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Mining & the mines, 1950

4,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 202

Coal Lack Hits Trains

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 2

With only about a week's supply of coal on hand, the Railways Department might have to…

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Coal Lack Hits Trains

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 2

With only about a week's supply of coal on hand, the Railways Department might have to…

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Miners Say Unite Against Menzies

Tribune · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 3

The Miners‘ Central Council this week called for unity against the Menzies Government and its policies of speed-up and attack on hard-won conditions and democratic rights…

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Miners To Circulate Sharkey Petitions

Tribune · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 3

WOLLONGONG.—Members of Wongawilli Miners‘ Lodge, at a pit-top meeting last week, elected a committee of three to circulate the Release…

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Emperor Gold's Policy Supported

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 11

EMPEROR Mines' policy of repaying capital rather than distributing dividends which attract taxation has been defended by a correspondent in New Zealand. He claims this policy is being…

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Use of Gordon Gold Assets

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 24

Dr. E. G. Coppel, K.C., commissioned to investigate the affairs of Gordon Gold N.L., yesterday reported that Leslie…

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Riddle of the Lutine's Gold

The World's News · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 19

IT is 150 years since the Lutine sank in the sandbanks off the Frisian Island of Terschelling, taking with her gold bars and…

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Coal Board ‘Runs True To Form‘

Tribune · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 3

By rejecting a proposal that it should finance the establishment of Rest Homes for retired or incapacitated miners , the Joint Coal Board…

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Collins House Grabs Wa Gold Ores

Tribune · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 7

PERTH— The Collins House (Melbourne) monopoly group, through its company Great Western Consolidated, is reaching for the plum of…

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Coal Loss Cuts Reserves Industry has week's supply

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 9

Low coal production in two weeks has caused serious depletion of reserves of industry and essential services…

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Railway Coal Stocks Low Train Cuts To Be Considered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Transport, Mr. M. O'sullivan, said last night the Railways Department had only about one week's supply of coal. He said he would confer with the Railways…

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We must double our present building rate Coal, Labor Shortages Crippling Housing, But

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 February 1950 · page 9

New South Wales must double its present home production if it is ever to catch up with the existing lag sin house building and keep pace with the steadily increasing normal demand…

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Gold Mines to Be Public Co

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 18

Dittmer Gold Mines Pty„ Ltd. (Queensland), will become a public company with, nominal capital Of £400,000 of which…

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Miners' Claims

The Sun · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 8

Decision was reserved today by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) on a Miners' Federation application…

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Grave Shortage of Railway Coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) will confer with the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside)…

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Grave Shortage of Railway Coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) will confer with the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside)…

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Grave Shortage of Railway Coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) will confer with the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside)…

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Grave Shortage of Railway Coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) will confer with the Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Garside)…

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Only few days' coal supplies

The Sun · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

Coal reserves today are no better than at the end of the coal strike, a Coal Board spokesman revealed. The Sydney County…

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Drilling plan for gold co

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 18

New Occidental Gold Mines, N.L., will begin to explore vigorously by diamond drilling in depth of the Occidental…

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