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Mining & the mines, 1950

4,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 202

Charges Against Joint Coal Board 'Distorted'

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 13

Accusations made by the New South Wales Combined Colliery Proprietors' Association against the Joint Coal Board were ''grave distortions of the truth," Mr. K. A. Cameron said last night. Mr. Cameron, chairman…

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Reply Made' by Chairman on "Coal Facts"

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 24

"There could be no greater distortion of the truth," said the Chairman of the . Joint Coal Board (Mr…

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Machines for pillar coal authorised by Tribunal

The Sun · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

Mechanical extraction of the 240,000,000 tons of pillar coal in NSW mines was authorised today by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H…

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Pillar Coal And Miners

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

Pillars are columns of coal left to support the roof of a colliery during mining operations…

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Pillar Coal And Miners

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

Pillars are columns of coal left to support the roof of a colliery during mining operations…

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Tribunal Overrides State Machine mining for coal pillars

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 9

The Cool Industry Tribunal (Mr. F, Gallagher) yesterday overrode New South Wales legislation and authorised mechanical extraction of coal from pillars in mines…

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Mine Assays

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 8

NEW COOLGARDIE: Burbanks mine, assay 12dwt over 10in in north drive from east crosscut and 7.8dwt. over 72in in south drive; stripping of cast wall…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 8

GOLDEN HORSE SHOE: March. [?] treated 37,333 tons dumps. [?] £11,817…

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Youth Hammered Mine: Three Die

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 10

STRASBOURG (France).-- Sylvain Drentel (17), of Strasbourg, found a land mine. He took it to his garden and…

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Youth Hammered Mine: Three Die

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 10

STRASBOURG (France).-- Sylvain Drentel (17), of Strasbourg, found a land mine. He took it to his garden and…

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Rich Find Of Gold

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Wedderburn's Butterick family believe they have at last…

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Rich Find Of Gold

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Wedderburn's Butterick family believe they have at last…

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Rich Find Of Gold

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday-- Wedderburn's Butterick family believe they have at last…

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Wedderburn Gold Reef Claim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 3

WEDDERBURN, Thursday.—The Buttericks believe they have struck a rich reef running through…

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Split On Pillar Coal Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 1

Swift reactions followed an important decision by the Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher,…

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Trouble Forecast Over Coal Verdict

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

Miners leaders fear that yesterday's decision by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) permitting mechanical extraction of pillar coal, may lead to trouble on the coalfields…

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Trouble Forecast Over Coal Verdict

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

Miners' leaders fear that yesterday's decision by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) permitting mechanical extraction of pillar coal, may lead to trouble on the coalfields…

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Trouble Forecast Over Coal Verdict

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 6

Miners' leaders fear that yesterday's decision by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) permitting mechanical extraction of pillar coal, may lead to trouble on the coalfields…

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Trouble Tipped on Coal Verdict

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

Miners' leaders fear that yesterday's decision by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) permitting mechanical extraction of pillar coal, may lead to trouble on the coalfields…

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Trouble Tipped on Coal Verdict

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

Miners' leaders fear that yesterday's decision by the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) permitting mechanical extraction of pillar coal, may lead to trouble on the coalfields…

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