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Mining & the mines, 1954

2,282 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 115

Action On Mine Overtime

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The northern Miners' Federation to-day banned "unnecessary" overtime…

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U.k. Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 6

The London price of gold, fine, was unchanged on Wednesday at £stg.l2/8/9½ an oz…

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Mine Surveyor Certificates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 4

The following candidates were successful at the examination for certificate of competency as mine surveyor…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 6

GOLDEN PLATEAU: 4 weeks to June 25, 2,200 tons for 1,237 oz (previous 2,020 tons for 1,210 oz.). WELLINGTON ALL.: Week to…

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Captain's Flat Mine Stops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 16

CANBERRA,. Friday.— Mining operations at the Lake George lead, zinc, copper and sulphur mine at…

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Committee for Workless Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 3

The chairman of the Joint Coal Board, Mr. S. F. Cochran, last night announced the appointment of…

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Mine Strike "Kills" Town

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 4

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Sat. Captain's Flat has become a dead town, with 300 employees of the…

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U.k. Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 6

The London price of gold, fine, was unchanged on Thursday at £stg12/8/9½ an oz…

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Fiction Black Opals Lucky Connor, the other miners called him: yet the opals he Wanted most of all proved to be out of his reach

The World's News · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 19

CONNOR had seen all that there was to see in the way of opals, until he came back to Grey Wall…

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ADVENTURE The Iure of gold 60 fathoms deep Lives and ships were lost in a 12-year sfniggle to wrest it from the hold of the sunken Egypt

The World's News · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 12

DOTTED around on the floors of all the world's oceans and seas are scores of treasure ships that still defy man's efforts to recover…

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Gold In Them Thar Bills!

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 27 June 1954 · page 3

NAMBUCCA HEADS, Saturday.—Mrs. Jack Dunn, a resident of Thumb Creek in the Nambucca River district, has made an unusual gold strike. It started with seven…

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There was gold in them thar ducks

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 27 June 1954 · page 5

MACKSVILLE, Sat. -- Eight ducks that died in quick succession caused a minor "gold rush" at Thumb Creek, in the Nambucca River district…

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Mine's Rich Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 4

PERTH, Sunday. — The rich Alice goldmine, five miles from Nullagine, this week produced 95oz 9dwt from…

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U.k. Gold Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 4

The London price of gold, fine, last Friday was £stg12/8/10 an oz (up ½d)…

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Miners On Champagne And Caviar Cruise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 3

LONDON, June 27 (A.A.P.). — Lady Norah Docker, blonde wife of the British millionaire…

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Royal Commission on Coal Industry Demanded by M.p

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 17

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- A Royal Commission should be held to investigate the production and distribution of coal in N.S.W., said Mr. C. E…

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Royal Commission on Coal Industry Demanded by M.p

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 17

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- A Royal Commission should be held to investigate the production and distribution of coal in N.S.W., said Mr. C. E…

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Royal Commission on Coal Industry Demanded by M.p

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 17

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- A Royal Commission should be held to investigate the production and distribution of coal in N.S.W., said Mr. C. E…

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Charge Over Gold

The Sun · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 7

A man arrested last night had a large quantity, of gold in his possession, alleged to…

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Aust. Dev. Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 8

Australian Development, N.L., leading Tennant Creek gold producer, recovered gold worth nearly £57,000 for the four weeks ended June 23…

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