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Mining & the mines, 1954

2,282 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 115

10 Seek Gold. Bones Simpson Desert trip planned

The Sun · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 11

A party of 10 men and four women plan lo cross the Simpson Desert looking for uranium and gold, and prehistoric animal skeletons…

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Northern Mines Outlay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 8

Exploration expenditure by Northern Mines Development, N.L., from April 2, 1953 (date of incorporation), [?] March 31, 1954, was £38 283,…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 9

A[?] CONSOL: Week to June 7. 350 tons for 302oz 6dwts (previous week 271 oz ldwt and 2 tons cone.). BLUE SPEC.: 4 weeks to May 18,…

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No Intervention In Indo-China; lout Menzies Miners’ Council call

Tribune · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 12

The Central Council of the Miners’ Federation has declared against intervention in Indo-China, and called for unity for the early defeat of the Menzies Government and to win wage increases, better conditions and economic security…

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U.k. Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 7

The London price of gold, fine, on Tuesday was unchanged at £stgl2/18/10 an oz…

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Annual 'Blue and Gold' Ball

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 12

THE Christian Brothers' College, Chatswood, in holding its annual "blue and Bold" ball at the Windsor…

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Eyes on Dwindling Coal Britain "leads world" in atom-power for peace

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 7

LONDON, Thurs. (I.N.S.).--A spokesman for Britain's Department of Atomic Energy claimed recently that Britain leads the world in the race to apply the energy of the atom to peaceful uses. "We are ahead," he said,…

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Eyes on Dwindling Coal Britain "leads world" in atom-power for peace

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 7

LONDON, Thurs. (I.N.S.).--A spokesman for Britain's Department of Atomic Energy claimed recently that Britain leads the world in the race to apply the energy of the atom to peaceful uses. "We are ahead." he said…

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Offer to buy gold shares

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 20

Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie (Aust.) Ltd. has offered to acquire the whole of the issued…

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Offer to buy gold shares

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 20

Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie (Aust.) Ltd. has offered to acquire the whole of the issued…

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Offer to buy gold shares

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 20

Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie (Aust.) Ltd. has offered to acquire the whole of the issued…

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Finance, Markets Broker to Client Cessnock Collieries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 22

CLIENT: Cessnock Collieries has done exactly what you thought it would do--raise the dividend. And the market has gone exactly the way you thought it would…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 8

WELLINGTON ALL.: Week to June 4, 70,000 cubic yards for 408 oz, costs 13.64d a cubic yard…

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Offer for Gold Co

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 21

Gold Mines of Kalgoorlie (Aust). Ltd. has offered to buy the issued shares in South Kalgurli Consolidated. Ltd…

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U.k. Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 8

The London price of gold, fine, on Thursday was £stg12/9/ an oz (up 1d)…

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FICTION Lucky Break Big Jim Konnor was so strong he could handle five men at once. But when two crooks tried to steal his gold map, he had to rely on bluff

The World's News · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 20

SURE, it was a lucky break. There was this guy Jim Konnor lyin' there, with the rough trail blankets drawn…

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Gold braid, Black Maria

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 2

ALOFI (Niue Island), Sun.--Officers of the New Zealand cruiser Black Prince rode in a Black Maria on the Vice-Regal tour of Niue Island yesterday. The island's…

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Second in Gold Cup to Bachli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 11

LONDON, June 13 (A. A. P.).—Doug Bachli and Harry Berwick filled second and third places…

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Gold Yields

The Sun · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 43

Wellington All, week ended June 4, 70,000 cubic yards for bullion to contain 408 ounces of…

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Threat to Coal Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon. -- Serious coal shortages were a thing of the past, Mr. S. F…

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