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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1941

1,144 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 58

Coal Position in Victoria Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 5

The Chairman of the State coal committee (Mr. George Brown) said that there had “been a material improvement in the coal position since…

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Extraction of Pillars in Mines Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 10

The Coal Mines Regulation (Further Amendment) Bill was received back in the Legislative Assembly from the Legislative Council without…

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Oil From Coal State To Proceed Alone No Federal Aid Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 9

The Minister tor Mines, Mr. Baddeley, stated last Bight that the Minister tor Supply and Development, Senator McLeay, had…

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Colliery Acgidents

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 6

Struck by a fall of coal at Hebburn No. 1 Colliery on Tuesday, Stanley Phoenix, 58, of Abermain, received a scalp wound. He was admitted to…

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Struck by Coal Accidents At Mines CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 5

While at work at Bellbird colliery Hugh Knox 55, a miner of Mary-st., Bellbird, was stuck by a piece of coal and received injuries to the right…

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Huge Flywheel Record in Mine Equipment

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 5

In two minutes a load of eight tons can be brought up from a mine 6000 feet down by an electric winder sent out from Great Britain to one of the…

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3862 Tons of Coal in Shift

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 3

With an output of 3682 tons in a shift of seven and a half hours, Burwood Colliery established an Australian record for, coal production in…

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Criticism of Executive. B.H.P. Miners and Log

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 4

The Unity Committete composed of delegates from John Darling, Burwood and Lambton miners' lodges last night re-affirmed its recent…

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Oil From Coal Plans State to Proceed Alone

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 4

The Minister for Mines (Mr Baddeley) has received a letter from the Minister for Supply and Development (Senator McLeay)…

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Miners Help Patriotic Fund. £42/6/- From Last Two Pays

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 1

Miners at the Muswellbrook Colliery are doing a grand job in helping to provide comforts for local soldiers…

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Levy for Russian Miners. HEBBURN No. 2 Lodge Not to Collect

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

At the request of members Heburn No. 2 lodge, a pit top meeting was held on Tuesday to dell with the recent resolution carried by the…

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Large Nominations Miners Federation

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 5

Richmond Main miners lodge has declared to nominate Mr. Idris Williams for the General Secretaryship of the Federation, instead of Mr. G…

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Price of Gold

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 6

The Commonwealth Bank fixed the price of gold lodged at the Mint on Thursday at £10/14/ per bunce fine, Sovereigns are £2/9/3 each…

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Heating-up in Mine Section Sealed Off CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1941 · page 4

Heating-up occurred following an extensive falI of coal in No. 7 section., of the main dips in Abedrare colliery last nigh. It was stated to-day that…

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Two mines idle KURRI

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 3

Riohmond Main. colliery was idle, to-day the disputed is a claim by the men that staff men had been doing work that should have been done by…

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Section Sealed Off at Aberdare Colliery Fall of Coal That Heated Up

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 3

During the week-end No. 7 section of the main dips in Aberdare colliery was sealed off. An extensive fall in the…

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Allies Land at Spitzbergen Coal Mines Seized (Aap Service) LONDON September 8

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 1

LONDON September 8.— An English Canadian and Norwegian force under a Canadian Commander has been landed at…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 1

All except five collieries on the South Maitland Held worked full time in the fortnight. Two mines missed only one day. Details, supplied by…

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Abermain No. 1 Colliery. Reference Board's Decisions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 6

The decisions of the Chairman of the Maitland Coal Reference Board (Mr. J. Connell) on 15 claims from Abermain No. 1 employees were…

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Mine Despute at Broken Hill

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 2

Acting under instructions from the job committee on the mine; all [?] of the Miners' Federation employed at the Zine Corporation mine…

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