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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

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Judge to Wonthaggi Miners. Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 1

It was criminal folly on the part of anybody in essential industry at [?] to stop production, Judge [?] Brockman told representatives of…

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Mine Inspectors Messrs. May and Sneddon Ballot Result Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 5

The ballot for the election of District Check Inspectors of the Northern Miners’ Federation resulted in the return of Messrs…

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Mines Will Re-open Monday Pit Horses Back CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 5

Preparation for the resumption of work at the Dimes on Monday has already commences. The pit horses have been brought…

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No Affiliation Northern Miners And The A.L.P. NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 4

By 4119 votes to 2429, the Northern Miners’ federation, which has 10,000 members, has decided Jo withdraw affliation from all political parties…

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Coal Board. Meeting ln Camera MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 5

The Central Reference Board, set up recently by the Commonwealth Government to deal with problems of the coal industry, met in camera yesterday…

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Three Idle Mines in Cessnock District CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 4

Three mines did not resume work to-day, the first working day of the New Year. At two of the collieries, Aberdare…

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Gold Properties Useful in Commerce Very Ductile

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2

If gold were as common as copper, [?]n, or even silver, it would be of great use commercially, for it possesses amazing properties in…

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Cessnock Miners' Delegates. Messrs. Cresswell and Duncan Elected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

Mr. Fred Cresswell, of Aberdare Central has been elected to represent Group on the Central Council of the Miners'…

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Struck by Fall of Coal KURRl KURRI

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 5

When he was struck by a ten of coal at Abermain No .3 colliery William Mullens 49 of the Main Road Abermain a miner suffered injuries to…

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Beer Strike Still on at Cessnock Miners Meet Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 5

Any suggestion that the beer beer strike was off at Cessnock or that it was weakening was refused at a meeting of miners representatives last night…

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Fall of Coal Injury to Miner CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 5

When he was struck by a fall of coal while at work to-day. Altred Dimmock, 45, of Sargeant-street, Cessnock a miner employe at Maitland…

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Buttai Colliery Electric Installations Owner Fined

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 7

Llewellyn Davies, Inspector of Mines, proceeded against James Bone, part owner of the Buttat Borehole Colliery at the East…

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Another Hitch John Darling Mine NEWCASTLE, Thursday

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 4

John Darling mine will not resume work except under the terms laid, down in the award given by Judge Drake-Brockman at the conclusion of…

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ENGINEMEN Stop-work Meeting To-morrow Miners Will Be Idle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 6

Mines on the northern coalfields will be idle to-morrow when stopwork meetings arranged by the Federated Engine drivers and Firamen’s…

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Run Over by Coal Train Fatality at Hebburn Colliery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

William Dollan , 40 , of Eiford [?] Wotton, was run over by [?] at Hebburn no. ?] about s [?] to-day…

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COAL. Railways Huge Consumption

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 8

The New South Wales railways spend annually on materials about £6,000,000. Approximately 90 per cent, of this amount is spent…

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Coal Industry. Tribunals Promised

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

When a deputation representing northern district coal miners and introduced by Mr. James, M.P., urged the Minister for Labor, Mr. Holt, to create…

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Northern Coal Boards Next Week

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 6

The Minister for Labour (Mr. Holt) said yesterday that regulations for the establishment on local reference board at Newcastle and Maitland and a…

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Mine Idle on Tax Issue Lithgow

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 8

Representatives of the men met the management of the Steel Works colliery to discuss the taxation issue, which has thrown the mine idle…

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Northern Miners' Federation. New Borad of Management

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

Counting of the ballot for the Board of Management of the Northern Miners" Federation and group representation on the Central Council was…

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