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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

1,148 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 58

Turkey’s Coal Industry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 4

A contract of the approximate value of £1,500,000 has been placed by the Turkish Government intuition, the [?] Bank, with the Metropolises…

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Magnetic Mines How Britain Dealt with Them the Full Story

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 4

The full story at has the [?] is[?] with the [?]…

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Colliery Accidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 5

Malcolm Sneddon, 32, of Kitchener, a clipper, employed at Aberdare colliery, received injuries to his left hand when he…

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Coal Output

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 8

The daily output at the Muswellbrook colliery has increased to 470 tons, while about 140 tons of coal is produced each day at the St. Heliers…

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Oil From Coal and the War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 4

WITH THE ADVENT OF THE WAR and a threatened shortage of petrol, the Federal Government, to say nothing of the State Legislatures, must now be reflecting that adequate supplies of this commodity would have been a very good thing…

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Miners’ Pensions Commission to Sit at Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 4

Mr. J, C. Moore, secretary to the Royal Commission inquiring into pensions-ifor miners, advises that the public sittings Trill re-commence at…

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Oil From Coal Letter to Prime Minister Transport Group Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 5

The Association M[?] Transport of New South Water has forwarded a letter to the Prime Minister (Mr.[?]) in…

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Oil From Coal Scheme. Transport Association's Offer of Assistance. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 2

The Associated Motor Transport of New South Wales has forwarded a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, in support of a…

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Petrol and Oil From Coal Scheme Supported by Associated Motor Transport Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 6

The Associated Motor Transport of New South Wales has forwarded a letter to the Prime Minister (Mr Menzies) in support of the scheme…

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Miners’ Claims Judgment Reserved

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 15 June 1940 · page 7

The claims of the Miners’ Federation and Federated Engine Drivers for shorter hours and adjustment of wages, which has been before the…

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Arms Severed Run Over by Coal Train Died in Hospital Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 June 1940 · page 3

Darrel Hurley, 54, of Rutwarra-road, Pyramon who was run over by coal trucks at Carrington on Saturday, died in Newcastle Hospital last…

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Two Collieries Idle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 3

At Aberdare Central Colliery this morning an accident caused acessation of work. A skip fell from the cage und…

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Mine Pensions Commission Sits At Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 5

The opinion that members of a rescue corps should be included in any scheme of [?] for mineworkers was expressed by a…

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Fourth Prize in Lottery Shared by Kurri Miners

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 3

Fourth prize in to-day's lottery was won by three Kurri mine workers with ticket No. 28683…

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Idle Mines Aberdare and Aberdare Central CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 5

Aberdare Central and Aberdare co[?] were idle on the Cumnock coalfields to-day. At Aberdare Central a skip fell…

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Longer Lives Retiring Age Helpful Miners’ Pensions

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 7

Medical evidence was [?] before the Royal Commission inquiring into pensions for mineworkers, this afternoon, that if…

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Retiring Age Witness Favours 60 Mine Commission

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 4

A [?] told Mr. Jus[?] Royal [?] inquiring [?] for [?]…

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Pension Scheme for Mining Industry Royal Commission In the Nature of Social Question of Finance

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 June 1940 · page 7

When the Royal Committee inquiring into penc[?]s for [?] workers re[?] its sitting at the West Maitland Court Hours to-day. Mr. Justice Fergeon remarked that the proposed scheme was to the nature of a social experiment, and it…

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Mine Accidents Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 1

Robert Michele 32, of Bellbird. a [?]employed at Pelicn colliery, received a dislocation of the left shoulder when he [?] while at work…

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‘So Absurd’ Judge On Mine Stoppages Pensions Inquiry

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1940 · page 7

When the Royal [?]…

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