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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

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

Holidays Begin Northern Miners NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 December 1940 · page 5

The report of the conference which led to the settlement of the coal strike and a variation of the miners’ award uphold the seniority…

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Coal Board Drake-Brockman Chairman List of Members Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 3

The appointment of Judge Drake-Brockman, of the Federal Arbitration Court, at Chairman of the Central Reference Beard for…

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Miners'Ballot For Northern Executive Counting of Ballot

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 2

The returning officer (Mr. J. Simpson) with his assistant (Mr. J. Appleton) are busy counting the ballot for the…

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Greatest Event Incarnation Of The Son Of Gold Second Advent

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 6

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Should Tend to Eliminate Stoppages in Coal Industry. Central Board of Reference. Mr. Nelson Approves

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 1

The appointment of a Central Board of Reference to arbitrate in the coal industry, as announced at the week-end by the…

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Price of Gold

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 December 1940 · page 5

The Commonwealth has fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint on Tuesday at £10/14/ per [?] Sovereigns are £2/9/3 each…

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“Hit a Mine” Lock Ness Monster (A.A.P. Service) LONDON, Dec. 27

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 28 December 1940 · page 2

Radio Paris reports that the Loch Ness monster has struck a mien and that pieces of its body have been found washed [?] on the west…

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Mine From Last War Kills Man

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 December 1940 · page 2

A mine relic of the last war, exploded in a scrap metal merchant's yard at Bournemouth, and killed an employee, Frederick Trim…

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