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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

1,148 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 55 of 58

Miners’ Lodge Seeks Reinstatement Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 1

An effort is to lie made to have the Stockton Borehole Miners’ Lodge readmitted to the Northern Miners’ Federation, from which it was…

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Struck by Coal Miner Injured CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 1

Edward Butterworth, 47. of Aber[?] a miner, employed of Aberdare Central Colliery, suffered a lacerated wound to the head, lacerations…

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New Award Explained To Mine Mechanics Kurri Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 5

Mr. C.[?] over a [?] meeting of the Kurri district members of the Federal Mining Mecha[?] Association…

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Wooden Buffer Coal Waggons Mr. Baddeley's Question in Parliament

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 4

In the legislative Assembly the other day Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., asked the following question: Is it a fact that representations were…

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19 Enemy Mines Swept Up

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 1

The Minister for the Navy (Mr Hughes) announced last night that mine-sweepers had swept up 19 enemy mines in…

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19 Mines Found in Bass Strait Sweeping Continues CANBERRA

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 2

Mine [?]have already found nineteen mines in Bass Strait since two ships were sunk there about three weeks ago. This was announced By the Minister for the Navy. Mr. Hughes. Minesweeping. he added, was being continued. He…

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Mines Affected Lack Of Railway Transport (A.A.P. Service) LONDON, December 3

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 1

A deputation to-day told the Parliamentary Secretary of mines, Moore Brabazon that over half the anthracite collieries in Wales were idic as…

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Big Loan Plan Empire Gold As Security (A.A.P. Service) New York, Dec. 4

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 4

A loan to Britain of 2,500,000,000 dollars (£781,200,000) was proposed by Mr. Marrinor S. Ecesic, chairman of the Beard of…

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The Coal Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 3

Owing to a shortage of trucks there was no work at the Muswellbrook colliery on Wednesday. This was the first time since last May that production…

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Colliery Idle Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 5

Owing to a shortage of waggons Abermain No. 3 Colliery is idle on the Cessnock coalfields today…

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CESSNOCK No. 1 Colliery Celebration

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 4

On Saturday evening last the employees of Cessnock No. 1 Collier held a smoke to celebrate the official opening of the pit top machinery…

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New Award Satisfactory To Mine Mechanics

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 5

From 6.30 until 10.30 on Wednesday night, the secretary of the Federated Mining Mechanics’ Association (Mr. H. C. Morton) addressed a…

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Australia Must Have Coal-oil Works!

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 7

THE MEMBER FOR CESSNOCK, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, is to be commended for his efforts, in Parliament, to secure the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into and report upon the feasibility of the utilisation of high pressure coal gas…

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General Secretory Mr. Grant Elected Miners' Federation Ballot

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 1

The count in connection with the ballot for the General Secretaryship of the Miners' Federation was finalised in Sydney…

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"Troubled by Breathlessness!" Aberdare Miners' Claim for Compensation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 6

Before the Compensation Commission, sitting in Newcastle this week, compensation was claimed from Caledonian…

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Lodging the Railway Staff Commissioner Acts As "Mine Host."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 4

The uninitiated must wonder what happens to the driver, fireman or guard, of a long, distance train at the end of his outwards trip. Booked on…

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Gold Yield Slight Increase In West Australia PERTH

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 3

The Western Australian gold yield for the 11 months ended November, 1940, was 1,104,93[?] as compared with [?] for the…

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Mine Sweeping Work Goes On Despite Loss Heroism of Crews (British Official Wireless) LONDON, Dec. 5

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 1

Announcing the loss of four trawlers and one other vessel the Admiralty states that communiques issued by the German High Command place…

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New Miners’ Secreary Graduated From Hebburn No. 1 KURRI

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 1

Mr. G. W. S. Grant, the newly-appointed General Secretary of the Millers’ Federation, began work as a boy in Hebburn No. 1 Colliery…

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Mine-Disposal Volunteers (A.A.P. Service) LONDON 5 , Dec. 4

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 1

Sub-Lieutenant John Stuart Moul, of Sydney James H. Kessack, of Terrigal ; H. D. Reid, of Sydney, and…

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