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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Gold Reserves

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 10

NEW YORK, (A.P.).-- Foreign gold and dollar reserves, in the United States increased by 1,100,000,000…

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Gold Reserves

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 12

NEW YORK (A.P.). -- Foreign gold and dollar reserves in the United States increased by 1,100,000,000…

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Miners Break Off Talks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 23 (A.A.P.).—British coalminers' leaders last night broke off wage talks with…

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Miners Will Make Room For Jobless

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday.— More mineworkers will be given long-service leave to make room in the industry…

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Coal Board Plant On Dam Project

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 7

The Joint Coal Board has hired £150,000 worth of open-cut mining equipment to the Metropolitan Water,…

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D. T. Cable Round-up U.K. coal crisis: wage talks fail

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 4

LONDON, Fri.--The British coal industry's biggest post-war crisis developed last night when miners' leaders broke off wage talks with the…

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A True Adventure Story Murder in the Mine When the bucket rose to the surface with its grisly burden, the natives screamed and fled

The World's News · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 31

THIS incident happened a good many years ago at a place called Belingwe, in Southern Rhodesia, where I was stationed as a member…

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Rise in Gold Opposed

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 January 1953 · page 31

THE National City Bank of New York flatly opposes proposals from some quarters that U.S.A. should…

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Rich miners still went to work

The Sun · Sunday 25 January 1953 · page 16

Fourteen months ago four Derbyshire miners won £75,000 in a football pool. This week three of them, each…

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Blunt Words On Gold Price

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 25 January 1953 · page 7

An unusually forthright article, dismissing the arguments for a change in the price of gold, appears…

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Cloth of Gold Richness for Coronation Dresses

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 25 January 1953 · page 19

LONDON, January 24.—Cloth of gold, the fabric which clothed all the best fairytale princes, will come to life in the collections of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers—London's…

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Sedgman's Superiority Boosts His Earnings U.s. "Gold Mine" for Aust. Champ

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 4

CHICAGO, Most. --Frank Sedgman's sfecsre of his professional tour 'with Jack'Kramer-is likely to exceed 130,000 dollars (about £A58,500). Ken McGregor will…

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Sedgman's Superiority Boosts His Earnings U.s. "Gold Mine" for Aust. Champ

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 4

CHICAGO, Mon. --Frank Sedgman's share of his professional tour with Jack Kramer in likely to exceed 130,000 dollars (about £58,500). Ken McGregor will…

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Sedgmam's Superiority Boosts His Earnings U.s. "Gold Mine" for Aust. Champ

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 4

CHICAGO, Mon. --Frank Sedgmean's share of his professional tour with Jack Kramer is likely to exceed 130,000 dollar (about £58,500). Ken McGregor will…

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Cheap Model Land Mines'

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 15

WASHINGTON (Extel). --The United States Army announced that a newly- developed midget…

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Cheap Model Land Mines

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 3

WASHINGTON (Extel.). --The United States Army announced that a newly- developed midget…

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Cheap Model Land Mines

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 12

WASHINGTON (Extel.). --The United States Army announced that a newly- developed midget…

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Sedgman's Superiority Boosts His Earnings U.s. "Gold Mime" for Aust. Champ

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 4

CHICAGO, Mon. --Frank Sedgman's share of his professional tour with Jack Kramer is likely to exceed 130,000 dollars (about £A58,500). Ken McGregor will…

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Queensland Coal for Pakistan

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

The Queensland Government's new coal offer to Pakistan was for 250,000 tons a year. Mr. Riordan, Mines Minister,…

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New Plan for Work in Mines

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Wed.--Hopes are held in northern mining quarters that a new plan to increase long service leave will lessen the effect of dismissals at small mines…

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