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Mining & the mines, 1952

3,110 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 156

Wallsend Coal Div. Raised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 6

The Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co. is paying an interim dividend of 10/ a £10 share. This is equal to the whole…

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8 Mines to Cut Pillars

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 7

Coal authorities yesterday agreed to mechanical extraction from pillars in eight…

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Homes for Miners Minister Hits At McGirr

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 4

The N.S.W. Government could wreck plans for expanding coal production by refusing to build homes on…

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River of Gold Professional treasure- hunters will search for mysterious river gold hidden in jungles of Panama

The World's News · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 4

A PROFESSIONAL treasureseeker, American Enroy Rogigers, seeking partners in what he terms a "sure-fire hunt for gold"…

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Battle in Mine Union

The Sun · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 44

LABOR PARTY expects to gain control of the Miners' Federation central…

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Strike May Cut Coal Production

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 3

Some mines on the northern field are expected to be idle on Tuesday when the Metal Trades…

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There's Gold Under the Water

Truth · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 10

Gold!—millions of pounds Worth of it—is lying oft treacherous coasts in near Australian waters and salvage…

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Al Finds There's Golfing Gold in "Them Tha'hills"

Truth · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 21

One of Sydney's outer metropolitan courses, the Dunheved Golf Club at St. Mary's was only started three years ago. Today the course presents a picture of couch fairways that many well-established clubs might envy…

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Two Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Belmont No. 3 mine and Belmont North, on the northern coalfields, are…

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Two Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Belmont No. 3 mine and Belmont North, on the northern coalfields, are…

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Two Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Belmont No. 3 mine and Belmont North, on the northern coalfields, are…

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Two Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Belmont No. 3 mine and Belmont North, on the northern coalfields, are…

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Two Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Belmont No. 3 mine and Belmont North, on the northern coalfields, are…

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Miners Elect Red Official

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

Vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson) was re-elected today to the post by the…

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Miners Elect Red Official

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 1

Vice-president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson) was re-elected today to the post by the…

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Six Dead in Mine Blast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (A.A.P.).—Six men were killed in an explosion 300 feet underground in a…

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Six Die in Mine Blast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sun.--Six miners Were killed at Greensburg (Pennsylvania) yesterday in an explosion…

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Wallsend coal lifts interim dividend

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 15

Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co. is paying an interim half - yearly dividend of 10- a £10…

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Reds Keep Grip on Miners in Vital Vote

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 7

Communist nationalist vice-president of the Miners' Federation W. Parkinson was…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Monday, February 4, 1952 British Coal Industry and Sterling Crisis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 2

Every Finance Minister of the British Commonwealth is returning from the London talks with a sharpened…

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