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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1940

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Miners' One-day Stoppage Plan All Northern Collieries Idle To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 4

In accordance with a decision reached at a meeting of the District Combined Unions Committee, in the…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

The available working time at the Northern collieries was reduced during the fortnight owing to the public holiday and…

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Gold Battery As "Blind"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

Suspected by the police of haying used, his goldmine and battery at Myall as a "blind" to cover up dealings in stolen gold…

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Rich Gold Ore. Perth

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 9

One hundredweight of stone broken from the Blue Peter mine at Tuckanarra, Meekatharra (W.A.), and put through the battery, has yielded 287…

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Hundreds Blown to Pieces. Coaster Strikes Mine, SHANGHAI

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

When a 100-ton coaster struck a mine at the mouth of the Min River on 26th January 300, including 100 Chinese boys and girls attending foreign…

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PENSIONS. Mining Industry Case to Continue

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 7

When the sitting of the Commission to inquire late pensions for mine workers over 60 years was opened in Sydney an attempt…

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300 Killed By Mine At Sea. (“Mercury” Service) SHANGHAI, Feb. 12

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

Seven Chinese survivors have struggled to Soochow and revealed that a 100-ton [?] struck a [?]ine at the…

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Judge Grants Variation Of Mining Awards SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 7

In his [?] judgment, given in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day, the Chief Judge, Sir George Beeby, granted the application of the colliery proprietors to vary the Mining Mechanics’ and Enginedrivers’ awards of June 29,…

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One Day Strike Mr. Orr’s Statement Mines to Be Idle To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 2

The first of the weakly one-day stoppages which the Combined Mining Unfens are organising will take place on Wednesday…

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Unrest in Mining Industry Willing to Meet Mr. Hughes SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1940 · page 1

The secretary of the Combined Mining Unions’ Committee, Mr. W. Orr, said to-day: “Since the mine owners will not meet us, we have no…

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Miners' Drive for 40 Hours First One Day's Stoppage. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 2

All coalmines in the north and foul1 in the west were thrown idle today by the action of the miners in calling the first one day's stoppage in…

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Idle Mines Drive for 40-Hour Week North and West Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1940 · page 1

In addition to all coal mines in the north, four in the west were also thrown idle to-day by the action of the men in calling the first one-day…

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Miner’s Death Collapsed in Colliery Evidence at Inquest Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 9

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Coal Owners Letter To Mining Unions SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 1

The Mining Unions’ Central Committee today received a letter conveying the reply of the Northern, Western and Southern Coal Owners’…

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Mines Idle On Cessnock Field CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1940 · page 12

Two collieries Aburd[?]re and Bellbird, were idle on the Cessnock coalfield today as a protest against men working at the mines yesterday…

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Idle Collieries Protest Against Men Working

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 6

Yesterday Bellbird and Aberdare collieries were idle. In each instance the men protested against men working during…

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Gold Medal Nurse Rewarded For Achievement

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 6

Nurse Edna Davies, of Ten Gardens, who obtained the highest percentage of marks in the fourth year examination at Maitland Hospital recently…

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Coal Search Warden's Decision for Owners of Land

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 6

The reserved decision of the Warden (Mr. F. A. Hynes) given at the East Maitland Mining Court, yesterday on conflicting applications for…

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REJECTED Coal Owners’ Terms Unions’ Decision Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 8

The combined Mining Unions Committee rejected the collliery proprietors’ terms for a conference in prevent a general coal…

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Coal Industry Dispute. Unions Reject Owners' Conference Terms

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 February 1940 · page 6

The Combined Mining Unions' Committee yesterday rejected the colliery proprietors' terms for a conference to discuss a 40-hour week and wage…

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