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Mining & the mines, 1954

2,282 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 115

New gold find in West Aust

The Sun · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 36

KALGOORLIE (WA), Thursday. -- A rich gold strike has been made in Cox's Find district, about…

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Prolific Gold Div. Payer Aust. Dev's Record

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 7

The Australian Development N.L. is paying another quarterly dividend of 9d a 1/ stock unit, making…

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Mine Days to Poll Day Vote hunt warms up in Adelaide Mr. Menzies Promises Social Aid

The Sun · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--"Year by year, we will improve the position of the pensioner," Prime Minister Menzies told an audience of 1500 in the…

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Guinea Gold Profit Up

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 22

Guinea Gold N.L. made £22,489 net profit for the year ended February 28, compared with £16,899 for…

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U.k. Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 6

The London price of gold, fine, on Wednesday was £stgl2/8/10½ an oz. (down ½d)…

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Miners in search

The Sun · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Miners were recruited today by police to aid in the bush search for a Sydney scientist. The scientist is believed…

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Gold output increases

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 2

Gold production in New South Wales rose by 75 per cent in March this year, compared with March,…

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Production Of Coal Up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 4

Coal production in New South Wales in the first three months of this year was 3,463,000 tons, compared with…

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Gold Ny[?] holds [?] challen[?]

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 10

Heayily-backed borough (51) [?]strongly over the [?]yards of the Juvenile…

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U.k. Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 6

The London price of gold, fine, on Thursday, was £stg12/8/9½ an oz. (down 1d)…

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Communists To Share In Miners' Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 13

The executive of the Miners' Federation has decided that part of its appeal for election funds will be…

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Gold Nymph holds off challenge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 10

Heavily-backed Moyborough (51) finished strongly over the last 50 yards Of the Juvenile…

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Gold Nymph holds off challenge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 10

Heavily-backed Moyborough (51) finished strongly over the last 50 yards of the Juvenile…

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Gold Nymph holds off challenge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 10

Heavily-backed Moyborough (51) finished strongly over the last 50 yards of the Juvenile…

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Gold Nymph holds off challenge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 10

Heavily-backed Moyborough (51) finished, strongly over the last 50 yards of the Juvenile…

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Gold Nymph by Close Margin Plunge lost

The Sun · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 8

A big plunge went astray in the Juvenile Novice Stakes at Randwick today when the heavily backed Fine Silk failed to run a place. The race…

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Moyborough Just Fails Gold Nymph holds off late challenge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 12

Heavily-backed Moyborough finished strongly over the last 50 yards of the Juvenile Novice Stakes for fillies at Randwick today, but failed by of short half-head to overtake Gold Nymph…

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Moyborough Just Fails Gold Nymph holds off late challenge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 11

Heavily-backed Moyborough finished strongly over the last 50 yards of the Juvenile Novice Stakes for fillies at Randwick today, but failed by a short half-head to overtake Gold Nymph…

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Last Stage Of C'wealth Mining Group Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 6

LONDON, May 21.— The last chapter in the story of the Commonwealth Mining and Finance group of…

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£100-million treasure in Japanese vaults Diamonds, gold, platinum were valuable wartime hoard

The World's News · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 2

LOCKED in the Bank of Japan vaults in Tokio is treasure in diamonds, gold, platinum, silver and other precious metals and stones…

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