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Mining & the mines, 1961

53 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 3

Collinsville Convoy Rejects Mine Closure

Tribune · Wednesday 10 May 1961 · page 1

BRISBANE: A miners' motor convoy of protest against the ruthless shutdown of the Collinsville mine will leave there tomorrow (Thursday) for Brisbane, six hundred miles away…

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Warning on coal over - production

Tribune · Wednesday 10 May 1961 · page 8

SYDNEY. -- Recently the Joint Coal Board issued a warning on over production of coal. New South Wales mines…

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Wentworthville boy stars on Gold Coast

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 10 May 1961 · page 9

A seven years old Wenfworthville boy became the "star" of a floor show at a Gold Coast hotel during a holiday with his parents at Surfers' Paradise. He is Errol Carter…

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Coal Convoy Full of Fight

Tribune · Wednesday 17 May 1961 · page 1

BRISBANE: A motor convoy of nine cars carrying trade unionists has been driving from Collinsville to Brisbane,…

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Gold Coast Seeks Funds for Centre

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 May 1961 · page 10

Sydney and Melbourne residents will be asked to support the appeal now being held by the Gold Coast Hebrew Congregation for funds to finance the building of a congregational Memorial Halal in…

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Convoy Charges Govt: Mine Closed to Suit Monopoly

Tribune · Wednesday 24 May 1961 · page 12

BRISBANE: The Collinsville convoy which reached here on Friday charged the State…

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Warning of coal crisis in Q'land Pattern As in N.S.W.

Tribune · Wednesday 31 May 1961 · page 10

SYDNEY: The Central Council of the Miners' Federation meeting here last week warned members in Queensland that a pattern of coal industry crisis was developing in that State similar to the one in New South Wales. COUNCIL recommended to…

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450 Strike at Uranium Mine

Tribune · Wednesday 28 June 1961 · page 3

ADELAIDE: Workers at the Radium Hill uranium mine went on strike last week over the dismissal of a member of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association. ABOUT 450 workers were…

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Open state mine at Collinsville!

Tribune · Wednesday 28 June 1961 · page 10

BRISBANE: The Queensland Trades and Labor Council has renewed its demand for reopening of the State coal mine at…

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Miners Plan Action to Combat Coal Crisis

Tribune · Wednesday 16 August 1961 · page 3

SYDNEY: Central Council of the Miners' Federation last week called for an immediate meeting of the Combined Mining Unions Council to arrange aggregate meetings of mine-workers to seek support for a program of action to combat the "worst crisis in history". COUNCIL decided this following…

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Gold Medal of the Naval Academy

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 25 August 1961 · page 4

THE general engineer, Louis Kahn, President of the Naval Academy, awarded Commander Houot and Mr. Willm, an engineer, the Malay…

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Gold Coast Will Dedicate New Centre Soon

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 August 1961 · page 6

The new building of the Gold Coast Hebrew Congregation will be dedicated by Rabbi Fabian of Brisbane on September 3. This was announced at…

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Gold Coast Synagogue Is Consecrated

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 8 September 1961 · page 12

More than two hundred people gathered to attend the consecration of the Gold Coast Hebrew Congregation’s new Synagogue at…

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Gold Medal for Danny Kaye

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 8 September 1961 · page 8

WASHINGTON (JCNS): A group of seven Democratic and Republican Senators have introduced into the Senate a joint resolution to authorise the issue of a gold medal to Danny Kaye, the…

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Four Gold Medals Australians Fare Well at Maccabiah Games

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 8 September 1961 · page 10

Tel Aviv, Tuesday: Australians had won four gold medals at the 6th Anaccabiah Games in Israel by today. N.S.W. athlete Madeleine Bergmann won two gold medals, one in the 800 metres, the second in the 200 metres sprint event…

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Late News Room-mates Look For Gold Medal Harvest

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 8 September 1961 · page 12

TEL-AVIV: Three room-mates at the Australian quarters of the Maccabiah Games hope to return with at least three gold medals…

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Outstanding win in gold

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 13 September 1961 · page 20

Muirfield Golf Club champion, F. Wedlock, scored an outstanding win in the individual stableford event last weekend…

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Gold Coast honeymoon TOURING

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 20 September 1961 · page 22

The bride was Janice Brown, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Brown, of Clyde Street, Granville…

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City with gold in the streets

The Biz · Wednesday 20 September 1961 · page 11

High beer prices, the low price of kangaroo meat and alluvial gold…

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Broken Hill Miners Defend Conditions

Tribune · Wednesday 27 September 1961 · page 4

BROKEN HILL: About 500 members of the Workers' Industrial Union of Australia have stopped work, and about 50 Federated Engine…

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