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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

1,148 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 51 of 58

Realistic Exercises for A.I.F. Wooden Bullets and Smoke Mines. (From Kenneth Slessor, Official Correspondent with the A.I.F. in England)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 3

The divisional manoeuvres of the A.I.F. a few days ago were not only the most comprehensive exercise which the Australians have so far…

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Coal Mines Premier Questioned On Policy SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 1

Mr. J. T. Reid (U.C.P. Casino) asked the Premier in the Legislative Assembly following on a reply to the member for Bathurst regarding the…

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Mechanised Pit Miners Down Tools BULLI

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 3

Old Bulli mine vas idle yesterday, when the machines were to hare been operated for the first time under the new agreement…

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Mine Accidents Three Admitted To Hospital Kurri, Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 7

Kurri Kurri Ambulance was called out to [?] three mine accidents to-day. East was admitted to Kurri Kurri Hopspi[?]…

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Miners Are Pleased. Approval of Baerami Oil Plant

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 4

Federal approval for the formation of a company to establish oil from a shale plant at Baerami by the Standard Oil Company was welcomed…

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“Boondy” Hoare Retiring From Miners Federations Reasons Explained Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 6

When his form of after [?] [?] at and of the Fear, the President of the Northern [?] [?] (Mr. T. [?])…

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Trawlers Hit Mines (A. P. P. Service) LONDON, Oct, 31

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 2

The Admiralty conduces that the travels Wave Flower and Joseph Buxton have been [?] by mines…

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Baerami Shale Deposits. Absorption of Men Displaced on Mining Fields

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 3

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly this week, with regard to the Baerami shale deposits, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., asked the Premier…

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Proposed Mechanisation of John Darling Colliery What of the 340 Men to be Dismissed? Mr. Booth's Question in Parliament

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 1

Mr. G. Booth. M.L.A., in the Legislative Assembly this week, asked the Premier (Mr. Mair) if his attention had…

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Strike Feared Southern Miners SYDNEY, Monday

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 5

A meeting of the Southern Miners' visiting Delegate Board is being held to-day to determine the policy of the miners…

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Fall of Coal Miner Injured At Felton CESSNOCK, Monday

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 5

John Low, 50 of Congewal, a miner employed at Polton Colliery, received extensive lacerations and abrasions to the right forea[?] when he was…

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Oil From Coal Mr. Both's Reference Appeals in Vain Warialoa

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 2

Speaking at War[?] in the [?] won by election on Saturday night MR. G. Booth, M.L.A. for Kurri Kurri said that had the millions spent on…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 1

Times worked at the various northern collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday last were as follows:—…

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Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery. Work Resumed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 3

After a week's idleness, Stanford Main No. 2 Colliery resumed work yesterday. The stoppage occurred following…

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Mechanisation of Darling Colliery. Hunter As Assembly Protest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 3

At last Sunday's metting of the Hunter District Assembly of the State Labour Party, the chairman (Mr.W. E. Gollan) referred to the extension…

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Baerami Shale Scope For Experienced Miners Premier’s Confidence Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 November 1940 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. Mair) in the Legislative Assembly, expressed confidence that the shale-mining operations at Baerami, when begun, would…

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Five Killed Blast In New Zealand Mine Wellington (N.z.)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 6

When an explosion occurred at the Co-operative mine at Ten Mile Creek on the South Island, five men were killed and two injured…

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Trapper Dies Injured In Colliery CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 7

Alfred Leslie Price 16 who was employed as E trapper at Aberdare Colliery. died in Cessnock Hospital last night…

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Gold Price £10/14

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 4

The Commonwealth Benk yesterday fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint on Wednesday at £10/14 an once fine Sovereigns are 2/9/3…

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