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Mining & the mines, 1941

1,144 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 58

Australian Miners' Cablegram. Soviet Ambassador's Reply

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 1

The Central Executive of the Miners' Federation (Messrs. C. Nelson and G.W.S. Grant and B. W. Cunningham) received the following…

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Muswellbrook Miners. Assist Christmas Hamper Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 1

At a meeting of the Muswellbrook Miners' Lodge, held last week, it was decided to donate 40 Christmas…

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Miners' Federal Income Tax Commissioners Reply to Mr. Grant

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 1

Following complaints made by various lodges in the districts. and a letter received from the Stanford Merthyr No. 2 Miners' Lodge,…

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Miners and Aid to Soviet Russia (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 6

Sir— The proposed 1½ per cent, levy on mineworkers' earnings has caused widespread discontent, more so now that the tone of the letters…

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Railway Coal Contracts. 35,000 Tons for Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 1

The Railway Department has placed an order for 35,000 tons of large coal to be supplied during' the next twelve…

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Pensions Scheme for Queensland Miners. Government Will Honor Its Promise

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 6

Mr. G. W. S. Grant, General Secretary of the Miners' Federation, has received word from Mr. A. E. Phillips, Secretary of the Queensland…

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Coal Boards Miners Want Wider Powers NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1941 · page 2

A special meeting of the Miners Federation Board of Management decided to ask the Federal Government to broaden the powers of local…

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Pensions for Mine Workers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1941 · page 3

Moving the second reading of the Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers Pensions Bill in the Legislative Council, the Assistant Minister. Mr…

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Tarro Shire Inspection Of Kent Colliery Request to Council

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1941 · page 8

A request that councillors of Taro Shire make an inspection of Kent Colliery at Backfield and take levels to [?] that the…

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Not Hopeful Oil From Coal Agitation CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 September 1941 · page 5

Although Cessnock Municipal Council has received a considerable number of favourable replies to a circular advocating the extraction of oil…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 9

Gaught in a fail of coal at pelaw Main coillery Christopher Harrison 68, of Edward street, Kurri Kurri, a miner received scalp, wounds and…

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Mine Workers’ Protest SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 1

The general secretary of the Miners’ Federation Mr. G. W. S. Grant, said today that dissatisfaction existed on the Queensland and Tasmanian…

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Miners' Pensions Bill Through Upper House SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1941 · page 7

The general secretary of the Miners’ Federation. Mr. G. W. S. Grant, said to-day that, with the passage of the Miners’ Pensions Bill in…

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Coal Mining in America Address To Cessnock Rotary

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 5

Mechanical units were operating in all classes of coal seams in America most of which were from 36 to 38 inches. said Mr. W. Glarebrook of Newcastle…

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Miners Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 7

Struck by a fall of coal while at work on Tuesday, William Daglish 53, of Swanson-street, Weston received a [?]accrated would to his right…

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Miners' Christmas Holidays

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 5

The 1941 Christmas holiday period for the miners on tin Northern fields will be from Saturday, December 20, to January 4, 1942. Mines will resume…

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Caught in Fall of Coal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 7

Caught in a fall of coal at Richmond Main colliery yesterday, William Johnstone, 29, an electrician, living at the colliery, received a…

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Levy for Russian Miners (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 2

Sir,—Many miners are wondering what steps the Central Council has taken to ensure that the proposed 11 per cent. levy fund will reach…

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Miners' Woman's Auxiliary Cessnock Branch Monthly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 3

At their monthly meeting, on September 16, Cessnock Branch Miners' Women's Auxiliary dealt with a full business sheet…

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