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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Tito Makes Gold Quest

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 18

LONDON (D.M.W.C.). -- A plan which has been made in Yugoslavia may give the chancellors of…

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Miners fear sackings, seek 35-hour week

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 3

With "over-production in every coalfield and widespread fear of dismissals," the Miners' Federation today asked Coal Industry Tribunal Gallagher for immediate…

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Miners Seek 35-Hour Week President Tells Of Unemployment

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 6

The Miners' Federation today asked the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) for an emergency hearing for a claim for a 35-hour week for coalminers, to avert an unemployment crisis in the industry…

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Miners Seek 35-Hour Week President Tells Of Unemployment

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 6

The Miners' Federation today asked the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) for an emergency hearing for a claim for a 35-hour week for coalminers, to avert an unemployment crisis in the industry…

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Miners Seek 35-Hour Week President Tells Of Unemployment

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 6

The Miners' Federation today asked the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) for an emergency hearing for a claim for a 35-hour week for coalminers, to avert an unemployment crisis in the industry…

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Miners Seek 35-Hour Week President Tells Of Unemployment

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 6

The Miners' Federation today asked the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) for an emergency hearing for a claim for a 35-hour week for coalminers, to avert an unemployment crisis in the industry…

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Coal Men Seeking 35-Hour Week Unemployment Fear Says President

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 5

The Miners' Federation today asked the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher) for an emergency hearing for a claim for a 35-hour week for coalminers, to avert an unemployment crisis in the industry…

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Three Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- On the northern field today three mines are idle for a loss of 2370 tons…

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Three Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 24

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- On the northern field today three mines are Idle for a loss of 2370 tons…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 17

Freeburgh (f' night), 18,100 yds., 69oz. 6dwt. Loloma (12 weeks), 5708 tons, 3774oz…

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Three Mines in North Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tues.-- On the northern field today three mines are idle for a loss of 2370 tons…

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Three Mines in North Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- On the northern field today three mines are idle for a loss of 2370 tons…

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Coal Board Rejects Minister's Proposal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 3

The Joint Coal Board has rejected a suggestion by the Minister for National Development, Senator Spooner,…

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Miners' Claim For Urgent Hours Hearing Rejected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 4

The Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher, yesterday refused an application by the Miners' Federation for an urgent hearing of the federation's…

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Sixth Japanese Ship to Load Coal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

The Japanese ship Usa Maru arrived in Newcastle on February 15 and began loading about 6,300 tons of coal…

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Midget Subs. in Hunt for Spaniards' Gold

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 11

PARIS, Wed. (U.P.).-- Midget submarines of a new type will be used early this year in an effort to savage an estimated 100,000,000 dollars worth of old bullion from the ocean floor in the West Indies according to Alexander [?]organoff…

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Midget Subs. in Hunt for Spaniards' Gold

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 11

PARIS, Wed. (U.P.).--Midget submarines of a new type will be used early this year in an effort to salvage an estimated 100,000,000 dollars worth of gold bullion from the ocean floor in the West Indies, according to Alexander Korganoff…

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Midget Subs. in Hunt for Spaniards' Gold

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 11

PARIS, Wed. (U.P.).--Midget submarines of a new type will be used early this year in an effort to salvage an estimated 100,000,000 dollars worth of gold bullion from the ocean floor in the West Indies, according to Alexander Korganoff…

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Senator Spooner’s Suggestion to Coal Board “Appoint New Architects for Job.”

Construction · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

The Joint Coal Board will not act on a suggestion by the Minister for National Development, Senator Spooner, that new architects be…

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Letters to Editor Coking Coal in Short Supply Need For Efficient Pillar Extraction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

Sir,—The N.S.W. appeal to the Queensland Government (which has only a 100th part of our coking-coal capacity) to…

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