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Mining & the mines, 1953

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Huge N.G. Mining Claim

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 1

PORT MORESBY, Saturday. -- A syndicate of German - born Jewish bankers, now living in…

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Big N.G. mining rights claim

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 1

PORT MORESBY, Fri.--An American-Swedish banking syndicate has…

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Foreign Claim Mining Rights In New Guinea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1953 · page 3

PORT MORESBY, Friday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—A syndicate of four citizens of New York and a naturalised…

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Who Will Find Thunderbolts Hoard of Gold?

Truth · Sunday 18 January 1953 · page 12

Somewhere in the New England Range, Thunder-bolt, the Gentleman of the Road, hid an immense fortune. For 80 years bushmen hunted for it in vain. Where did Thunderbolt hide his…

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Three Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, -Mon. --Stockrington No. 1. Pelton, and Stockton Borehole were affected by disputes…

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Four Mines Idle

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 2

Four mines are idle on the NSW coalfields today for a coal output loss of 2570 tons. Production for…

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Three Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Mon. --Stockrington No. 1, Pelton, and Stockton Borehole were affected by disputes…

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Three Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Mon. --Stockrington No. 1, Pelton, and Stockton Borehole were affected by disoutes…

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Three Mines Idle

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Mon. --Stockrington No. 1, Pelton, and Stockton Borehole were affected by disutes…

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Japs To Get Coal

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Mon. --The British freighter Denmark Hill today began loading the first…

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U.k. Coal Output, Exports Increase

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 14

Coal output in 1952 was just under 225- million tons, according to provisional figures issued by…

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Norseman Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 6

Profit of Norseman Gold Mines N.L. for the year ended October 31 rose by £13,677 to £50,813, after providing £178,611 for…

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N.s.w. Coal for Japan

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 4

The British Vessel Denmark Hill commenced loading the first shipment of New South Wales coal for Japan (approximately 9500 tons) at…

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Mine idle offer mishap

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 5

Three mineworkers were injured when an express trolly ran off the line at Corrimal Colliery…

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Nthn. Star Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 9

Northern Star Gold Mines N.L. will resume mining operations when the January call has been received and the company has sufficient funds…

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Northern miners march against sackings

Tribune · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 12

ONE hundred miners in the Belmont area last Monday stopped work and marched in a body to the offices where the Northern Board of…

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South Bulli miners protest to Sheahan

Tribune · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 4

SOUTH BULLI miners stopped last week and protested against cancellation of a train which brought British migrants to the pit…

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Big Coal Cargoes Loaded For Japan

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Wed.--Three freighters, including two Japanese vessels, are loading coal in Newcastle as part of a 33,000 tons order for Japan…

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Miners won’t accept sackings as “reward” for record-breaking

Tribune · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 10

The New Year opened for NSW miners with more mine closures, curtailed coal production and dismissals. IN Northern NSW, 19 men were sacked from the Belmont…

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Mine Reports

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 23

Renison Associated Tin Mines (four weeks to December 9) 1200 tons of crude ore treated for 8.85 tons…

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