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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Mines Institute Medal Awarded

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 6

Mr. George Mason Hindmarsh, superintendent of collieries, Australian Iron and Steel Ltd., has been…

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Talks on coal problems

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

Monthly talks on coal industry problems would start when all parties agreed to them,…

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Spring Hill Gold Delay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 8

Spring Hill (Northern Terrltoty) Gold, N.L., shows ore proceeds at £159 for the year ended June 30, acalnst costs £13,116…

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Unseasonable Gold Snap Hits Sydney

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 24

Temperatures in Sydney today were about 14 degrees below average for February…

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New Technique Turns Brown Into Black Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 2

Dr. J. A. Dulhunty said yesterday that equipment had been developed which, in experiments, had turned brown…

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Colliery Man Re-elected

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 13

At a meeting of New South Wales colliery proprietors today Mr. E. E. Warren was re-elected…

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Fast Coal Loading

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

The speed of loading the first coal shipment of Newcastle coal for Japan had been excellent, Mr. N. M. Blyton, of H. C Sleigh Ltd.,…

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11 Northern Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 28

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Eleven mines were idle on the northern coalfield today, for a total production…

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11 Northern Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Eleven mines were idle on the northern coalfield today, for a total production…

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11 Northern Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 24

NEWCASTLE, Wed, -- Eleven mines were idle, on the northern coalfield today. for a total production…

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Gold Div. Deferred

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 18

Directors of South Kalgurli Consolidated Ltd. have deferred consideration of any dividend payment…

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Councils Shock On Coal Trucks

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Wed.--Council in mining areas will not get aid from the Joint Coal Board in the upkeep of main roads…

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European Coal, Iron Pool Starts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 10 (A.A.P.) — Europe's first common market for coal, iron ore and steel scrap will…

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Councils Shock On Coal Trucks

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 28

NEWCASTLE, Wed.--Councils in mining areas will not get aid from the Joint Coal Board in the upkeep of main roads…

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Lithgow Move To Safeguard State Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 6

LITHGOW, Tuesday.— At the request of the Miners' Lodge, the Lithgow City Council decided last…

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Blood, sweat, tears order for miners

Tribune · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 11

NEWCASTLE.——At a recent pit-top meeting, miners at Abermain No. 3, one of the J. & A. Brown group of collieries, were told that due to the crisis in the coal industry they would have to give more blood, sweat and tears to maintain the…

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Lithgow State Mine “Sad and sorry spectacle”

Tribune · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 11

(The following is a summary of a broadcast by Jack Parkinson, Secretary, Lithgow State Mine Lodge, given during the present dispute). There have been continuous disputes at the Lithgow State mine over ventilation. The miners…

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Court Story of Rent "Trickery" by Mines Chief

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 3

Director of Coal Mines John Marcus Baddeley tried to pay rent by trickery so that he could remain in possession of a flat where he was a guest, barrister R…

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Gold discovery anniversary

The Sun · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 19

Today is the 102nd anniversary of the discovery of gold by Edward Hargraves near Bathurst…

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Killed fowl, struck gold

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Wed. -- Mr. Arthur Townsend, of Horsham, today found two pennyweights of gold --…

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