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Mining & the mines, 1953

2,937 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 147

Coal By Pipeline British “Colliery to Consumer” Scheme

Construction · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 9

A single pipeline, stretching for more than a hundred miles, may one day pump large size coal into London at the rate of millions of tons a…

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Coal Shipments

Construction · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 11

A total of 84 350 tons of coal left Newcastle for interstate ports, Sydney, and Japan last week. Coastal colliers took 31.000 tons…

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Sydney Coal

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

Sir,—Those closely concerned with the ultimate fate of Balmain have at last realised that the economic, technical…

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Freighter Hits Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 3

LONDON, March 24 (A.A.P.).—The British cargo ship Pampas (5,576 tons) yesterday struck a mine off the…

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Gas Coal Stocks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 3

Sydney gas works have stocks on hand to last two and a half weeks…

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Gold Dredge Won Millions

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 2

CHRISTCHURCH, Wed.--After having won more than £2 millions worth of gold in the last…

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Gold Dredge Won Millions

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 2

CHRISTCHURCH, Wed.--After having won more than £2 millions worth of gold in the last…

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Queensland Sells Coal To Japan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.— The State Cabinet to-night approved the sale of 100,000 tons of coal from…

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Big coal loss in strike

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 16

CESSNOCK, Tues. --The coal loss on northern fields tomorrow may be…

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Three Heats For Gold Cup Eights

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 43

The Riverview Gold Cup Championship Eights, to be rowed at St. Ignatius' Regatta on the Lane Cove…

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Three Heats For Gold Cup Eights

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 43

The Riverview Gold Cup Championship Eights, to be rowed at St. Ignatius' Regatta on the Lane Cove…

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“Moving fund” means new pay cut for miners

Tribune · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 4

A coalowners’ “travelling fund” to shift miners from field to field would simply mean a wage reduction for mineworkers, a Federation spokesman told Tribune…

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Prosperity Plan for the Gold Coast Co-operation in a £144,000,000 ROJECT

Construction · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 26

It has been said that colonial territories often lack three important elements for a successful programme of industrial development—good…

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Coal Mine Vacancies Await 500

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 17

Fewer than 100 coal-miners were registered as unemployed, the Joint Coal Board…

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Coal Mine Vacancies Await 500

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 17

Fewer than 100 coalminers were registered as unemployed, the Joint Coal Board…

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Coal Mine Vacancies Await 500

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 17

Fewer than 100 coalminers were registered as unemployed, the Joint Coal Board…

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Goal Mine Vacancies Await 500

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 17

Fewer than 100 coalminers were registered as unemployed, the Joint Coal Board…

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Miners to Resume Settlement Of Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 6

A compulsory conference before the Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher, yesterday settled a dispute…

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Attack By Mayor On Coal Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 7

LITHGOW, Wednesday.—The Mayor of Lithgow, Ald. H. C. Heffernan, told the…

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Mine Safety Considered

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 12

CANBERRA, Friday. -- There was no truth in a suggestion that colliery owners intended to…

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