Queensland government mining journal: jubilee number, vol. LI, no. 584, June 1950

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MCL BUS 195
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Brisbane : Dept. of Mines, 1950
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Queensland Government MINING JOURNAL 1
NOTICE TO PROSPECTORS. 2
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT MINING JOURNAL 2
WARDENS' OFFICES IN QUEENSLAND. 2
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE MINING INDUSTRY IN QUEENSLAND 8
Queensland Government MINING JOURNAL 8
CONTENTS 9
MESSAGE, FROM THE PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND 10
To Australian and Overseas Business and Industry 11
Foreword 12
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Introduction 14
Editorial Comment 15
FIFTY YEARS Of QUEENSLAND MINING 16
Mr. J. MALCOLM NEWMAN'S CAREER. 17
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t-S'dy., 2/£c/. 23
Story 24
ABOUT THE AUTHOR. 25
Early Views of Mount Morgan 27
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Overseas Capital Has Opportunities for Investment in Queensland 47
QUEENSLAND GOLD NUGGETS 48
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SOME NOTES ON THE OUTSTANDING 53
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OPERATIONS AT MT. ISA 62
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MINING ON THE MOUNT PETER PROVISIONAL GOLDFIELD 82
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QUEENSLANSLAND'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 89
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EXPANSION OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN RELATION TO MINING IN QUEENSLAND 93
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PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF QUEENSLAND'S RESOURCES 99
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FIFTY YEARS SEARCHING FOR OIL IN QUEENSLAND 110
AUTHOR'S CAREER. 111
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50 YEARS OF GEM MINING in queensland 127
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MEN OF THE PAST WHO MADE MINING HISTORY IN QUEENSLAND. 129
2. WILLIAM H. CORBOULD. 132
3. ADAM A. BOYD. 133
MEMORIAL CAIRN TO JOHN MOFFAT UNVEILED AT IRVINEBANK. 134
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IMMIGRATION 136
WHAT QUEENSLAND IS DOING TO BRING NEW SETTLERS AND HOW IT ASSISTS THEM. 137
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Author's Career. 147
Beach Sands Minerals Industry of South East Queensland. 147
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STEEL for Australian Industry 153
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Editors of the Queensland Mining Journal During its First Fifty Years. 167
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Author. 171
Trends in Queensland 171
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EMPLOYMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF LABOUR FOR MINING 178
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Post-War Mining Exploration in Queensland 181
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Author. 184
Copper Industry of Queensland 184
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Next Fifty Years .... What of the Queensland of To-morrow ? 188
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Outlook for the Coal Industry of Queensland 190
Coal Section 191
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SOUTHERN MINISTERS TO VISIT CALLIDE COALFIELD. 199
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DISTINGUISHED GATHERING SEES INTERESTING FILMS. 201
INTERESTING APPLICATIONS OF R.M.B. MINIATURE BALL BEARINGS. 202
QUEENSLAND MACHINERY COMPANY'S MINING EXHIBIT AT THE IPSWICH SHOW. 202
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Geological Survey of Queensland. 205
Geological Section 207
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. 208
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OIL NOTES & NEWS 210
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MEDALS FOR BRAVERY IN QUEENSLAND MINES. 216
PERSONAL 216
CHEMICAL SURVEY OF AUSTRALIAN PLANTS. 217
Obituary 217
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Safety. 219
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CORRESPONDENCE 222
I AM THE MINER. 222
METAL PRICE VARIATIONS OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS. 223
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SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES FOUNDRY SANDS. 225
MARKET PRICES For Ores etc 226
MARKET NOTES FOR THE GUIDANCE OF ORE PRODUCERS. 227
CURRENT FIXED MAXIMUM AUSTRALIAN PRICES. 229
LATEST ADVISED LONDON PRICES. 229
METAL PRICES. 229
NEW YORK METAL PRICES. 229
SOME HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS TO THE PRODUCER IN THE MARKETING OF ORES 230
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Cracow and Eidsvold Fields. 232
QUEENSLAND NEWS 232
CENTRAL DIVISION. 233
Ipswich and Rosewood Districts. 233
Mount Morgan. 233
Bowen District. 234
Gladstone District. 234
Rockhampton District. 234
Clermont. 235
Inspector's Report for May. 235
CAIRNS HINTERLAND. 236
Northern and Central Collieries. 236
Herberton Gold and Mineral Field. 237
Irvinebank State Treatment Works. 238
Mareeba Field. 238
Inspector's Report for May. 239
CHARTERS TOWERS DISTRICT. 240
CAPE YORK PENINSULA. 241
CLONCURRY FIELD. 241
Inspector's Report for May. 241
Burketown Field. 242
Inspector's Report for May. 242
QUEENSLAND GOLD YIELD FOR APRIL. 243
QUEENSLAND MINERAL PRODUCTION. 244
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