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Mining & the mines, 1968

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Miners' V-p in Sellers' Contest

Tribune · Wednesday 14 August 1968 · page 4

FIIRST ENTRY in this year's Tribune Popular Seller competition from the NSW South Coast comes with the nomination by Coast Miners of Miners' Federation Southern District Vice-President Taffy Smale…

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"Something Fishy" About Nsw Mine Sale, Says Neilly

Tribune · Wednesday 14 August 1968 · page 12

NSW Labor shadow Minister for Mines, Mr. G. Neilly, told Tribune last week that there could be "something fishy" in the way the Askin Government was hawking the Oakdale State mine around to local and overseas financial interests…

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Anger Over Boom State Mine Sale

Tribune · Wednesday 21 August 1968 · page 11

SYDNEY: The mineworkers and community at Oakdale are indignant over the Askin Government's stealthy action in putting the State mine up for sale to "private enterprise". Following rumors of a…

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Isa Mines send $5m. right back to Wall St

Tribune · Wednesday 18 September 1968 · page 4

MORE THAN $5 million will be drained from Australia because of a single year's dividend from Mt. Isa Mines, the US-controlled mineral giant based in north-west Queensland. The company's total…

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Sharp queries on sale of mine

Tribune · Wednesday 2 October 1968 · page 12

SYDNEY: Sale of the Oakdale state coal mine by the NSW Liberal-Country Party Government to a subsidiary of the giant US Ludwig group ran contrary to the national policy stated by Liberal Prime Minister Gorton in preventing the takeover of MLC by foreign interests (see page 5). Mr. G. Neilly MLA NSW…

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SPORTS Comment Not much gold for us in Mexico City's hills

Tribune · Wednesday 16 October 1968 · page 12

ESPECIALLY following Ron Clarke's failure to win the 10,000 metres, gold medals will prove very difficult to obtain for the Australian athletes competing at Mexico. Derek Clayton, world…

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Letters to the Editor Fife Sells the Gold in the Public's Sand

Tribune · Wednesday 16 October 1968 · page 11

RECENT NEW SOUTH WALES Government authorisation of beach sand- mining in national parks…

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Chemical activities of the Coal industry

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 1 November 1968 · page 4

Charbonnage French Coal Board) has published report on its activities in the field…

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Israeli gold medal to Prime Minister

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 November 1968 · page 1

Mr. Asher Joel, MLC, president of the Anzac Memorial and Forest, last week presented Mr. J. G. Gorton, the Prime Minister of Australia, with an 18 carat gold coin issued by the Israeli Government…

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La renovation des mines de cuivre yougoslaves est confiee a des firmes francaises

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 13 December 1968 · page 2

BELGRADE.—Après une dure com pétition entre les groupes Krupj Schneider, millions de francs a été signé entre…

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