Racket Is Alleged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 4

A "manufacturing jeweller" had made a profit of £23,000 in two months by illegal trading in gold bullion…

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Court Told of Gold - Running

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 3

A former airlines steward admitted in the Special Federal Court today that a manufacturing jeweller had given him gold in the shape of candy bars to take by air out of the…

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Coal to Be Imported Victorian Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A shipment of 9,000 tons of South African coal will be…

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Ingots of gold "like candy bars"

The Sun · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 6

Former Qantas and Empire Airways steward, James Rand, said in the Special Federal Court today that pieces of geld given to him to carry out of Australia "were like candy bars and ice cream cones."…

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Victoria to Import Coal From S. Africa

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- The Victorian Government has arranged to import coal from South Africa to augment…

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Victoria to Import Coal From S. Africa

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The A Victorian Government has arranged to import coal from South Africa to augment…

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Court Hears Story of Smuggling Former Air Steward's Evidence Jeweller on Gold Charges

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 5

A FORMER airlines steward said in the Special Federal Court today that a manufacturing jeweller had given him gold in the shape of candy bars to take…

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Court Hears Story of Smuggling Former Air Steward's Eridenem Jeweller on Gold Charges

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 5

A FORMER airlines steward said in the Special Federal Court today that a manufacturing jeweller had given him gold in the shape of candy bars to take…

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Court Hears Story of Smuggling Former Air Steward's Evidence Jeweller on Gold Charges

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 5

A FORMER airlines steward said in the Special Federal Court today that a manufacturing jeweller had given him gold in the shape of candy bars to take…

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Court Hears Story of Smuggling Former Air Steward's Evidence Jeweller on Gold Charges

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 5

A FORMER airlines steward said in the Special Federal Court today that a manufacturing jeweller had given him gold in the shape of candy bars to take…

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Wolfram Mine Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 4

Wolfram Ltd. has been formed in Sydney to exploit a wolframscheelite deposit near Frogmore, N.S.W…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 16

Central Deborah (fortnight), 200 tons, 118oz. Morning Star (fortnight). 618 tons 565oz…

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Coal Board To Consider Criticism

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.--The National Coal Board will meet today to consider the blistering remarks of Sir Charles Reid, who resigned from the Board yesterday…

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African Coal at £610 Ton

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Victoria would import 100,000 tons of South African coal within the next 12 months, the Premier…

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Fight To Rescue 3 Buried Miners

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday.--Rescuers are digging furiously to save three entombed miners who are threatened with drowning in a water-filled mine at Shamokin…

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79 Miners End Stay-down Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.).-- Seventy-nine miners at Waleswood pit, near Sheffield, ended their 10-day stay-down strike…

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