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Mining & the mines, 1953

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War threats cause record gold hoarding Bank analysis shows Orient, Middle East, Latin America hold most of the hoards

The World's News · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 21

INTERNATIONAL, tension and uncertainty over the future is responsible, according to a recent analysis, for a record magnitude of…

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Gold as a "hedge" against devaluation

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 31 May 1953 · page 43

EVEN staid investors are starting to take an interest in gold mining shares as a hedge against possible further devaluation of the £A. The president, Mr…

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£2.5 M. Surplus Equipment Coal Board Disposal Plan Widely Discussed Call for Inquiry

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 31 May 1953 · page 6

The Joint Coal Board's attempts to sell nearly £2½ million worth of earth-moving equipment now deemed surplus has…

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"Armistice" in Northern mines

The Sun · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 7

An "armistice" for the Coronation day holiday operated in the coalfields "rolling strikes" today,…

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Gold Price Rise Forecast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 4

There was still no Indication of when the price of gold might rise though a rise would eventually come,…

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Mrs., Menzies Gold Abbey Dress

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 30

LONDON, Mon.--Material of gold brocade, which was a gift from the former High Commissioner for India in Australia, M. Duleepsinhji, has been used in the gown which Mrs. Menzies wife of the Prime Minister, will…

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Mrs. Menzies Has A Gold Abbey Dress

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 30

LONDON, Mon.--Material of gold brocade, which was. a gift from the former High Commissioner for India: in Australia, M. Duleepsinhji, has been used in the gown which Mrs. Menzies. wife of the Prime Minister, will…

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Mrs. Menzies Has A Gold Abbey Dress

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 29

LONDON, Mon.—Material of gold brocade, which was a gift from the former High Commissioner for India in Australia, M. Duleepsinhji, has been used in the gown which Mrs. Menzies, wife of the Prime Minister, will…

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Mrs. Menzies Has A Gold Abbey Dress

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 30

LONDON, Mon.—Material of gold brocade, which was a gift from the former High Commissioner for India in Australia, M. Duleepsinhji, has been used in the gown which Mrs. Menzies, wife of the Prime Minister, will…

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Mrs. Menzies Has A Gold Abbey Dress

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 29

LONDON, Mon.—Material of gold brocade, which was a gift from the former High Commissioner for India in Australia, M. Duleepsinhji, has been used in the gown which Mrs. Menzies, wife of the Prime Minister, will…

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Arthur "Efficient Minister" Views Of Coal Board Stated

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 4

Mr. Joshua George Arthur, former Minister for Mines, had been a perfectly efficient, active and helpful minister, Mr. Gordon Wallace, Q.C. (for the Joint Coal Board) told the Doyle Royal Commission when the hearing resumed…

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Gold Brocade Gown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 9

MRS. R. G. MENZIES and MISS HEATHER MENZIES, in the gowns they will wear to the Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey to-day. Mrs. Menzies's dress, encrusted with pearls,…

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Gold Night for Sydney

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 7

Sydney can expect fine conditions with a rather cold night, says the Weather Bureau…

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Coal Board: "Arthur Efficient, Helpful"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 7

Mr. Gordon Wallace, Q.C., counsel for the Joint Coal Board, said at the Doyle Royal Commission yesterday that the board considered that Mr. J. G. Arthur, former Minister for Mines, had been a "perfectly efficient, active and helpful…

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Miners at Work

The Sun · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 11

Most miners in NSW will be paid for the Coronation holiday yesterday, having qualified by…

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3 Northern mines idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 30

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Only three mines were idle today on the northern coal field for a production loss…

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3 Northern mines idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Only three mines were idle today on the northern coalfield for a production loss…

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3 Northern mines idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Only three mines were idle today on the northern coalfield for a production loss…

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3 Northern mines idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Only three mines were idle today on the northern coalfield for a production loss…

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3 Northern mines idle

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Wed. -- Only three mines were idle today on the northern coalfield for a production loss…

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