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Mining & the mines, 1952

3,110 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 156

C'donian Coal Earns Trebled Profit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 7

Caledonian Collieries Ltd. more than trebled net profit at £94,068 for the year ended December 29…

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Mine Idle Over Proposed Open-cut

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday. —Mineworkers at Aberdare Extended Colliery decided to-day to stay on…

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Output of Coal Up 1 m. TONS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 1

By April 12 coal production in N.S.W. was almost one million tons above production…

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Gold Snap Hits South N.S.W. First Snow Falls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 3

A cold snap hit southern N.S.W. yesterday. It brought the year's first snow. Light falls were…

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Sky treasure from beyond the Milky Way What are the chances of a large meteorite of pure gold landing with a terrific crash in your yard?

The World's News · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 14

A RARE metal, rhenium, has been discovered in material picked up around the rim of one of the 13 meteor craters, seven miles west of…

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Bankrupt Didn't Reach His Pots Of Gold

Truth · Sunday 20 April 1952 · page 29

Whether luck was against him, or something else, David Nicol, formerly of Balgowlah Heights, near Manly, never was able to pick up the fortune…

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13 Miners Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

BERLIN, April 20 (A.A.P.)—At least 13 East German miners were killed and 27 injured in…

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Seven Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Disputes have thrown idle seven mines on the northern coalfield today…

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Seven Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Disputes have thrown idle seven mines on the northern coalfield today…

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Seven Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Disputes have thrown idle seven mines on the northern coalfield today,…

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Seven Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Disputes have thrown idle seven mines on the northern coalfield today…

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Seven Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Disputes have thrown idle seven mines on the northern coalfield today…

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Seven Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Disputes have thrown idle seven mines on the northern coalfield today…

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Duke Sees Miners' Conditions

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

The Duke of Edinburgh descending a shaft in the Mosley Common colliery during a recent inspection £ of Lancashire coalfields. He spent more than two hours underground, and walked several miles. The…

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Duke Sees Miners' Conditions

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 3

The Duke of Edinburgh descending a shaft in the Mosley Common colliery during a, recent inspection of Lancashire coalfields. He spent more than two hours underground, and walked several miles. The…

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Eight Mines Idle Today

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- On the northern coalfield today, disputes have laid eight collieries idle, causing…

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Eight Mines Idle Today

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- On the northern coalfield today, disputes have laid eight collieries idle, causing…

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Eight Mines Idle Today

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- On the northern coalfield today, disputes have laid eight collieries idle, causing…

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Eight Mines Idle Today

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- On the northern coalfield today, disputes have laid eight collieries idle, causing…

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Eight Mines Idle Today

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- On the northern coalfield today, disputes have laid eight collieries idle, causing…

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