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Mining & the mines, 1950

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Miners Exceed U.k. Target

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. —3 (A.A.P.).— Britain's 1949 deep-mined coal target of 202 million tons had been passed, the Minister for…

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Six Killed in Mine Explosion

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.).--Six Austrian miners were killed, dozens injured and about 100 temporarily trapped by a gas…

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State Gold Yield Rises

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 18

OUTPUT of gold in New South Wales last October amounted to 620e ozs. valued at £96,147, as against 5597 ozs…

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State Gold Yield Rises

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 18

OUTPUT of gold New South Wales last October amounted to 6206 ozs. valued at £98,147, as against 5597 ozs…

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N.s.w. Gold Output

The Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 21

NSW gold production in October has. been estimated officially at 6206oz fine, valued at £A96,147…

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Huge Toll of Life in Uranium Mines

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 10

BERLIN, Wednesday. -- Russian - operated uranium mines at Aue (eastern Germany) are taking great toll of…

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Huge Toll of Life in Uranium Mines

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 10

BERLIN, Wednesday. -- Russian - operated uranium mines at Aue (eastern Germany) are taking great toll of…

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Huge Toll of Life in Uranium Mines

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 2

BERLIN, Wednesday. -- Russian operated uranium mines at Aue (eastern Germany) are taking great toll of…

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Huge Toll of Life in Uranium Mines

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 2

BERLIN, Wednesday. -- Russian - operated uranium mines at Aue (eastern Germany) are taking great toll of…

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Huge Toll of Life in Uranium Mines

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 2

BERLIN, Wednesday. -- Russian - operated uranium mines at Aue (eastern Germany) are taking great toll of…

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Wrong Coal May Delay Trains, Garside Warns

The Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 3

Train services are likely to be dislocated in the next fortnight because the railways are being supplied with unsuitable coal, the Railways Commissioner (Mr. Garside) said today. "The trouble is not…

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200 search mine shafts for water Families on River Trek

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 5

The 200 residents of Lightning Ridge yesterday walked miles searching abandoned opal mine shafts for drinking water…

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Miners' Ballots Ignored Red Attack on Labor Leaders Tory Stooges in True Colors

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

Despite the frantic efforts of Big Business to force the Comrades into a shat-gun wedding wafh the Labor Party, the blushing, or Red, bride exposes the whole…

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Only Shades of Historic Past Remain in House Built with Gambler's Gold

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 2

Brislington, historic home in George Street, Parramatta, built, legend says, in 1820 with gambler's gold, now stands tenanted only by ghosts of the past. Dr. Keith Brown, whose…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 6

FREEBURGH: Treated 9,200 yards for 38oz 18dwt. NORTH DEBORAH: Treated 710 tons for 306oz…

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Coal Taken to Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.— coal was brought to Newcasde from Lithgow to-day to enable the Railway Department to…

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Coal Shortage May Hit Train Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

Because of a shortage of suitable coal, train services may be seriously hampered during the next fortnight. This was stated by the…

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Trains Hit by U.s. Coal Strike

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--The U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission yesterday issued an order…

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Trains Hit by U.s. Coal Strike

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--The U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission yesterday issued an order…

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Edward, Mine Son

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Eighteen members of a theatrical company now playing an Melbourne have taken out gold prospecting licences…

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