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Mining & the mines, 1950

4,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 202

Greengrocer Strikes Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —A greengrocer at Wedder-burn, 140 miles north-west of Melbourne, recently unearthed…

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Victoria to import coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wed.--The Victorian Minister for Mines (Mr. Bolte) said tonight that Victoria would import at least…

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Coal Strike Cuts Revenue

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 30

Because of the coal strike, revenue of Colonial Gas Association, Ltd., for the half-year ended December 31 fell heavily…

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Gold Nugget Worth £1100

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The nugget of gold found in a street at Wed- derburn last Friday,…

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Gold Nugget Worth £1100

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The nugget of gold found in a street at Wedderburn last Friday,…

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Gold Nuggest Worth £1100

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The nugget of gold found in a street at Wedderburn last Friday,…

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Gold Nugget Worth £1100

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The nugget of gold found in a street at Wedderburn last Friday,…

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Gold Nugget Worth £1100

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The nugget of gold found in a street at Wed- derburn last Friday,…

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Gallagher's View On Pillar Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 5

The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. H. Gallagher, said yesterday that any proposed…

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Holt May Call Coal Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Minister for Labour and National Service, Mr. H. E. Holt, said to-day he would consider calling a conference of Members of Parliament and miners' representatives…

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Steel firms hit by coal crisis

The Sun · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 20

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- Because at the coal shortage, the reducing mill at Stewarts and Lloyds' tube works in Newcastle will shut down at midnight…

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Gas Ration Threatens Companies To Cut Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 1

Rationing of gas in Sydney and Newcastle is expected to follow a Joint Coal Board order to gas companies yesterday to cut their coal consumption 25 per cent…

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Fairfield Man Killed. Crushed by Fall of Coal

The Biz · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 5

A man was killed when crushed beneath seven tons of coal at West Ryde water pumping station on Tuesday. The victim was Austin Alfred Finley, 44, of…

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Coal production dwindles With 41 pits idle Week's Reserve

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 5

Strikes and stoppages at 41 New South Wales mines yesterday caused a loss of 24,115 tons of coal, and brought the coal loss for this week to…

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Australia can't run for ever on imported coal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 6

BECAUSE local production of coal is inadequate for the needs of our steel…

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Gas Rationing Expected Next Week Board Orders 25p.c. Cut In Coal Supplies

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 2

An announcement regarding the rationing of gas to consumers in Sydney and Newcastle, is expected before the weekend…

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Communist Plans For General Coal Strike In Winter By Our Staff Correspondent in Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 2

LABOUR leaders and anti-communist miners' lodge officials in Newcastle believe that the Communist Party is…

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Gas Rationing Expected Next Week Board Orders 25 p.c. Cut In Coal Supplies

Daily Mirror · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 2

An announcement regarding the rationing of gas to, consumers in Sydney and Newcastle, is expected before the weekend…

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£4000 From Backyard Gold Mine

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Friday. --A resident of Wedderburn, a quiet little town 150 miles from…

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£4000 From Backyard Gold Mine

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. --A resident of Wedderburn, a quiet little town 150 miles from…

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