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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

1,144 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 58

Message to M. STALIN Miners Federation Greetings SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 1

The Miners’ Federation of Australia has sent a cable to M. Stallo, conveying greetings to the Russian people and the Red Army with words of…

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Fall of Coal Kurri Mined Badly injured CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 1

George Lindsay 46, of Ifang[?] Kurri Kurri, a miner, was. completely buried by a fall of about 10 tons of coal at Cessnock colliery this…

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Dismissal of Watchman Coal Board’s Decision NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 5

The Local Reference Board of the Federated Mining Mechanics today heard a claim concerning the dismissal of a watchman at Aberdare…

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Killed While Working on Mine Two R.A.N. Ratings SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 8

Two R.A.N. ratings were killed in South Australia through the premature explosion of a demolition charge used to destroy an enemy mine. which…

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Miners' Greetings to Stalin and Red Army. Federation's Pledge in Fight Against Fascism. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 July 1941 · page 2

The Miners' Federation of Australia has sent a cable to M. Stalin, sending greetings to the Russian people and the Red Army and also words of…

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Inspection at Stanford No. 2 MINE Coal Reference Board CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 5

The chairman of the Central Coal Reference Board, Judge Drake-Brockman, made an inspection of the working of the recently installed…

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Pot O’ Gold

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 6

James Roosevelt’s [?] Productions will continue to exist for the distribution of “Pot O’ Gold,” it was said recently, but production will…

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Mine Dispute Stop-Work Meetings Likely NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 July 1941 · page 5

There is likelihood that stop-work meetings of employees at all mines on the Newcastle and Maitland fields will be held next week to consider the…

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Coal at Broke

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 5

An application by H. Boyd, of [?] Boltonest, Newcastle, for an extended authority co [?]euter J. Bower’s property at Op[?]kra, Broke, was…

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Mine Dispute Aggregate Meetings Proposed CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 5

At a conference of delegates of an lodges it was decided to request the Board of Management to calf aggregate meeting to advocate a cessation of work…

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Idle Mines Cessnock Threat, To Govt. CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 5

Four mines will be idle on the Cessnock field to-morrow if the hunger strikers, Max Thomas and Horace Ratliff are not released by the…

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Mine Operations at Beresfield Driving Away From The Township

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 July 1941 · page 4

The [?]ation of mining Loperations under Burchfield township was foreshadowed at the Minis Warden’s Court to day when the…

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Fifteen Collieries Idle. Protest Against Internment

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 5

The following collieries were idle to-day:-Abermain Nos. 2 and 3, Aberdare, Aberdare Central, Aberdare Extended, Cessnock No. 2, Neath…

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Miners’ Pension Bill Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 1

The Miners’ Federation was informed by the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, that he expects the Miners. Pension Bill to be passed by…

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Miners' Pensions. Available Next January. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 2

The Miners' Federation was informed by the Minister for Mines, Mr. Baddeley, that he expects the Miners' Pension…

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Miners' Pensions Bill Next Year Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 6

The Miners' Federation has been informed by the Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) that he expects the Miners' Pensions Bill to be passed…

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Medical Unit for Russia Aberdare Miners’ Levy CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 5

Aberdare Miners’ Lodge has decided to contribute a sixpenny lery per man each fortnight towards sending a medical unit staffed by…

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Hunger Strikers Mines Idle As Protest 5000 Men Out Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 5

All [?] on the [?] were Idle to-day as a protect annual the Government’s [?] the hunger strikers, Mat Thomas and…

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Japanese Cabinet Resigns "Meeting Situation" U.S. Navy Mines Manila Bay. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 2

It is officially announced in Tokyo that the Japanese Cabinet has resigned en bloc. The Cabinet, it is stated, which…

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Survey of Coal and Shale Deposits Mr. Baddeley Is Keen Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 July 1941 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government has requested the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) to appoint two geologists to survey the coal and shale…

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