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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Stock Exchange, Company News 'Free' gold nears new post- war law level as demand slackens

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 10

LONDON, Fri.-- The world free gold markets are at present more than usuany depress, says a Financial Times correspondent. On the leading Continital centres the price of…

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Mine Sale Planned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 23

Yonki Creek Gold Mines, N.L., is negotiating for the sale of its mine to a Sydney group said the…

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Suit of gold cloth

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 4

A LONDON MODEL wearing the latest Coronation fashion -- a cocktail suit made from gold cloth. The suit has a slotted scarf collar, slit pockets and slim skirt. She is also…

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Thieves Get Gold Bars

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 5

NEW YORK, Fri. -- The theft of six bars of gold bullion worth 27,000 dollars (about £A.12,000) from a…

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Ship Salvages £35,000 Gold

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 24 May 1953 · page 6

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Saturday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—The British salvage ship Foremost Seventeen…

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Mining up despite high costs

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 May 1953 · page 47

Mining industries attracted more workers last year, so that they overcame many…

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More Gold From Niagara Wellington (Nz))

The Sun · Sunday 24 May 1953 · page 9

BRITISH salvage ship, Foremost 17, returned to Whangarei Harbor, North Auckland, ysterday with seven more gold bars (valued £35,000) recovered from the sunken liner…

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Some In Mud And Water Equipment Worth Nearly £2M. Lies In Paddocks Coal Board Disposal

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 24 May 1953 · page 6

Nearly £2 million worth of surplus earthmoving and mining equipment offered for sale by the Joint Coal Board is lying in paddocks near Parramatta…

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Gold Yield

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 16

Eldorado Tennant Creek Ltd., gold mine, four weeks to May 13. cyanidation plant treated 1301 tons for…

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POP Coal comfort

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 4

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No Order on Miners

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

"The vast majority of mine workers who are not concerned with politics, or at least owe no…

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Miners told of "agitators"

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 5

The coal industry was headed for rain if mineworkers allowed their destiny to be determined by political agitators, Coal Industry Tribunal…

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Big Goal Loss; 31 Mines Out

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Mon.-- Thirty-one mines were idle on the northern coalfields today for a…

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Big Coal Loss 31 Fines Out

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Mon.-- Thirty-one mines were idle on the northern coalfields, today for a…

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Big Coal Loss; 31 Nines Out

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 6

NEWCASTLE; Mon.-- Thirty-one mines were idle on the northern coalfields today for a…

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No great loss on coal plant

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 6

The Government would not lose a great deal over the sale of £2 million worth of surplus…

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Miners Told by Tribunal to "Wake Up"

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 6

The will majority of mine workers with owed allegiance to e foreign power should up to themselves the Coal Industry…

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Miners Told by Tribunal to "Wake Up"

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 6

The vast majority mine workers who owed allegience to a foreign power should wake up to themselves the Coal industry…

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Big Coal Loss; 31 Minis Out

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Mon.-- Thirty-one mines were idle on the northern coalfields today for a…

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Big Coal Loss; 31 WlNES OUT

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Men.-- Thirty-one mines were idle on' the northern coalfields today for a…

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