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Mining & the mines, 1949

6,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Coolgardie Gold Finds

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Friday.--About 20 ounces of gold have been obtained by the Baker brothers at a new…

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Coolgardie Gold Finds

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 3

KALGOORLIE, Friday.--About 20 ounces of gold have been obtained by the Baker brothers at a new…

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Big Coal Loss This Week

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 10

Stoppages in New South Wales mines yesterday brought this week's loss of coal production to more than 27,000 tons…

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Tribunal Told of Coal Losses

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

A TWO - MONTHS - OLD strike at a northern mine due to an inter-union dispute has caused the loss of…

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Mining Towns' Mobile Library

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 5

This mobile library will serve mining towns between Helensburgh and Wollongong It will carry 2,000 books. The Joint Coal Board handed the mobile library over to Wollongong Council yesterday. It was equipped by the Board and the Wollongong Municipal Library at a cost of about £1,500…

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news in Brief Week's Coal 240,000 TONS

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

Although 11 mines are idle in N.S.W. today for a loss of 5174…

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news in Brief Week's Coal 240,000 TONS

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

Although 11 mines are idle in N.S.W. today for a loss of 5174…

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news in Brief Week's Coal 240,000 TONS

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

Although 11 mines are idle in N.S.W. today for a loss of 5174…

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news in Brief Week's Coal 240,000 TONS

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

Although 11 mines are idle in N.S.W. today for a loss of 5174…

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news in Brief Week's Coal 240,000 TONS

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

Although 11 mines are idle in N.S.W. today for a loss of 5174…

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Triton Gold Wind Up Likely Return, 9d A Share

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 6

When all assets of Triton Gold Mines, N.L., are sold, a return of 9d a share to shareholders is likely…

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Hanlon's Coal Problem

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 5

Lack of railway rolling stock is seriously hampering the ambitious schemes of the Queensland Government to develop…

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Mine Strike Settled Winch To Go

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 12

A meeting called by the coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher, yesterday settled a two-months-old strike…

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Capital Refused Mining Coy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 6

The Capital Issues Committee has refused to permit the floatation by Carbonate Lead Mining Syndicate Ltd. of a £100,000…

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Trade, Finance, Produce, Overseas Markets Rising Costs Cut Profit From Gold

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 9

Rising costs were discounting the possibility of profit from some of the known alluvial reserves of New Guinea Goldfields. The chairman (Mr. J…

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SMALLER N.G. Goldfields Outlook For Distribution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 6

Directors of New Guinea Goldfields Ltd. expect to be able to decide this year on a policy for disposing of any…

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Industry Starving For Coal Coal Board Pours Out Money But Miners' Production Still Lags

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 2

TWO years ago this month the Governments of the Commonwealth and New South Wales constituted the Joint Coal Board to provide sufficient coal of the right quality at the right price to meet the needs of Australian industry, and to…

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Gold Union Kept Going

Truth · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 21

BRISBANE, Saturday.—Differing from so many front runners, Golden Union fights like a Kilkenny cat when…

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Lithgow Miners Got Value For Cheers

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 21

Twenty Lithgow miners caused laughter among the crowd at the Sports Ground yesterday when…

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Sudden Hitch in Settlement of Mine Row

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 3

A hitch has occurred in the plans for, a settlement of the inter-union dispute at Millfield-Greta Pit on the northern coalfields. The mine has been idle since December 7 because…

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