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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

1,148 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 58

Award Claims Colliery Enginedrivers Newcastle Evidence Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 5

Before the Chief [?] of the Commonwealth [?] Court, [?] George [?] the [?]ing of the Federated…

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Mine Mechanics meeting of Executive Court Claims

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 4

Mr. T. [?] the [?] a [?] of the [?] of the Colliery Mechanics’…

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Gallant Exploit by Dutch Submarines Dodged Magnetic Mines (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, May 26

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 May 1940 · page 1

Ten new Dutch submarines were brought [?]ely [?] Britain through the [?]fields after the Germans had captured Holland…

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Collapsed in Mine

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 8

While at work in Abermain No. 1 colliery yesterday, Alfred Potts, 39. a miner, collapsed. After receiving medical treatment he was admitted to…

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Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 1

The following office-bearers were elected at the last meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge:—Chairman, Mr. K. Dann; secretary, Mr. W. E…

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Aberdare Miners' Lodge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 3

Nominations for official positions in the Aberdare Miners' Lodge are as follows:—Chairman, T. Duncan, A. Sneddon…

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Award Claims Colliery [?] Hearing Refused Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 5

Further evidence was heard to-day by [?]…

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Western Mine Idle. First Dispute Since Strike

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 5

Commonwealth Colliery No. 1, at Lidsdale, was idle on Monday because the wheelers refused to work with a man who was engaged during the…

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Officers Elected Millfield Miners’ Lodge CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 2

The election of officers of Millfield Miners Lodges resulted:—President, Mr. A. Pryor, secretary, Mr. G. A. Olds; treasurer, Mr. L. Hanbury…

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Mine Union's Clam Judge Critical "Not Enough Wealth to Go Round."

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1940 · page 2

The Chief Judge of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, Sir George Beeby, commenting on Friday on the claims submitted by the…

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Mine Unions Arbitration Claims Hearing Resumed Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1940 · page 5

The hearing of the Coal Mining Unions’ claims for awards was continued to-day before the Chief Judge of the Commonwealth…

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Hand Jammed Accident at Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 5

Ray K[?]ne, 16, of High-street, East Maitland, assistant mechanic at Bloomfield South Colliery, suffered a lacerated wound to the hack of the…

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Biggest in British Isles New Colliery In Fifeshire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1940 · page 7

By midsummer four hundred tone of cost an hour will be coming up from a new calliery about to b opened at Comrie, in…

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"Many Miners Don't Earn Enough." Effect of Stoppages

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 6

The Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court, Sir George Beeby, said on Wednesday that there was no doubt that n great number of men in the mining…

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Exodus Of Rothbury Miners to Leave for Urunga Statement By Mr. F. Wall

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 May 1940 · page 5

Mr. Freak Wall, secretary of Maitland Extended M[?] Lodge [?] states to-day that the [?] are very…

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Making Up Coal Shortage London, May [?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 8

Welsh miners announce that [?] unemployed miners are immediately ava[?] for work. The [?] determined to make up 51,000,000 [?]…

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Mine Fatality Struck by Cable Drum CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 7

John Grelg, 60, of Northcote street, Aberdare, a pit-bottom hand employed at Abermain No. 2, was killed this morning when…

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Gold Price £10/13/3 SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1940 · page 9

The Commonwealth Bank fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint on Thursday at £10/13/3 per ounce fine. Sovereigns are £2/3, each…

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Two Idle Cessnock Collieries CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 5

Two collieries were idle on the Cessnock coalfields to-day. They were Abermain No. 3 and 2. to each case the men turned out for work,…

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Rode on Skips Colliery Prosecution KURRI

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1940 · page 5

Stanley John Sawyer proceeded against Reginald Darlington, of Northcote-street, Kurri, in the Kurri Court today, on charges of having…

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