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Mining & the mines, 1954

2,282 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 115

Miners' move on pillars

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 3

The Miners' Federation's biennial conference decided today to recommend to aggregate…

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Miners' move on pillars

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 3

The Miners Federation's biennial conference decided today to recommend to aggregate meeting…

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High Gold Values

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 34

Australian Development, N.L., reports values ranging from 73 dwt. to 25 dwt. from its No. 2 shaft…

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Miners to vote on pillars

The Sun · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 17

Miners' triennial convention today decided to recommend to aggregate meetings…

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Miners Agree To Pillar Machines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 1

The triennial national convention of the Miners' Federation yesterday unanimously…

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North'n Mines 3-for-2

The Sun · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 31

Shareholders of Northern Mines Development N.L. will be offered three shares in a new company-- Mineral Ventures N.L.--for every…

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Coal Decision Aids Nation Cut in costs

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 1

The Miners' Federation National Convention yesterday reached a decision which will vitally affect the Australian…

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New Treasure Hunt Gold in 2 ships

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 10

LONDON, Fri. -- Two expeditions in Britain are preparing to search for lost…

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New Treasure Hunt Gold in 2 ships

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 10

LONDON, Fri. -- Two expeditions in Britain are preparing to search for lost…

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New Treasure Hunt Gold in 2 ships

Daily Mirror · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 10

LONDON, Fri. -- Two expeditions in Britain are preparing to search for lost…

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Decision For Machines On Pillar Coal To Go Before Miners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1954 · page 3

Miners on all coalfields will hold stop-work meetings next week to discuss the recommendation of the Miners' Federation national convention to agree to mechanical extraction of coal from pillars…

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Fund for Coal Work

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 August 1954 · page 9

The Joint Coal Board has more than £1,000,000 in a fund to stow eight mines for the mechanical extraction of coal pillars…

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U.k. Gold Price Peak

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1954 · page 8

The London price of gold, fine, on Thursday, £stg.l2/9/3 an oz, is the highest since the free market was restored last March…

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Getting To Work On Pillar Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1954 · page 2

Whether or not the Miners' Federation has seen the light on the subject of mechanical extraction of pillar coal, the…

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Mine host

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 22 August 1954 · page 2

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Batting Siki Battling Siki, a world champion front the Gold Coast Fifth of a Series From Our New York Office

Truth · Sunday 22 August 1954 · page 37

Battling Siki was not as good a lighter as Harry Greb, whose Story was told in this series last week, but in some respects Siki…

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Gold Yields

The Sun · Monday 23 August 1954 · page 23

Wally Gully, 2 weeks to August 18, 1414 tons for 380oz fine gold. Cleaned up cyanide plant…

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Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 August 1954 · page 7

WELLINGTON ALL.: Week to Aug. 13, 76,000 yards for 567oz; costs, 12.74d a yard…

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Body in Mine Hut

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 August 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Workmates today found a goldminer sprawled dead beside a bunk in a hut at…

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Historical Mines Close Down Today

Daily Mirror · Monday 23 August 1954 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Mon. --The final chapter in the history of two Newcastle mines will be written today when Normaine Colliery closes and coal from Hillside Extended is hauled…

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