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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Fabulous Profits In Uranium Mine Run

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 11

TORONTO, Tues.--An elderly woman re-examined her yellowed mining stock certificates and discovered that she had made a profit of more than…

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Fabulous Profits In Uranium Mine Run

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 11

TORONTO, Tues.-- An elderly woman re-examined her yellowed mining stock certificates and discovered that she had made a profit of more than…

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3Oz. Ore on Gold Option

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 23

One of the properties held under option by the newly formed Northern Mines Development, N.L.,…

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Coal Board Profit Miner's Call For Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 4

LITHGOW, Monday.— The president of the Western Miners' Federation, Mr. E. Mara, said to-day that…

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Three Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Continued stoppages at three mines owned by the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Three Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Continued stoppages at three mines owned by the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Three Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Continued stoppages at three mines owned by the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Miners' leader in pit incident

The Sun · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 5

WOLLONGONG. Wednesday.--Southern District Miner's president W. Parkinson claimed today…

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Miners' Strike Likely At Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—Some mining unions affiliated with the Barrier Industrial Council are…

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U.s. Vote Favors Gold Standard

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tues.-- American business and industrial leaders favor a return to the gold standard. This is revealed in a…

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Gold Yields

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1953 · page 11

Arahura (Mar.), 204,000yds., 272oz. bullion. Dredge closed 216 hours for repairs. Central Deborah. 390 tons…

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Wagga Gold Cup

The Sun · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 10

Nominations for the Wagga Gold Cup meeting on April 28 and 29 will close on Thursday, April…

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Stone Age men were miners

The World's News · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 38

ARCHAEOLOGISTS at Loerrach, South Germany believe they have discovered the site where neolithic men first used thermal splitting…

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Gold, Dollar Total Rises

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 5

LONDON, Fri.--The sterling area's gold and dollar reserves at the end of March were the highest since the beginning of…

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Gold Yield £16mil. 1952 Increase £3mil

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 4

Australian mine production of gold for 1952 was 979,388oz fine, an increase of 83,837oz, or 9.4 per cent…

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Racehorse, polo pony, jumper, hack--it's easy for old Gold Ross

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 17

Let me say at once that when it comes to horseback riding, I'm no Hopalong Cassidy. Some of Australia's leading experts, in…

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New Miners' Safety Lamp

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 April 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Sat.--British miners may soon get a new safety oil lamp which not only shows red when gas…

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Gold earns more

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 April 1953 · page 47

AUSTRALIAN mines won 979,388 ounces of gold in 1952--…

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Rockets Fail To Move Mine Blockage

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 5 April 1953 · page 4

BROKEN HILL, Saturday.—Attempts to clear a blocked airway shaft at the Zinc Corporation mine with…

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Homes Wrecked in Mine Collapse

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 3

Three people were hurt and 10 homes wrecked when earth…

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