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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

1,144 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 58

Mine Disputes Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 5

Paxton c[?] will resume work tomorrow [?] a conference between the management and the lodge. The dispute is a claim for increased…

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Cheaper Power Report On Conference Oil From Coal

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

Members of the East Maitland Municipal Council, at the meeting last night [?] the State and Federal Governments for not…

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The Price of Coal Owners to Seek Increase

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 2

Mine owners stated at Newcastle on Monday that because of wage increases granted the miners last week, the cost of coal would have to be…

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Reference Board Claims Of Mining Mechanics

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

On Monday last the General Reference Board sat. in Sydney, when has Honor, Mr. Justice Drake-Brockman, dealt with claims on the part of the…

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Millfield Mine Idle Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 7

Milfield colliery was idle on the Cessnock field to-day. It has been the practice of the lodge to hold their monthly meetings at the…

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Imprisoned in Mine Old-age Pensioner's Mishap

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 7

Edward Davies 16-year old East Greta pensioner who was admitted to Maitland Hospital yesterday after falling 20 feet in an old nine working…

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Touched Live Wire Colliery Electrician Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 3

Shock and burns to the right hand were suffered by william. Murdoch 80, of wollombi-road, Cessnock, an electrician employed at Aberdare…

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Millfield Colliery Work Resumed This Morning

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 5

Millfield Colliery, which was idle yesterday, resumed work this morning. On Wednesday afternoon, when the…

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W.A. Gold Yield Perth

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 8

The Western Australian gold yield for the first four months of 1941 was 356.111 ozs., valued at £3,799,688, compared with 395,906 ozs., valued at…

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Richmond Main Miner's Death in Fall of Coal. Kurri Kurri Coroner Commends Rescuers' Bravery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 2

"This is another of those fatalities which calls for comment on the heroism displayed by men in mines who…

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Southern Mine Closed Wollongong

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 7

The Metropolitan mine at H[?]burst has been closed independently. More than 200 men are affected. For 12 or 18 months there has been a…

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Coal Freight Rates Equalised Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 8

Regulations to remedy inequalities, in cost to consignees receiving coal [?] fried by sea under direction of the Shiping Control Board or the…

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Laying Rails at Kalingo Mine NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 1

The chairman of the Coal Reference Board Mr. J. Connel) to-day gave his reserved decision on a claim from Kalingo Collieries…

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Coal Disputes Judge To Visit Newcastle NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 1

Judge Drake Brockman, is to visit Newcastle at the week end to clear up a number of matters which have been standing over…

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Mines Idle Pin-Pricking Alleged Board Reference Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 1

At to-day's meeting of the coal Reference Board the super-intell[?]tient of Caledonian Collieries, Mr. N. J. Clarke, said that…

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All Collieries Working

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 5

Pelton, which has been Idle for some time, resumed work yesterday. Aberdare and Aberdare…

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Three Mines Resume

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 5

CESSNOCK, Tuesday Aberdare, Aberdare, Central and Maitland Mien collieries which were late yesterday resumed work this…

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Oil from British Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 8

Out of its natural resources Britain can make itself independent of oversea oil supplies, and even have an exportable surplus, said Mr. F…

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Gold Salute to Stay in North

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday, Gold Salute is to remain in Brisbane to ra[?]e at the Doomben meeting in July. His owner, Mr. A…

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Mr. J. Connell Appeals to Miners. End Petty Stoppages—give Officials a Chance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 5

Miners should give their local official's and federation executives a chance to deal with disputes before taking…

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