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Mining & the mines, 1941

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Stanford Main No. 2 Dispute Colliery Again Idle To-day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 5

Stanford Main No. 2 colliery was idle yesterday and to-day owing to a dispute between sections of the mineworkers over the appointment…

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Mining Mechanics Log of Claims Adopted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 October 1941 · page 1

Cessnock, Kurri and West Wallsend branches of the Federated Mining Mechanics' Association have adopted the log of claims prepared by the…

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Secret Inquiry Miners Demand Speed NEWCASTLE Saturdays

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 2

If there is [?] proceeding with the Royal Commission in to the [?] charge the Northern [?] of Management will [?]…

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Miners’ Pensions Bill Through Both Houses SYDNEY Saturday

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 October 1941 · page 1

Mr. J. M. [?] Minister for Mines stated that the Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers Pension Bill had [?] passed through both [?] of…

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Two Idle Cesnock Collieries

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 October 1941 · page 3

Two collieries, Elrington and [?] were idle on the Cessnock field to-day in each case the men turned [?] for work and after pit-top…

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The Mines Work For Fortnight

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 October 1941 · page 5

The available working time at several of the larger mines on the Northern filed was reduce by disputes in the fortnight. The Hetton-Bellbird…

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Strike in Neath Colliery Men Stay in the Mine Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 5

Although the miners went down the mine at Neath colliery to-day, there was no production of coal at the mine. No coal was…

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Mine Accidents

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 2

Struck by a prop at Stanford Main Colliery, Robert Watson. 19, of Hopetoun-street Kurri Kurri, was admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital in an…

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Cavilled-out Miners

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 4

The management of Cessnock No. 2. Colliery and representatives of the Miners Federation and Mechanics Association will confer at 10 a.m. next…

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Collapsed in Mine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 2

Joseph Scorer, 64, of [?] street, Abermain, collapsed Abermain No. 2 colliery. He was admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital…

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Work at the Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 1

Times worked at the various northern collieries during the fortnight ended on Saturday last were:— Waratah, Cessnock No. 1, Cessnock…

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English Miners Living Well In War Time

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 8

Three-course meals for ten-pence are now being served daily from one o’clock to half-past six at Mansfield colliery in…

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Two Mines Idle at Cessnock Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 5

Two collieries Eirington and Aberdare Central, were idel at Cessnock to-day. A dispute concerning the shift-men resulted in Aberdare Central…

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West Australian Gold Yield PERTH

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 8

The Western Australian gold yield for the first nine months of 1941 was 804,900oz, valued at £8,612,423, against. 885,456oz for the…

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Levy for Russian Miners. Stanford Main No. 2 DECISION

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 3

Stanford Main No. 2 Minors' Lodge decided last night to adopt the Central Council's minute to contribute a 1½ per…

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Log of Claims Approved Mining Mechanics

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1941 · page 5

The log of claims submitted by the delegate board of the Federated Mining Mechanics’ Association was approved by a meeting of Belmont and…

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Again Idle Aberdare Central Mine CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1941 · page 5

Although it was the decision of Aberdare .Central Miners Lodge at a meeting yesterday -that the mine should work to-day it did not resume…

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Miner’s Death Kurri Coroner’s . Finding

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1941 · page 7

At the-inquest conducted yesterday afternoon by the Kurri Kurri District touching the death of Ernest Henry Henderson, 51, a miner of…

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Price of Gold

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1941 · page 7

The Commonwealth Bank fixed the prices of gold ledged at the Mint on Tuesday at £10/14/ per [?]fine Sovereigns are 32/9/3 each…

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Neath Miners Resume Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 October 1941 · page 7

Neath miners resumed operations to-day. A conference between the management and the Vice-President of the Miners’ Federation (Mr. J…

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