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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Coal Mine Deaths Higher After War

Daily Mirror · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 6

GENEVA, Thurs. (Kemsley).-- The number of accidents in British coalmines has increased enormously since the war, and is still rising. According to the Year…

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More Mines to Close Coal Board Plans For 1953

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 4

A number of open-cut mines would be closed during 1953 and production from other open-cuts and some under-ground mines would have to be curtailed,…

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Miners' long service leave

The Sun · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 3

About 1000 mine-workers throughout Australia begin 13 weeks long service leave this month…

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News From Northern Districts Coal Supplies for This Year

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Fri.--The northern coalfields begin this year with stocks estimated at 200,000 tons, but it is mostly second-grade coal. There are dumps…

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18th Instalment of Out Serial Gold for My Fair Lady

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 4

ANGUS looked at Archie, and beneath his cold exterior there was a flame burning. "Do you mean to say you'll let…

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Gold Reserves

The Sun · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- The sterling area's gold and dollar reserves fell by £22-million in…

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Gold, Dollar Reserves Fall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 2 (A.A.P.).—The sterling area's gold and dollar reserves fell by 49 million…

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U.K. Coal Board Loses £5 Mill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 2 (A.A.P.). —The "Daily Telegraph" says that the National Coal Board lost more than £5 million on…

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Ethiopia waits on flow of black gold American experts expect an oil gusher in the Ogaden desert area

The World's News · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 33

OIL is a word on everyone's lips in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, with its corrugated iron roofs and rumors…

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Gold. Apple Pips Begum

Truth · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 16

Speedy filly Golden Apple, who leaves for "Cherry Blossom Land" in about a fortnight's…

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Don't Go Down the Mine, Daddy! Protest At Municipal Poll Win by Ex-Mayor

Truth · Sunday 4 January 1953 · page 2

Three men and a woman, one a candidate in yesterday's Leichhardt municipal election, last night entered an official protest against the former Mayor, Mr. E. C. Erwin, who was reelected. The candidate, Mr. Bill…

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Coal for Germany

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 18

LONDON (Kemsley).-- West Germany is to cut her coal imports from the United States and will take…

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Coal for Germany

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 18

LONDON (Kemsley).-- West Germany is to cut her coal imports from the United States and will take…

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Mine Workers to Resume

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

Australia's 26,000 mine workers will resume next Monday, after their annual three weeks' holiday…

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Mine Workers to Resume

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 2

Australia's 26,000 mine workers will resume next Monday, after their annual three weeks' holiday…

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Gold Yields

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 16

Eldorado Tennant Creek (3 weeks to Decemebr 24). cyanidation plant treated 904 tons comprising 258 tons mined ore…

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Gold Yields

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 16

Eldorado Tennant creek (3 weeks to Decemebr 24), cyanidation plant treated 904 tons comprising 258 tons mined ore…

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Gold Yields

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 16

Eldorado Tennant Creek (3 weeks to Decemebr 24). cyanidation plant treated 904 tons comprising 258 tons mined ore…

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Coal Exports From Newcastle

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 4

Two vessels are to load coal at Newcastle this month for overseas. The Suva is due at Newcastle at the end of this week to load a…

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