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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Nine Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- Seven mines were idle on the northern coalfield today for a coal production…

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Nine Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tues. -- Seven mines were idle on the northern coalfield today for a coal production…

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Coal Crisis Talk "Nonsense"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 11

Suggestions that the coal industry faced a crisis were "nonsense," the Minister National Development (Senator…

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Conference On Coal Conservation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

The Acting Minister for Mines, Mr. R. J. Heffron, said yesterday that he would confer next Friday with the…

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Priority for extracting pillar coal

The Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 5

Coal owners proposed to give high priority to the mechanical extraction of pillar…

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Moina Mining's public share issue

The Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 31

Moina Tungsten-Tin Mining Co., NL, is issuing 303,700 5- contributing shares to the…

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"1,000 More Miners In Jobs Than Year Ago"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 4

The number of men now working in underground coalmines in N.S.W. is over 1,000 more than 12 months…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 14

Arahura (½ March). 48,000 yds., 61oz. Top tumbler failed February 28 and dredge closed 216 hrs. for repairs…

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Forest Poachers Use 'Land Mines"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 8

VIENNA (Kemsley).-- Austrian police and game wardens have declared war on poachers in Salzburg…

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Forest Poachers Use 'Land Mines'

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 8

VIENNA (Kemsley). --Austrian police and game wardens have declared war on poachers in Salzburg…

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Miners Fight Grave Crisis on Coalfields

Tribune · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

Declared to be one of the biggest meeting in Lithgow’s history, a crowd of 60 or 700 surrounded the Joi[?]…

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Miners Elect Militants in Newcastle Poll

Tribune · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

NORTHERN miners elected four m[?]tants as their delegates to New castle Labor Council. This only about three months [?]…

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Strike threat by miners at Broken Hill

The Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.--Miners will cease work at Broken Hill on April 8, unless…

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"Iron Man" To Seek Niagara's Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

A robot "iron man" with "arms" and "legs" is among secret scientific devices which the…

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Reception Equipment to Mining Executive

Construction · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 7

A cocktail reception was tendered last evening at the Australia Hotel to Mr. J. F. Holman. a director of Holman Bros. Ltd., Cranborne, Cornwall,…

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Cash Aid for Miners Employers' Plan To Fill Jobs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 4

Colliery proprietors have decided to assist financially unemployed miners willing to move to areas where there is work…

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Fund for Unemployed Miners Assistance in move to new jobs

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 3

New South Wales colliery proprietors yesterday decided to establish a fund to help unemployed mineworkers move to…

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Miners' Gasmask

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 4

LONDON (D.M.W.C.). -- Miners are to have a new sensational gas mask for combatting, black…

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Miners' Gasmask

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 4

LONDON (D.M.W.C.). -- Miners arc to have a new sensational gas mask for combatting black…

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Miners' Gasmask

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 4

LONDON (D.M.W.C.). -- Miners are to have a new sensational gas mask for combatting black…

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