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Mining & the mines, 1950

4,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 202

Soviet Dumps Gold to Create Unrest

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday.-- The Soviet is dumping gold on the world exchanges with the political purpose of "creating unsettlement and undermining confidence," the New York Journal of Commerce says. The paper says Russia has started an export drive to force…

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Coal Board Attacked Owners allege defeatist booklet

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 9

A booklet the Joint Coal Board issued recently to miners contained a misleading, dangerous and defeatist statement, Mr. E. E. Warren said last night…

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Prompt Action Needed On Waste Of Nation's Coal

Tribune · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 6

As a result of mounting protests by mineworkers at the criminal waste of coal resources by coal-owners' methods, a State Government-appointed Committee is to investigate conditions on the Greta coal seam…

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Wants Miners to Work Harder Menzies Won't Take own Medicine Tasmanian Talk on Value in the £

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 1

When the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) spoke in Launceston last week, he told the Chamber of Commerce that Australia could produce four million tons of…

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Rich Gold Mine Cost Only £150

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 1

WEDDERBURN, Wednesday.—Mr. David Butterick disclosed to-day that the paid only £150…

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Rule on Aged Miners Stays

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 2

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) today refused an application by mining companies for permission to…

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Rule on Aged Miners Stays

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 4

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) today refused an application by mining companies for permission to…

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Rule on Aged Miners Stays

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 2

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. . F. Gallagher) today refused an application by mining companies for permission to…

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Rule on Aged Miners Stays

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 4

The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. Gallagher) today refused an application by mining companies for permission to…

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Drift From U.k. Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 8

Almost 4,000 miners left the British coalmining industry in the first nine weeks of this year…

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Four mines idle from flooding

The Sun · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 20

Delayed effects of flooding lost output of 2000 tons of coal in southern and western NSW today…

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Gold Company Clears Debt

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 23

Blue Spec Mining Co., N.L., has cleared its debt of £40,000 to the Commonwealth Government…

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Gold Fever Grips Again

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The Wedderburn gold rush has reached a new fever pitch with…

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Gold Fever Grips Again

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The Wedderburn gold rush has reached a new fever pitch with--…

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Gold Fever Grips Again

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The Wedderburn gold rush has reached a new fever pitch with pros-…

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Gold Fever Grips Again

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The Wedderburn gold rush has reached a new fever pitch with…

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Gold Fever Grips Again

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- The Wedderburn gold rush has reached a new fever pitch with…

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Mr. Cameron Defends "Coal Facts"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 4

The chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. K. A. Cameron, said yesterday that the board's…

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Minister joins in gold rush

The Sun · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 28

Wedderburn's gold fever has gripped the Presbyterian minister (Rev. McIntosh Brown)…

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