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Mining & the mines, 1949

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More Coal Predicted

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 16

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The northern executive of the Miners' Federation predicts greater coal…

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More Coal Predicted

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The northern executive of the Miners' Federation predicts greater coal…

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Ngahere Gold Loses £6169

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 16

Ngahere Gold Dredging, Ltd., incurred a loss of £6169 for 1948, compared with a loss of £6132 for 1947…

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Mt. Todd Gold Ore Reserves

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 6

Directors of Mount Todd Gold Mine, N.L., state in their annual report that the mine has been sampled systematically and…

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W.a. Miners' Strike May Cause Blackout

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 2

PERTH, Wednesday.--A strike by Collie miners may cause a complete blackout today…

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Extra Cargo Of Gas Coal Coming

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 4

An additional collier will bring supplies of coal from Newcastle to-morrow night to help the…

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World Gold Output Rise Last Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 6

World production of gold in 1948 is estimated at 24,200,000 oz. fine, an increase of 500,000 oz. on the previous year…

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Issue Of £10 Notes For Mining Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 6

An unusual method of raising cash to meet mine expenditure—issue of unsecured noninterest bearing £10 notes to…

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Menzies Given Good Hearing Talk To Miners From A Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 1

KURRI KURRI, Tuesday.—The Leader of the Federal Opposition, Mr. R. G. Menzies, told miners at Kurri Kurri to-day that the yearly profits of all coal companies in Australia would not exceed…

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4,000 Leave Coal Jobs Yearly — Danger From Mechanical Extraction

Tribune · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 6

More than 4,000 men walk out of their coal industry Jobs every year. This underlines the urgent need for introduction of special inducements to the men who undertake this hard and dangerous job…

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Sea of Oil Beneath Rockies Vast Deposit Of Shale Biggest of Mine Plans

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 12

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--The biggest oil project in the history of the world is being planned by the American Government…

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Sea of Oil Beneath Rockies Vast Deposit Of Shale Biggest of Mine Plans

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 12

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--The biggest oil project in the history of the world is being planned by the American Government…

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Sea of Oil Beneath Rockies Vast Deposit Of Shale Biggest of Mine Plans

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 12

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--The biggest oil project in the history of the world is being planned by the American Government…

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Sea of Oil Beneath Rockies Vast Deposit Of Shale Biggest of Mine Plans

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 12

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--The biggest oil project in the history of the world is being planned by the American Government…

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Tennant Creek May Enjoy Re-birth Prospectors Expect Big New Gold Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 17

TENNANT CREEK, Wednesday.-- The roaring days of the early 1930's are swiftly returning to the Northern Territory's unique ironstone gold fields at Tennant Creek. Prospectors are confident the Territory is on the verge of a…

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Tennant Creek May Enjoy Re-birth Prospectors Expect Big New Gold Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 17

TENNANT GREEK, Wednesday.--The roaring days of the early 1930's are swiftly returning to the Northern Territory's unique ironstone gold fields at Tennant Greek. Prospectors are confident the Territory is on the verge of a…

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Tennant Creek May Enjoy Re-birth Prospectors Expect Big New Gold Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 17

TENNANT CREEK, Wednesday.--The roaring days of the early 1930's are swiftly returning to the Northern Territory's unique ironstone gold fields at Tennant Creek. Prospectors are confident the Territory is on the verge of a…

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Tennant Creek May Enjoy Re-birth Prospectors Expect Big New Gold Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 17

TENNANT CREEK, Wednesday.--The roaring days of the early 1930's are swiftly returning to the Northern Territory's unique ironstone gold fields at Tennant Creek. Prospectors ore confident the Territory is on the verge of a…

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Tennant Creek May Enjoy Re-birth Prospectors Expect Big New Gold Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 17

TENNANT CREEK, Wednesday.-- The roaring days of the early 1930's are swiftly returning to the Northern Territory's unique ironstone gold fields at Tennant Creek. Prospectors are confident the Territory is on the verge of a…

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Tennant Creek May Enjoy Re-birth Prospectors Expect Big New Gold Strike

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 17

TENNANT CREEK, Wednesday.-- The roaring days of the early 1930's are swiftly returning to the Northern Territory's unique ironstone gold fields at Tennant Creek. Prospectors are confident the Territory is on the verge of a…

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