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Sydney · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1969

27 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2

43-year Qld. coal lease at dollar per acre per year

Tribune · Wednesday 15 January 1969 · page 4

BRISBANE: Two big overseas companies have been given the right to exploit 175 square miles of rich Queensland coal deposits until the year 2010 -- at $1 per acre a year and 5c. per ton royalty on the coal mined…

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Finance and Investment the Mining Market—a Heady Cocktail

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 13 February 1969 · page 8

The mining market in 1969 will be very volatile and the inexperienced investor could get "burnt"…

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Urgent mine safety call

Tribune · Wednesday 19 February 1969 · page 10

SYDNEY: Fourteen mineworkers lost their lives in mine accidents in Australia last year: part of the price of record production of coal and other minerals. This year opened with two NSW coalmine deaths in the…

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Bestudering van het erosie probleem aan "Gold Coast"

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 7 March 1969 · page 2

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Modern France Arts and Techniques Research Centres of the Paris School of Mines

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 21 March 1969 · page 4

The Paris School of Mines (Ecole des Mines), opened in the old Hotel Vendôme on the Boulevard Saint-Michel which has become too…

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On the INDUSTRIAL scene Miners go for shorter week

Tribune · Wednesday 26 March 1969 · page 10

SYDNEY: Against a background of militant activity in the pits already, campaign plans are being made this week on mineworkers' offensive for shorter working hours…

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Bernie Gold

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 17 April 1969 · page 32

Friend Bernie Gold, who is taking his time about his overseas honeymoon (he’s been in England and touring Europe…

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Gold Pins for Rsl Life Members

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 29 April 1969 · page 4

Highlight of Guildford RSL's march to commemorate Anzac Day was the presentation of three gold life-membership fraternity pins. The presentations…

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BOOKS at a glance Gold

Tribune · Wednesday 21 May 1969 · page 8

CONTINUING the fine series or historical investigations of local areas by Harley Forster. The…

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Red Cross gains four gold medals

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 27 May 1969 · page 3

Four members of Guildford branch of the Australian Red Cross Society have been awarded gold medals for long service with the society…

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Israel notebook Gold a Meir - After Three Months

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 19 June 1969 · page 8

I HAIFA: The great political surprise of the year has been the success of Golda Meir in her responsible position as Prime Minister of Israel…

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Finance and Investment GOLD-What does the future hold?

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 26 June 1969 · page 6

The world debate on gold and its role in the international monetary sphere is now gathering force. In the one camp are those who say that gold has no real…

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Finance and Investment Back to Mining

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 17 July 1969 · page 8

While the Sydney Stock Exchange All Ordinaries Index has eased fractionally over the past week (down from 596…

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Finance and Investment Major Alluvial Gold Discovery

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 24 July 1969 · page 8

A preliminary investigation by Amad N. L. and Vam Ltd. in the Burdekin River delta in Queensland has indicated over…

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Putting the Gold Into Jerusalem

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 31 July 1969 · page 10

The morning after the Security Council called upon Israel to rescind all steps it has taken to make Jeiusalem a united city, another international group called upon Israel to do exactly the opposite. After four days of provocative discussions, eminent architects, churchmen and educators from 16 countries, members of the newly formed Jerusalem Committee asserted…

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7 Mine Deaths in '69

Tribune · Wednesday 13 August 1969 · page 10

SYDNEY: Six serious accidents, including one death, in NSW in ten working days, and a death in Queensland…

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FINANCE Southlands Mining: a budding giant?

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 August 1969 · page 8

Southlands Mining Ltd. a recent newcomer to the Stock Exchange lists, has recently made an announcement full of promise. There were two items of very great interest to the public…

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The Grand Gold Medal of French Electronics

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 5 September 1969 · page 4

The National Federation of Electronic Industries, which created the Grand Gold Medal of French Electronics in 1968 to honour those…

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Gold Home

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 11 September 1969 · page 41

Leading Sydney Jewish athlete and all-round sportsman, Bernie Gold returned from an overseas honeymoon last week…

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Gold Medal for Two French Dancers at the Moscow Competition

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 12 September 1969 · page 4

The Moscow International Dance Competition is attended every year by the world's best dancers. Two young dancers of the Paris…

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