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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

1,148 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 58

Y U G O S L a V Mines Output for Enemy ( Mercury service ) LONDON August

Maitland Mercury · Friday 2 August 1940 · page 2

The Rome newspaper "termer" Publisher on its front page a dispatch from [?] [?]…

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Additional Men Work of Cessnock Collieries CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 5

Ten pair of miners are to be engaged at Aberdare Extended Colliers the beginning of next quarter. men has been cavilled out at the colliery…

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Price of Gold Rise of I /6 Per Fine Ounce

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 August 1940 · page 6

The Commonwealth Batik announced a rise In the Australian gold price yesterday. The new rates are:—Fine…

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Four Injured Accidents at Cessnock Collieries CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 1

Four mineworkers were injured while working to colleries on the Cessnock [?] to-day waned Drown…

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Ruling in Colliery Dispute Lithgow

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 August 1940 · page 3

The Federal Industrial Registrar, Mr. Murray Stewart, has ruled that Commonwealth No. [?], near Wallerawang, is a mine within the…

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"The Muswellbrook Chronicle." TUESDAY, 6th AUGUST, 1940. How Britain Dealt with the Magnetic Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 3

(Published under the authority of the Department of Information). The full story of how the British Navy, with the assistance of civilian scientists, met and mastered the menace of the magnetic mine may now be…

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Price of Gold

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 9

The Commonwealth [?] yesterday fixed the price of gold [?] at the [?] on Tuesday at [?] announce [?] Sovereigns are [?]…

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Coal Thefts Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 4

For stealing cost on the railway Mayfield last night Allan Hopkins (18), labourer and John Smith (39), roller, were each fined £2 in the…

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Miners’ Strike Ends Lithgow

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 August 1940 · page 9

A strike which occurred at Waller [?] colliery, Lidsdale, had been settled. Miners alleged that skips belonging to some men bad disappeared…

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Miners Care for Old Comrade

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 8

Abermain No. 1 Miners' Lodge was approached by Mr. C. James with a request to assist a deserving case…

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FOOTBALL Camyr Allyn Gold Cup

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 August 1940 · page 3

The Aberdeen Football Club has challanged Scone for the Camyr Allyn Gold Cup, and by mutual arrangement between the two clubs, it was…

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Writ for £5090 Against Miners’ Paper Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 3

The president of the Miners Federations (Mr. C. Nelson) said that certain members of the Queensland district branch of the Federation had…

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Mine-sweepers Busy Successful Work (“Mercury” Service) LONDON. August 9

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 August 1940 · page 1

Minesweepers are busily [?] up magnetic mines all around [?] The Germans and now using large…

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The Mines Work for Fortnightly Pay

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 3

Particular of work at Northern mines for the fortnight pay to be drawn on Friday as [?]by the shipping agents in Newcastle were as…

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Mine Accidents Three Men Injured CESSNOCK, Monday

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 August 1940 · page 5

Three mineworkers were injured while working in collieries at Cessnock to-day. James Beskett, 55, of McDonald…

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Miners’ Board of Management Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 8

The Northern Beard of Management of the Colliery Employees’ Federation is expected to sit next week. Many important matters will be discussed…

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Disputes at Southern Mines Wollongong

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 August 1940 · page 6

Southern miners’ officials states that managements of Collieries on the coast are claiming the right to pick their own men to work mechanise…

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DISMISSED Appeal by Miners’ Federation Rothbury Union Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 1

The Full [?] of the loads commissions to-day were on of the shortest [?] on forced when it dismissed the…

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War Gift Gold Medals Trophies Riflemen’s Plan

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 August 1940 · page 4

An appeal are made by be he National Rifle Association to all rifleman in Now South Wales to return all gold trophies and medals with the object…

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