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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

1,144 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 58

Plea to the Miners Avoid Petty Stoppages Statement by Leader

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 4

Leaders of the Miners’ Federation last night appealed to their members to refrain. from petty stoppages and to settle disputes…

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Mine Workers’ Call-ups No Favouritism Shown Area Officer’s Statement

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1941 · page 5

Following the stoppages on the Maitland coalfields early this week when mine managers refused to apply for total exemption…

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Maitland Main Mine Thrown Idle CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 5

A protest by juniors for the position of wheelers at Maitland Main colliery to–day resulted in the mine being Idle…

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W.A. Gold Yield Perth

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 4

The Western Australian gold yield for the first five months of 1961 was 447549 ounces, vained at [?]4778072 compared with 497424 ounces, [?]…

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Official Labour Hunter District Assembly Meets Mine Stoppages

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 8

The Hunter District Assembly of the Official Labour Party, at its meeting yesterday, carried a motion congratulating the leaders…

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Coal Board Werris Creek Claims To–day’s Hearing Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 June 1941 · page 5

The Northern Coal Board of Reference had before it two claims by the Northern Miners’ Federation for Werris Creek colliery…

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Colliery Employees and Militia Training. Stop-Work Threat at South Coast Mine. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 2

The general secretary of the Miners' Federation, Mr. Grant, referring to the threat by 55 miners at the Medway Colliery, South Coast, to stop work this week because some of the employees had been called up for militia training, said officials at Victoria…

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The Coal Industry Problems of Production

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 6

A few days ago the "Eagle" was good enough to publish my letter on "Coal Problems," in which I stated that "present market demands are…

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Threat to Throw Mine Idle Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 5

The General Secretary of the Miners’ Federation, Mr. Grant referring to the threat of 56 miners of the Medway Colliery, South Coast, to stop…

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No Work Whistle at Millfield Only Colliery Idle CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 5

Millfield Colliery was idle on the Cessnock flied to–day. The Colliery, which was idle all last week, resumed work yesterday…

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To Discuss Problems with Miners. Mr. Justice Davidson

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 6

The Chairman of the Commonwealth Coal Control Board (Mr. Justice Davidson) will visit Newcastle to-morrow at…

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Hold-up of Coal Supplies Lithgow

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 6

A railway official referring to allegations that supplies of coal were being held up from Lithgow to Victoria by lack of transport and that…

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Millfield Mine Again Idle Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 5

Millfield Colliery, which was idle yesterday, did not resume work today The dispute concerns the position of the shortfirer. The…

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Concern Felt Mining Operations At Beresfield

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 5

The Shire Engineer (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to Terro Council to-day that mining operations particularly the blasting were causing…

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Miner Killed Fall of Coal At Neath Buried an Hour Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1941 · page 5

A miner was buried for an hour by a fall of about 50 tons of coal at Neath Colliery this morning, and was dead when reached…

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Inquest Into Miner’s Death Struck By Coal At Cessnock CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 7

At Cessnock Court this afternoon the Cessnock District Coroner (Mr. W. S. Johnstone) held an inquest into the death of John William…

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Safety in Mines

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 9

The Board of Management of the Northern Miners federation decide to oppose any system of shot firing by miners electric headlights It…

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Appeal to Miners Leaders Advice

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 4

“We are doing to discover Some means whereby adequate coal can be assured under emitting Industrial conditions In the…

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Idle Collieries

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 8

Aberdare Central Colliery, which was idle yesterday owing to a grievance of the wheelers, was idle again to-day through…

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Miners' Federation and Coal Boards. Withdrawal Proposal Rejected

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 2

At its meeting this week the Board of Management of the Northern Miners' Federation rejected a proposal from a lodge…

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